Financial Accountant (General Ledger)

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Finance Department at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The position of Financial Accountant (General Ledger) will be based at Knowsley Community College and will be full time (37.5 hours).

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide key aspects of financial accounting services including updating and monitoring the Trust's ROU asset register, preparing and reviewing the Trust's Charitable Funds accounts, re‑measurement and monitoring of provisions and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Support the Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Services on internal and external reporting, assist with the year‑end external audit exercise and be responsible for provision of information as it relates to the role.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

• ROU Asset Register – Ensure accurate capital accounting, reconcile and update the Trust’s ROU asset register.
• General Ledger – Assist in producing statutory annual accounts, participate in national balance sheet reconciliation exercises and coordinate reconciliation of salary sacrifice schemes.
• Charitable Funds – Manage the charitable funds ledger, prepare the Trust’s charitable funds accounts in accordance with SORP and provide financial analysis to the Head of Charity.
• Provisions – Maintain spreadsheets to calculate provisions for pensions, claims and permanent injury benefits awards.
• Compliance – Maintain professional registrations, adhere to the code of practice of professional bodies and complete all relevant procedure notes and audit requirements.
• Teaching and Training – Attend Trust statutory and mandatory training sessions and participate in the annual performance development review.
• Line Management – Day‑to‑day management of staff, conduct annual reviews and support change initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CCAB qualification

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant financial accounting experience
• Supervisory experience
• Experience of working in NHS finance
• Experience of the Oracle General Ledger System including Business Intelligence
• Experience of providing training and support to others in own specialist area
• Evidence of planning and organising tasks required to achieve a specific outcome within a specified timeframe without direction from line manager
• Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting complex data and producing robust forecasts
• Highly computer literate including MS Word, Excel, Access

Skills

• Good standard of communication skills and ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to non‑finance managers
• Professional conduct in all dealings with colleagues and external bodies
• Good written communication
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Well organised and able to plan and prioritise own workload
• Good negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to support change and manage conflicting priorities
• Requirement to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and analysing statistics

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspectives and experience you bring. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Flexible Working

All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment. There is no limit on the number of requests they can make. Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition, generous pension scheme, un‑social hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts are part of the Team MWL package. The Trust is a non‑smoking environment and promotes safeguarding and child protection.