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SalarySupport the Capital Accountant & Finance Liaison Manager and the team in providing a high quality financial accounting service to the trust. Assist in the production of financial reports & statements and asset location & verification reports. Managing own workload to ensure work is completed within the required timescales and to the set reporting standards. To undertake in regular Fixed Asset verification exercises across the organisations services and sites, by cross referencing financial systems to other Trust Systems (such as ECRI AIMS) to ensure accurate reflection of assets and costs in financial records. To be responsible for the analysis of reports provide by ELFS shared services, using this information to report on the performance of the service against KPIs. To create pivot tables and format the information to be presented to senior managers within the Finance Department. Investigate the reason for failure to adhere to trust policies and targets, particularly with regards to Procure to Pay and Capital Expenditure Processing. Provide information to internal and external stakeholders to highlight areas where processes could be improved. Liaise with Clinical Divisions and Corporate Directorates to ensure that the Scheme of Delegation matrix is up to date and accurately reflects movements in reporting or postholders. Ensure any updates are accurately actioned within all relevant financial and procurement systems. To be responsible for the monitoring of both Trusts central Finance liaison emails. Ensuring queries are responded to in a professional and timely manner. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues. Carry out financial analysis and ad hoc work using financial systems and other data. This will include the requirement that the postholder is able to design, construct and refine their own spreadsheet and other systems to carry out the tasks set for them. Updating on a regular basis the financial cost centres and coding structures for finance reporting purposes, liaising with ELFS shared services to ensure financial systems are updated in a timely manner. Produce reconciliations for balance sheet codes monthly, to strict deadlines. Transactions should be verified, and Journal entries produced to correct any errors identified as part of the analysis. Planning and organisation of ongoing complex tasks is required around strict weekly, monthly and annual financial deadlines to meet financial reporting requirements. To communicate with any external callers to the department, in person, via email, and on the telephone, on a full range of issues, to allow the functions of the Directorate to be carried out To understand and apply to all tasks the principles of accounting, reporting and The post holder should also apply this knowledge to developing their own effectiveness within their role, and to make suggestions to the team as to potential improvements that might be made. To delegate work to junior staff where appropriate and assist with supervision, support and guidance, to them in carrying out their work To participate in the teams duty to develop systems, outputs, and processes, and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team. Any accounting, clerical or other duties at a comparable level of responsibility as required by the Directorate. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
