Assistant Financial Accountant
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Job summary
Milton Keynes University Hospital is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to join the Finance team. The role focuses on capital accounting, charity accounting, and monthly/annual accounts in a supportive NHS environment.
You will work toward AAT or equivalent qualifications, with experience in finance and strong Excel skills. The role offers flexible working and is based at MKUH.
Qualifications
- Good basic education to A-level standard (including GCSE Maths and English).
- Experience of working within a finance role in a large organisation.
- AAT technician level or equivalent qualification or experience.
- Desirable CCAB accountancy qualification or progression.
Responsibilities
- Assist in timely production of monthly and annual capital accounts.
- Capitalize assets onto fixed asset registers per policy.
- Assist Capital Analyst in producing the annual accounts with working papers.
- Review and approve charitable fund spend per policy and fund restrictions.
- Complete charitable funds recharges and support month-end close-down.
- Provide support in charity accounting to ensure NHS/regulatory compliance.
Skills
Education
Job description
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision‑making (Staff Survey, 2024).
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work‑life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on‑site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On‑site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide‑ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
We are looking for a motivated, detail‑focused Assistant Financial Accountant to join our Finance team. This role would suit someone with an interest in NHS capital and charity accounting who is keen to develop their skills in a supportive environment.
- Recording capital transactions accurately.
- Monthly processing of depreciation, amortisation and Accruals in line with Trust policy.
- The capitalisation of assets onto the fixed asset registers, in accordance with Trust policy.
- Assist the Capital Analyst in producing the annual accounts, supported by clear working papers.
- Review and approve charitable fund spend requests in line with policy and fund restrictions.
- Complete charitable funds recharges and support the month‑end close‑down process
- Assist the Financial Accountant in preparing the annual charity accounts, including supporting the production of the audit file for external audit.
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
- Workings towards AAT qualification or a relevant finance qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA).
- Experience in a finance or accounting environment, ideally within the NHS or public sector.
- Good working knowledge of Excel and financial systems.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- A team player with good communication skills and a willingness to learn.
To assist the Capital analyst in providing the capital accounting required to ensure that the trust accurately records its capital assets and adheres to capital accounting policies outlined under IFRS and by Monitor and the Department of Health.
To provide capital accounting to support the Senior Capital Accountant in meeting, NHSE and DHSC requests for interim and year end accounts submissions.
Provide support in charity accounting requirements to ensure compliance with relevant NHS and regulatory guidelines.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting‑edge research and education. With a 'Good' rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24‑bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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- Assist in the timely and accurate production of monthly and annual capital accounts to include:
- The capitalisation of assets onto the fixed asset registers, in accordance with Trust policy.
- Review and approve charitable fund spend requests in line with policy and fund restrictions.
- Complete charitable funds recharges and support the month‑end close‑down process.
- Requires highly effective communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with the ability to actively listen and engage.
- Summarise data into meaningful information to present this to a range of stakeholders, including non‑financial managers and colleagues, both internally and externally
- Good basic education to A-level standard (including GCSE Maths and English).
- Experience of working within a finance role in a large organisation
- AAT technician level or equivalent qualification or experience.
- Working towards Professional CCAB Accountancy qualification
- Detail knowledge and understanding of accounting procedures, bookkeeping, and financial systems
- Experience of working with and manipulating large volumes of data.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office IT packages including Excel and Word
- Experience of working within finance controls and procedures.
- Experienced user of computerised Financial and capital accounting and reporting systems, in particular RAM, Oracle R12 and Business Intelligence
- Experience of working to tight deadlines and under pressure
- Excellent planning and Organisational skills with ability to work to tight deadlines, under pressure, agreeing priorities where necessary.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and direction whilst adhering to Trust Policies and guidelines
- Able to demonstrate attention to detail.
- Ability to analyse and interpret financial data and prepare financial summaries.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Applications, offers of employment and contracts may be withdrawn or terminated if it is found that fraudulent statements were made or fraudulent documents provided during the recruitment process. Additional possible consequences include referral to professional bodies or criminal sanctions.
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