Assistant Accountant | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 1XX |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6214039/302-24-6214039CPR |
Summary
The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for supporting the Financial Accountant in the day to day management of the control accounts, charitable fund, VAT and capital accounting functions of the Financial Services department. In addition the post holder will be responsible for:
• Completion of control account reconciliations in accordance with month end timetables
• Assist in the maintenance of the Trusts fixed asset register
• Production of month end reports
• Monitoring of capital and charity budgets
• Completion of year end working papers to support the production of the Trust’s statutory accounts
• Assist in the completion of agreement of balance in relation to Income and Expenditure
*** PLEASE NOTE PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY ***
• Production of monthly charity fund holder statements and resolution of any associated queries including legacies including verifying expenditure to prepare the monthly statements
• Assist the Deputy Financial Accountant with capital included depreciation, journal entries and reconciliations
• Support the Financial Accountant with all aspects of the Trust’s VAT records
• Monitoring Standing Financial Instructions Compliance
• Assist with the completion of notes to support the Statutory Accounts production and production of the Foundation Trust Consolidations Schedules, reconciliation of control accounts, and comply with monthly timetables
• Support the control team in the completion of monthly control account reconciliations actively resolving arising queries
Please note that although this is a secondment/fixed term post, it may become permanent.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
• Production of monthly charity fund holder statements and resolution of any associated queries
• Monitoring income from legacies, just giving and fundraising initiatives to ensure these are appropriately recorded in the charitable funds ledger
• Verify and approve all proposed charitable trust expenditure ensuring compliance with Charity Commission guidelines and fund objectives
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements for both the Trust and the Charity
• Preparation of detailed working papers to support the production of the Annual Accounts for both the Trust and the Charity in sufficient detail to satisfy both internal and external audit
• Assist in the production of the Charitable Fund Statutory Accounts in line with local and national deadlines
• Completion of annual returns
• Monitoring and recording of charitable expenditure commitments
• Responsible for monitoring all capital items purchased from Charitable Funds to ensure accounting treatment is correct
• Identification and investigation of capital expenditure posted to revenue cost centres
• Calculation of monthly depreciation charges and associated journal entries into ledger
• Reconcile monthly capital balances to the general ledger
• Support the Financial Accountant with all aspects of the Trust’s VAT records
• Monitoring Standing Financial Instructions Compliance
• Assist with the completion of notes to support the Statutory Accounts production and production of the Foundation Trust Consolidations Schedules
• Preparation and input of monthly journals
• Reconciliation of control accounts in accordance with month end timetables
• Analyse complex financial information through interrogation of the general ledger and other systems through the skilled use of spreadsheet functions such as formulas, pivot tables and look-ups
• Design and modify spreadsheets and databases as required to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Responsible for ensuring all procedure notes within the area of responsibility are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they are still relevant and compliant
• Attend working groups and other meetings across all Trust sites
• Ensure compliance with internal and external audit recommendations and financial procedures
• Completing any ad hoc financial accounts project work as delegated by managers
• Support the control team in the completion of monthly control account reconciliations actively resolving arising queries
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024