Financial Accountant

Leeds Hospitals Charity; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Hospitals Charity recherche un comptable expérimenté pour gérer la finance opérationnelle et les rapports. Le candidat idéal aura une qualification comptable pertinente et une expérience significative dans une organisation à but non lucratif. Ce poste offre des horaires flexibles et des avantages tels que des jours de congé supplémentaires et un soutien à la santé et au bien-être.

Benefits

27 jours de congé par an plus jours fériés

Travail flexible et hybride

Jours de bénévolat

Accès illimité à un portail de formation

Programme de formation à la gestion

Régime de retraite - contribution de l'employeur de 5%

Revue salariale annuelle

Soutien à la santé et au bien-être

Protection d'assurance vie

Programme de location de vélos

Qualifications

• Qualification comptable pertinente avec expérience significative après qualification.
• Expérience dans la préparation des comptes selon la législation des sociétés et des organismes de bienfaisance.
• Expérience de gestion de projets techniques importants.

Responsibilities

• Responsable de la gestion financière opérationnelle et des rapports.
• Préparer les comptes de gestion mensuels et les comptes annuels.
• Gérer le processus d'audit annuel avec les auditeurs désignés.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial management

Compliance

Team management

Education

Relevant accountancy qualification

Tools

Charity accounting software

Job description

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Do you want to work for a Charity that offers flexible working, training and development and a culture that is committed to the health and wellbeing of its employees? Are you a well experienced and qualified Accountant who has strong analytical and financial skills? If so, we want to speak to you!

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We are passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

People are central to everything we do at the Charity. Our home city of Leeds is multicultural, and we embrace its diversity. Difference is to be celebrated; it inspires innovation and makes us stronger. For us equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental principles. They underpin our goal to support the communities of the hospitals in Leeds.

Working Hours: 30 hours per week (Flexible and part-time working offered by agreement)

Salary: £55,000 - £58,000 per annum (FTE)

Contract: Permanent

Deadline: Monday 9th June 2025

Telephone Screening: CV's will be considered as they are received. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by telephone in the first instance.

Interviews to take place: Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th June 2025

Location: Leeds Hospitals Charity offices with the option to work from home.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services, this role is responsible for the overall operational financial management and reporting for Leeds Hospitals Charity. The Financial Account is responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts, as well as line managing three Finance Officers in the team. Maintaining close links and building strong working relationships with the Senior Leadership Team is vital to ensure appropriate and timely provision of management information and close management of individual budgets.

The Person Will

• Be responsible for statutory reporting, compliance, annual accounts and VAT, including charity SORP regulations.
• Ensure that all statutory accounts, reports and returns are accurate and represent a true and fair view of the Charity, meeting financial timescales and legal requirements.
• Act as the main point of contact and manage the annual audit process in conjunction with the appointed auditors.
• Be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts and ensure that they accurately reflect the business activity, that accruals and other adjustments are being made correctly, that variances from budget and other issues are investigated and resolved.
• Prepare monthly investment portfolio movement statements, reconciling to the Fund Managers external reports.
• Prepare monthly fund reconciliations, documenting the movement on funds, split by fund types.
• Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations and post accounting journals to ensure the finance system reconciles to the payroll, be responsible for making the pension payments and all payroll taxes in a timely manner - within the externally fixed deadlines.
• Maintain the fixed asset register.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for submission to HMRC and calculate the partial exemption annual adjustment.
• Ensure that all income received is accounted for and expended in accordance with the donor’s wishes as per existing legislation and Charity Commission guidance.
• Continuously evaluate the Charity’s approach to financial reporting and compliance ensuring consistency with the Charity’s objects and values and effective and efficient processes.
• Line manage the finance officer(s), identifying opportunities for growth.
  
  

The Successful Candidate Will Have

• A relevant accountancy qualification with significant post qualification experience, preferably in a not-for-profit organisation.
• Working knowledge of taxation issues (particularly Corporate Tax, Income Tax, NI, VAT and Gift Aid).
• Practical experience in the preparation of accounts under the Companies Act, Charities Act and particularly the Charity SORP.
• Experience of managing large technical projects to strict deadlines.
• Experience of accounting for restricted, designated and endowed funds including knowledge of income recognition criteria and overhead recovery considerations.
• Extensive experience of using charity accounting software, preferably Access Financials.
• Previous team management and development experience.
  
  

Benefits

• 27 days holiday a year plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional holiday.
• Flexible and Hybrid Working
• Volunteering Days
• Unlimited access to our online Learning & Development Portal
• Line Management Training Programme
• Pension scheme- 5% employer contribution
• Annual pay review
• Health & Wellbeing support including:
• access to an Employee Assistance Programmes and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Life Insurance Protection
• Cyclescheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• NHS Blue Light Card and Discounts
  
  

As a Disability Confident Employer we commit to offering all applicants who consider themselves to have a disability an interview if they demonstrate they possess the essential skills and experience required for the role. Please advise on your covering letter if you consider yourself to have a disability.

Thank you for taking the time to apply for our position. We appreciate your interest in Leeds Hospitals Charity. If your application is selected to continue in the interview process, a member of our HR Team will be in contact with you before the scheduled interview date.