# Financial Reporting and Capital Accountant

**Company**: South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
**Location**: Surrey London
**Salary**: £63665.00 to £70887.00
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for a Financial Reporting and Capital Accountant to join our Financial Services team at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity for either an experienced CCAB-qualified accountant ready to operate at Band 8a, or a strong part-qualified accountant looking for a developmental opportunity at Band 7.

The post will play a key role in the production and development of the Trust's monthly financial reporting, with a particular focus on providing high-quality financial information for the Board, Finance and Performance Committee, Audit Committee and other governance forums.

Responsibilities:

- Coordinating and developing monthly financial reporting

- Supporting the production of Board and committee financial reports

- Supporting the Trust's statutory annual accounts and external audit

- Balance sheet and cash flow reporting and reconciliation

- Agreement of Balances and other statutory financial returns

- Capital accounting, forecasting and reporting

- Supporting effective financial controls and improving reporting processes

- Working closely with the Capital Accountant and providing effective cross-cover and resilience across the function

The role offers considerable variety and exposure across the Trust and provides an opportunity to develop both technical accounting expertise and senior financial reporting experience.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Requirements:

- Strong financial accounting and reporting skills

- Ability to analyse complex financial information and communicate it clearly

- Excellent attention to detail and understanding of the importance of robust financial controls

- Ability to work effectively to demanding month-end, Board and statutory deadlines

- Confidence working with senior finance colleagues and stakeholders

- Interest in developing expertise across both financial reporting and capital accounting

- Commitment to improving processes and using technology and automation to make financial reporting more efficient

- Enjoy working collaboratively and keen to develop professionally

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## Skills

### Required
- financial accounting
- financial reporting
- capital accounting
- CCAB qualification

### Nice to have
- NHS experience
- IFRS knowledge
- VAT knowledge
- e-financials system
- ESR payroll system
- CARS fixed asset system

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