Deputy Project Accountant, Band 7
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Tachwedd 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Cheltenham, GL53 7QU |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9318-25-0920 |
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Project Accounting Lead on the financial reporting of the Trusts capital programme, the production of the monthly project progress reports and circulation of monthly budget statements to project leads. Review the financial ledger to ensure that the financial position for capital projects is accurately reflected within the monthly reported position. Investigating and correcting where this is not the case. Review the financial ledger to ensure that the expenditure that is against capital projects is in line with accounting standards and Trust accounting policies. To work closely with the project leads to investigate, summarise and challenge any variances to plan or latest forecasts, identifying the causes. Provide support to the Project Accountant on any applications for additional capital funding and ensuring that the timely draw down of the funding is informed to the Head of Financial Services. Provide information and support to project leads in response to particular queries or requirements. Assist and sometimes lead on the provision of information to support internal and external reports. Business Case Development Lead on the accurate recording of business case and capital budgetary approvals and ensure that they are uploaded onto the Finance system and each have a designated project lead responsible for delivery. Provide, often complex financial support particularly around capital accounting business plans, investment business cases and options appraisals, where driven by national or local initiatives, to ensure that all major developments are fully supported and developed with reliable and robust financial input and advice. Where required, participate and undertake any financial appraisals (such as: Net Present Value calculations) to support the financial assessment of business proposals. Work with financial and non-financial managers to support the construction of business cases and the review of business cases ensuring all aspects of capital and revenue finance are included and all areas to be impacted are covered. Embrace and promote the Better Business CasesTM agenda to ensure that Trust processes and behaviour are in line with its principles. Work with the team to develop and maintain an efficient capture and logging of business cases and investment decisions. Long Term Planning To work with the Project Accountant in the co-ordination, development, management and reporting of multi-year capital plans incorporating all capital funding streams, in line Trust and System prioritisation frameworks and guidance. To support the Project Accountant, where appropriate, in developing a wider Trust wide financial reporting model which links in capital, revenue, activity and workforce. Asset Management Work closely with the capital accountant within the financial services team to share information on capital expenditure and the status of projects so that the capital accountant can maintain an accurate and up-to-date asset register. Provide the Capital Accountant with expenditure forecast to support the monitoring of the Trusts cash position and for calculating capital charge forecasts. Financial Governance Provision of professional complex financial advice and support to Senior Managers, Budget Holders/Project Leads and Finance staff, including information on accounting treatment and governance processes. To promote and challenge to ensure that the Trusts Financial Policies including Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders are adhered to, value for money secured and financial stability achieved. Escalating incidences where appropriate. Respond to internal and external audit requirements and ensuring they are responded to in a timely manner. Professional Leadership & Management Responsibilities Responsible for prioritising own work and that of members of staff designated to report to this post. This would include but not necessarily limited to: line managing including appraisals; training and development; sickness absence; disciplinary matters; recruitment and selection decisions; personal and career development and workload allocations. To provide timely expert support, advice and leadership to financial and non-financial staff on project accounting and capital. Work with the Project Accountant to agree Personal Objectives, and a Personal Development Plan and keep up to date professionally through mandatory continuing professional development and Trusts statutory training. To be aware of, comment on and actively participate in changes on policies, procedures or service developments. To embrace and support line management and the department in making service improvements effective within the workplace, professionally challenging where appropriate. Communications and Relationships The post holder will require excellent interpersonal and communication Communicate and provide financial and analytical advice, information and support, on often complex matters to a range of financial and non-financial stakeholders clearly. Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the Trust. Participation in meetings providing project accounting expertise. The Deputy Project Accountant might be asked to present the capital financial position. Work closely as a Project Accounting team to ensure that a supportive, honest and compassionate culture is developed and maintained. To use negotiation, persuasion and persistence to ensure that the information required by project leads is provided. Other Duties The post holder will deputise for the Project Accountant at meetings for key Trust projects as and when appropriate. Support the Director of Finance and Director of Operational Finance in ad hoc duties as requested. Look to actively participate, contribute and suggest financial improvements undertaken across the department. Participate in the provision of Finance Training Programmes to Budget Holders and other non-finance staff. Keep up to date and ensure adherence with capital accounting standards and policies. Carry out other ad hoc duties commensurate to the role according to the demands on the Project Finance team and wider Finance Department. Contact Details Craig Marshall (Project Accountant) craig.marshall6@nhs.net 07894 429785 Available for calls between 9am and 5pm. Worth emailing or messaging first to arrange a time so I can identify a suitable time to talk.