Senior Financial Accountant

The candidate will need good communication skills and will be required to understand highly complex financial information and translate this to non-financial managers and external organisations.
Assist in the production of the monthly accounts and maintenance of comprehensive fixed asset register system. This involves managing staff and working to tight deadlines.
Working collaboratively across the wider finance team.
Managing a team within the Financial Accounts Team. Any other financial duties as required by the Associate Director of Finance. The successful post holder will be expected to work in an agile way.
As part of the Finance team team we can offer you:

• Ensure that your own knowledge and skills are constantly updated, including mandatory training


• Management supervision and appraisals


• Training and development opportunities


• Provide agile working kit to enable agile working, NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families., + To undertake all duties in compliance with the Trust's SOs and SFIs and other operational policies, procedures and targets.
+ Ensure good standards of working for the control of the financial database, ensuring they are updated accurately and timely.
+ To manage the Financial accountants and staff underneath ensuring the personal and professional development of the sections including regular staff supervision sessions and annual appraisals.
+ To assist in the production of the Trusts statutory Annual Accounts and Notes and Trust Returns in accordance with IFRS.
+ Ensure that the capital programme and fixed assets are accounted for correctly, in line with the relevant statutory and NHS accounting policies and procedures.
+ Responsible for recording, monitoring and analysing commitment and expenditure against budgets. Reconciling monthly accounts and producing periodic variance reports appropriate to differing management levels.
+ Works with scheme managers to plan and develop robust forecasts of expenditure in order to monitor project cost against budget and to project cash flow and the resulting capital charges.
+ Monitors actual and projected cash flows against the NHS improvement Threshold and giving early notification of any forecast variation.
+ Maintains the Trust asset register in full compliance with the NHS Trust's, including additions, disposals, revaluations, impairments and transfers. Production of monthly reconciliations to the general ledger.
+ Prepare all working papers, as required by the external auditors in their "prepared by client schedules" in advance of their final audit visit. This information will be used in preparation of the Trust's Annual Accounts.
+ Calculate the capital charges estimate for the Trust's Annual Plan and provide capital charges forecasts as and when required to SLR Manager.
+ Ensure that the proper procedures and process are in place for the reporting of and accounting for capital and asset revaluation.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
+ A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
+ A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
+ Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
+ Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 7 Senior Financial Accountant to apply for this exciting opportunity to work within the NELFT Finance team.
The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of the team based in the Finance department at CEME Innovation Centre, Marsh way, Rainham, RM13 8EY.

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video