Assistant Capital Project Accountant – Capital Projects
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum + 5% High Cost Allowance |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Grays, RM16 2PX |
| Cwmni: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7616840/364-A-9547 |
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A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting one year fixed-term opportunity has arisen within the Trust’s Capital Team for an Assistant Capital Project Accountant. In this role, you will support the department’s Finance Business Partners by providing financial advice and information, working closely with Estates, Digital, and Clinical Budget Holders to deliver the Trust’s capital programme efficiently. This is a great opportunity to broaden your finance experience, develop new skills, and make a real impact within a supportive and professional team.
The successful candidate is expected to have strong IT skills, with proficiency in Excel, a good understanding of capital accounting principles, and experience working in a finance environment. While NHS finance experience is not essential, a working knowledge of the NHS finance regime and an awareness of current NHS issues would be advantageous.
****We reserve the right to close this advert early if the number of responses exceeds an appropriate level
The Assistant Capital Project Accountant will support the Finance Business Partner – Capital Projects in managing and reporting on the Trust’s capital programme. This includes monitoring financial performance, preparing journals, reconciliations, and forecasts, and providing advice and guidance to budget holders. The role involves supporting capital planning and bids, contributing to year-end processes and annual accounts, and assisting with administrative and ad hoc tasks to ensure the effective delivery of the Trust’s capital programme.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
• Assist the Finance Business Partner - Capital Projects with the preparation of monthly capital project reports, ensuring accuracy, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
· Prepare and input journals, commitments, and pre-payments, ensuring proper coding, authorisation, and supporting documentation.
· Meet with budget holders to review financial performance, provide guidance, and support financial control.
· Support the setup and management of capital cost centres to track expenditure accurately.
· Undertake costings to support the development of new capital bids and business cases.
· Assist with the annual capital planning process, including programme prioritisation and bid preparation.
· Raise and process invoices for inter-organisational capital cross-charges with appropriate documentation.
· Advise budget holders on financial systems, statement interpretation, and compliance with procedures and policies.
· Contribute to year-end processes and the production of the Trust Annual Accounts, including working papers and audit support.
· Provide administrative and ad hoc support to the Capital and Commercial Teams to ensure effective delivery of the Trust’s capital programme.
See attached Job Description and Person Spec for details of duties, responsibilities and requirements.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Nov 2025
An exciting one year fixed-term opportunity has arisen within the Trust’s Capital Team for an Assistant Capital Project Accountant. In this role, you will support the department’s Finance Business Partners by providing financial advice and information, working closely with Estates, Digital, and Clinical Budget Holders to deliver the Trust’s capital programme efficiently. This is a great opportunity to broaden your finance experience, develop new skills, and make a real impact within a supportive and professional team.
The successful candidate is expected to have strong IT skills, with proficiency in Excel, a good understanding of capital accounting principles, and experience working in a finance environment. While NHS finance experience is not essential, a working knowledge of the NHS finance regime and an awareness of current NHS issues would be advantageous.
****We reserve the right to close this advert early if the number of responses exceeds an appropriate level
The Assistant Capital Project Accountant will support the Finance Business Partner – Capital Projects in managing and reporting on the Trust’s capital programme. This includes monitoring financial performance, preparing journals, reconciliations, and forecasts, and providing advice and guidance to budget holders. The role involves supporting capital planning and bids, contributing to year-end processes and annual accounts, and assisting with administrative and ad hoc tasks to ensure the effective delivery of the Trust’s capital programme.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
• Assist the Finance Business Partner - Capital Projects with the preparation of monthly capital project reports, ensuring accuracy, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
· Prepare and input journals, commitments, and pre-payments, ensuring proper coding, authorisation, and supporting documentation.
· Meet with budget holders to review financial performance, provide guidance, and support financial control.
· Support the setup and management of capital cost centres to track expenditure accurately.
· Undertake costings to support the development of new capital bids and business cases.
· Assist with the annual capital planning process, including programme prioritisation and bid preparation.
· Raise and process invoices for inter-organisational capital cross-charges with appropriate documentation.
· Advise budget holders on financial systems, statement interpretation, and compliance with procedures and policies.
· Contribute to year-end processes and the production of the Trust Annual Accounts, including working papers and audit support.
· Provide administrative and ad hoc support to the Capital and Commercial Teams to ensure effective delivery of the Trust’s capital programme.
See attached Job Description and Person Spec for details of duties, responsibilities and requirements.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Nov 2025