Finance Team Leader - Financial Accounting

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in York is seeking a Finance Accounting Manager to oversee a team of 4 and manage cash and banking transactions. The successful applicant will post financial journals to Oracle, reconcile Balance Sheet control accounts monthly, and interact with external auditors. This role offers various employee benefits, including pension schemes and flexible working options.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Staff discounts

Responsibilities

• Manage the Finance Accounting Team (team of 4) and oversee cash and banking transactions.
• Post relevant financial journals to Oracle, the Trust's main financial system.
• Reconcile Balance Sheet control accounts on a monthly basis and sign them off.
• Meet with external auditors and supply requested information on Trust cash transactions.
• Manage the Cash Management module.

Job description

Overview

The main purpose of this role is to manage the Finance Accounting Team, which looks after the Trust's cash and banking systems. This is a vital role within the Trust as it manages the cash and banking transactions on a daily basis, making sure that the Trust holds adequate funds to pay salaries and suppliers on time. The successful applicant will manage a team of 4, manage the cash and banking transactions and post the relevant financial journals to Oracle which the Trust uses as its main financial system. The role will also involve reconciling the Balance Sheet control accounts on a monthly basis, and be responsible for signing these off. The role will also involve meeting with external auditors and supplying them with the information as per a request for the Trust cash transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Finance Accounting Team (team of 4) and oversee cash and banking transactions.
• Post relevant financial journals to Oracle, the Trust's main financial system.
• Reconcile Balance Sheet control accounts on a monthly basis and sign them off.
• Meet with external auditors and supply requested information on Trust cash transactions.
• Manage the Cash Management module.

Flexible working and inclusion

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Additional information

• Armed Forces Friendly Employer – Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and support for Defence personnel applications.
• DBS checks – new employees may be charged for the cost of DBS checks if required for the role; cost can be deducted from salary. The level of check depends on the post. Volunteers and Bank-only staff are not charged. The sensitive applications route offers transgender applicants the option not to disclose gender or name information on the DBS certificate.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in selection processes – candidates will be required to acknowledge awareness of this policy before submitting an application.
• Agile and Flexible Working – policy to support flexible working from day one for all posts.
• Relocation package – up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for relocation to hard-to-fill positions; discuss at interview stage with recruiting management.
• Employee benefits – NHS Pension Scheme, holidays, relocation support where applicable, leave options, Employee Assistance Programme, car lease and cycle to work schemes, learning and development opportunities, and staff discounts. Relocation information and further benefits details are available from the Trust’s staff resources.

About the Trust

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves approximately 800,000 people across York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale. The Trust operates eight hospital sites with a workforce of around 10,000 staff. Sponsorship eligibility depends on UKVI guidelines.