Technical Accountant | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Lead the Technical Accounting team at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, where your technical expertise directly supports high‑quality patient care and the long‑term financial strength of the organisation. As Technical Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Trust’s financial integrity, with responsibility for capital accounting, fixed asset management, statutory reporting and key areas of corporate tax and technical compliance.

You will oversee the Trust’s capital programme, maintain an accurate and complete fixed asset register, ensure correct VAT treatment, manage provisions and stock accounting, and support the delivery of high‑quality monthly and annual financial information. You will also lead and develop a small, dedicated team, fostering a culture of accuracy, transparency and continuous improvement. Strong communication is essential, as you will be required to provide clear, professional advice to colleagues across the Trust.

This role requires a highly skilled accountant with strong knowledge of IFRS, NHS financial guidance, capital accounting and technical standards such as IFRS 16. You will bring confidence in analysing complex financial information, interpreting national guidance, shaping policy and working autonomously to professional standards. Leadership capability is key, as you will set objectives, support development and ensure high performance within the Technical Accounting team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Financial Accounting in ensuring the statutory Annual Accounts are accurate, completed to a high professional standard and are submitted in accordance with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) timescales.
• Support the Head of Financial Accounting in producing accurate Financial Information monthly in accordance with Trust timescales.
• Responsibility for providing a comprehensive capital accounting service to the Trust that ensures capital acquisitions are planned and the capital programme is monitored and reviewed to ensure effective use of capital resources.
• Ensuring the asset register is maintained for all capitalised assets and that the Trust’s general ledger accurately reflects the position of its fixed asset/capital programme.
• Oversight of the corporate tax administration for the Trust.
• Administration and accounting for the Trust’s non‑cash working capital, including but not limited to provisions and stocks.
• Monitoring and review of the capital accounting planning and forecasting activities of the Trust.
• Review of the fixed asset register, ensuring that it is accurate and complete, and reconciles to the general ledger.
• Regular liaison with the main areas of the Trust that acquire and maintain assets, including but not limited to Estates.