Band 8a Reporting Accountant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham seeks a Reporting Accountant to manage financial returns and support the Chief Financial Controller. The ideal candidate will be CCAB qualified with substantial experience in IFRS accounts and auditing. This role offers a hybrid working environment, blending office and remote work, with a commitment to career development and inclusivity.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Health and wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• CCAB qualified with significant post-qualification experience.
• Knowledge of IFRS standards, including IFRS 16.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of monthly and quarterly financial returns.
• Manage annual financial statements and liaise with external auditors.
• Produce financial information for internal reporting.

Skills

IFRS accounts

External and internal audit

Technical accounting knowledge

Education

Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience

CCAB qualified accountant

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8a Reporting Accountant

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Are you looking to progress and develop your career in a fast paced and supportive working environment? We have an exciting opportunity in our dynamic Financial Accounts team supporting a 2bn+ NHS Foundation Trust with a track record of high quality on the job training.

We are committed to career development and offer a flexible and collaborative working environment where your health and wellbeing are valued. We are constantly evolving, improving and encourage innovation.

An opportunity has arisen for a Reporting Accountant role, which will be responsible for leading the production of the monthly and quarterly financial returns submitted to NHS England. The Reporting Accountant will also have responsibility for leading the production of the annual financial statements and act as the lead contact for the Trust's external auditors.

The post holder will be required to produce the monthly financial information required to support the Trust's internal financial reporting requirements, including provision of the data and tables for the Finance Report to the Board of Directors and Finance and Performance Committee.

The role will also provide opportunities to work on ad-hoc projects, supporting the Chief Financial Controller.

Main duties of the job

We work on a hybrid model with a blend of office based, on site, and remote working. Office based days will be at our newly refurbished offices at Regent Court, which is accessible via public transport, a few minutes from Five Ways station. Remote home working will be supported for up to 2 days per week.

For further discussion on the role, please contact Sarah.O'[e-mail]

Please refer to the attached job description to see full duties and responsibilities

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• CCAB qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience.

Experience

• Experience of IFRS accounts, including IFRS16, consolidations
• Experience of external and internal audit
• Working in a complex environment
• Up to date technical accounting knowledge and application.
• Experience of completing reporting to NHSE
• Experience of Fair Pay calculations
• Experience of Greenbury reporting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust