Capital Accounts & Charitable Funds Team Leader

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Prestwich is seeking a Capital Accounts & Charitable Funds Team Leader to oversee financial expenditures against the capital program and ensure accurate financial record-keeping. The ideal candidate will assist with the management of fixed assets and charitable funds, ensuring compliance with statutory guidelines. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience working within a finance team.
• Confidence in dealing with people.
• Experience of NHS finance and Capital Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor expenditure against the Trust's capital programme.
• Support maintenance of the Trust's Fixed Asset Register.
• Reconcile Charitable Funds Cashbook to the general ledger.

Skills

Competent in Excel & Word

Good spoken communication skills

Confidentiality

Team worker with flexible approach

Ability to plan and organize workloads

Education

AAT qualified or equivalent

GCSE Maths and English at grade A to C or equivalent

Job description

Capital Accounts & Charitable Funds Team Leader

To provide accurate and timely monthly monitoring information in respect of expenditure against the Trust's capital programme.
To support maintain the Trusts Fixed Asset Register.

To assist in various aspects of Charitable Fund accounting including, the bank reconciliation, reconciliation of charitable funds expenditure and Charitable Funds reporting.

To cover for the AR, AP and TA Team leaders when required.

Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024.

Main duties of the job

Capital Monitoring

Fixed Asset Register

Fixed Asset Accounting

Lease Register & Accounting

Charitable Funds Accounting

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a motivated and numerate individual to work as a Capital Accounts & Charitable Funds Team Leader within the Financial Accounts Team.

The successful applicant will assist the Capital Accountant in various aspects of Capital and Charitable Funds Accounting which include Capital monitoring, maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register, Fixed Asset and Lease Accounting.

The role will also encompass working on Charitable funds and the duties include, Reconciliation of the Charitable Funds cashbook, assisting with Charitable Funds reporting and reconciliation of Charitable funds expenditure to the general ledger.

The post holder will provide cover for the AR, AP and TA Team leaders when required.

For further details about the role or an informal discussion, please contact Zaynab Ali: zaynab@[e-mail]

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Capital Monitoring

• To monitor expenditure against the Trusts agreed capital programme.
• To provide detailed expenditure information to the Capital Working & Investment Groups on a monthly basis.
• To ensure that VAT is correctly accounted for on all capital schemes.
• To review on a monthly basis all revenue expenditure over £5k to assess whether the expenditure should be capitalised.

Fixed Asset Register

• To support in the maintenance of the Trusts Fixed Asset Register (Integra) in accordance with the current capital accounting guidance and with other statutory and internal reporting requirements.
• To support in ensuring that all fixed asset transactions are recorded in an accurate and timely manner including additions, disposals, depreciation, revaluations, and impairments.

Fixed Asset Accounting

• To support in ensuring that all accounting entries relating to fixed assets are recorded accurately within the general ledger.

Lease Register & Accounting

• To support in the maintenance of the Trusts register of leases in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 16.
• Code and record rental invoices within the IFRS16 working papers.

Charitable Funds Accounting

• To reconcile the Charitable Funds Cashbook to the general ledger and bank statement monthly.
• To reconcile to Charitable Funds expenditure to the general ledger monthly.
• To support in the reporting of Charitable Funds.

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• OC GCSE Maths and English at grade A to C or equivalent qualification
• AAT qualified or equivalent

Experience

• Be competent in the use of Excel & Word
• Have proven experience working within a finance team
• Have practical use of a financial computer system
• Working in an office environment
• Have confidence in dealing with people
• Previous experience of NHS finance
• Previous experience of Capital Accounting
• Previous experience of Charitable Funds Accounting

Knowledge

• Knowledge of various finance department functions.
• Annual Accounts process
• Knowledge of NHS VAT guidelines
• Knowledge of FT reporting
• Awareness of general NHS issues

Skills & Abilities

• Application form completed in a clear and concise manner
• Good spoken communication skills
• An understanding for the need for confidentiality
• An understanding of the importance of deadlines.
• Initiative and 'can do' attitude
• Team worker with flexible approach
• Confidence in dealing with people
• Initiative
• The ability to plan and organise a team's workloads and deadlines

Other

• Due to tight deadlines around the Period end, Interim and Annual Accounts submissions the need may arise where the post holder is required to work longer hours on specific days

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.