Finance Manager - Financial Accounts | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bolton is seeking a Financial Accounts Lead to oversee financial reporting and team management. Responsibilities include maintaining compliance with financial standards, managing the capital budget, and ensuring timely reporting for charitable funds. Ideal candidates should possess a relevant finance degree and substantial experience in team leadership and financial management. The role offers a chance to contribute to a vital healthcare organization in Greater Manchester.

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial management role with responsibility for leading finance teams.
• Proven track record in budget management and capital reporting.
• Strong understanding of VAT legislation and audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting and compliance for the Trust.
• Lead and develop the Financial Accounts team.
• Ensure timely submission of the Charitable Fund accounts.
• Oversee capital budgetary control, providing training as necessary.
• Support the completion of financial audits.

Skills

Financial management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Capital reporting

Audit compliance

VAT management

Education

Relevant finance degree

Tools

Accounting software

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Manages, organises and supports staff effectively through work planning, 1:1 meetings and appraisals, including performance and productivity monitoring and undertakes sample checking to comply with service standards and audits.
• To take a leading role in systems redesign across financial accounts. This will include the use of new technologies, systems and workflow techniques.
• To provide a comprehensive financial accounting and support service to the Trust, providing a full range of advice, information and analysis as required.
• To support the Financial Accountant in the formulation and co‑ordination of balance sheet and cash flow forecasting whilst adhering to corporate standards and timetables.
• To take active steps to encourage, support and promote a culture of development, improving and learning, ensuring that effective personal development and appraisal systems are used as part of the Directorate’s training plan to enable continuous improvement in performance standards, training and development of Financial Accounts staff.
• To support senior finance staff in the completion of the Trusts capital reporting requirements.
• To support Capital and Divisional Managers with maintaining capital budgetary control, including the provision of training and development and resolving issues.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the Trusts capital asset register and capital charging systems in accordance with the DOH Group Accounting Manual. To update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information to monitor capital spend and ensure the financial reporting systems reconcile monthly.
• Responsible for supplying capital information (acquisitions, disposals, transfers, valuations) for the completion of the Trust’s accounts and to advise on the financial implications of disposing and purchasing assets.
• To manage the timely submission of the Charitable Fund annual accounts and related returns to the Charity Commission, external auditors and the Charitable Fund Committee together with the provision of all financial information required for the Charity’s Annual report.

Do you want to work at a trust which is at the heart of the Greater Manchester health and social care network – but that is as friendly as a district general hospital or local health centre? Are you looking for a place to work that is classed amongst the best in the region for several of the services it provides – but without having to travel into the city centre every day? Are you interested in some of the best training opportunities in the North West, with leading consultants in a trust developing its research portfolio – but with a management team who value the personal approach? Then look no further than Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. Situated in a borough of 275,000 people, the Trust is part of the expanding ‘Northern Powerhouse’.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing the recruitment, supervision, training and continuous development of staff including the direct line management for the Financial Accounts team.
• To take active steps to encourage, support and promote a culture of development, improving and learning, ensuring that effective personal development and appraisal systems are used as part of the Directorate’s training plan to enable continuous improvement in performance standards, training and development of Financial Accounts staff.
• To support senior finance staff in the completion of the Trusts capital reporting requirements.
• To support Capital and Divisional Managers with maintaining capital budgetary control, including the provision of training and development and resolving issues.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the Trusts capital asset register and capital charging systems in accordance with the DOH Group Accounting Manual. To update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information to monitor capital spend and ensure the financial reporting systems reconcile monthly.
• Responsible for supplying capital information (acquisitions, disposals, transfers, valuations) for the completion of the Trust’s accounts and to advise on the financial implications of disposing and purchasing assets.
• Responsible for the Trusts Charitable Funds reporting requirements in line with current legislation and Trust guidance.
• To manage the Trusts Charitable Funds reporting requirements in line with current legislation and Trust guidance.
• To manage the Charitable Fund balances and investments to ensure compliance with the Charity Commission, Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
• To manage the timely submission of the Charitable Fund annual accounts and related returns to the Charity Commission, external auditors and the Charitable Fund Committee together with the provision of all financial information required for the Charity’s Annual report.
• To manage the annual audit of the Charitable Fund accounts, liaising with auditors to ensure relevant working papers of the highest quality are always readily available to ensure the Charity does not receive anything other than minor issues in relation to the external audit report.
• To contribute to the development of the balance sheet and cashflow plans for the Trust.
• To ensure the annual budgeted balance sheet is entered onto the finance ledger correctly and promptly each year and to keep a track of any in year changes.
• To take a lead on co‑ordinating the completion of the monthly financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and completeness in accordance with strict reporting deadlines and information requirements.
• Oversee the work schedules of the Financial Accounts team providing support and direction where necessary.
• To assist the Financial Accountant with achieving a detailed understanding of the drivers behind all significant variances to the balance sheet and cash flow forecasts.
• To ensure all control accounts are prepared and reviewed promptly and ensure that all reconciliations are complete and countersigned.
• To play a lead role in the production of the Trust’s annual financial accounts in accordance with relevant guidelines and legislation; by maintenance of adequate accounting records throughout the year and completion of annual duties as appropriate.
• Member of the Charity Operational Committee.
• Preparation of all necessary papers for the Charitable Fund Committee.
• To act as the VAT specialist and to manage the completion of the VAT return ensuring HMRC deadlines are met. To work with the Trust’s VAT advisers to ensure that the Trust maximises its VAT recovery on a timely basis.
• To lead in ensuring relevant staff are trained and updated following VAT reviews and VAT legislation changes and to circulate new information regarding legislation changes to relevant staff.
• To review the cashbooks daily and produce cash flow forecasts as required.
• Create and maintain information for the Trust intranet relating to the Trust policy, guidance and procedures for the department.
• To provide financial accounts advice and guidance, as appropriate, to a range of non-financial staff.
• To prepare and communicate complex financial information to finance and non-finance professionals, both internal and external to the organisation.
• To actively engage with, listen to and seek views of senior colleagues to facilitate understanding and provide assistance in financial matters as appropriate.
• Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for specific areas were agreed.
• To manage own workload with minimal supervision and ensure adherence to deadlines set for the department and team. To deliver against objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
• To produce and maintain procedure notes for the department ensuring that staff are trained in the use of accounting systems, Trust / statutory procedures, and local procedures.
• Mentoring of Finance Apprenticeships.
• To deputise for the Financial Accountant.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Dec 2026.