Assistant Financial Accountant

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust seeks an Assistant Financial Accountant who will support the Financial Accounts team. You will work on reconciliations, VAT, CIS, Income tax, National Insurance and NHS Pension returns, and help prepare statutory accounts and reports.

The role requires working knowledge of finance systems and active study towards an accountancy qualification, with duties including stock and ledger tasks as part of a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of finance and finance systems and actively studying towards an accountancy qualification.
• Ability to support production of statutory accounts and returns to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile General Ledger control accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with preparation of VAT, CIS, Income tax, National Insurance and NHS Pension returns.
• Prepare claims for submission to Transport for London Congestion Charges.
• Maintain Losses and Special Payments register.
• Assist in producing monthly, quarterly and annual accounts.
• Produce reports for Head of Financial Accounts as required.

Skills

Financial accounting

Reconciliation

Tax returns

NHS Pension

Education

Accountancy qualification in progress

Tools

Finance software

Job description

The postholder will be required to have working knowledge of Finance and Finance systems and actively studying towards an accountancy qualification.

Reporting into the Head of Financial Accounts, the Assistant Financial Accountant will have a range of financial accounting responsibilities, including reconciliation of General Ledger control accounts, assisting with production of VAT, CIS, Income tax, National Insurance and NHS Pension returns, preparing claims for submission to Transport for London Congestion Charges and maintenance of Losses and Special Payments register.

As a key part of the Financial Accounting team, the Assistant Financial Accountant will assist with the production of the statutory accounts and periodic returns in accordance with NHS Improvement, Department of Health and Social Care and HMRC deadlines. They will also produce regular and ad hoc reports as required by the Head of Financial Accounts.

Responsibilities

• To assist in the production of the monthly, quarterly and annual accounts by completing an assigned portfolio of responsibilities.
• To assist in producing financial reports, returns to NHS Improvement, Department of Health and Social Care, VAT returns and various monthly and annual statements on a rotational basis as required.
• To reconcile a specified range of control accounts relating to the Trust's Statement of Financial Position and ensuring discrepancies are resolved and journals are produced for reconciling items accurately and on a timely basis.
• To assist in reviewing Income contracts and agree applicable Financial Reporting Standard against each new contract.
• To co-ordinate interim and year-end stock takes and prepare stock adjustment journals for review.
• To reconcile and prepare monthly CIS return for review.
• To reconcile and prepare Congestion Charge reimbursement claims from TFL for review.
• To ensure that staff payroll deductions on behalf of third parties made via the payroll system are paid over to relevant organisations on a timely basis.

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.