Financial Accountant - Subsidiary

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization located in Basingstoke is seeking a Financial Accountant to ensure accurate reporting and billing. The role involves monthly financial reporting, engagement with budget holders, and preparation of year-end accounts. Candidates should be partly qualified accountants or in the process of obtaining full qualification, with strong financial management skills and familiarity with NHS regulations.

Qualifications

• In-depth financial management experience.
• Appreciation of current NHS regimes.
• Ambitious and technically strong.

Responsibilities

• Review the company’s SLAs and billing for income.
• Monthly close and financial reporting.
• Preparing year-end accounts and audit papers.

Skills

Financial management

Accounting principles

Budgeting

Cash flow forecasting

Education

Partly qualified accountant or actively studying for full qualification

Job description

Overview

The Financial Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring accurate reporting and billing, contributing to group accounts and financial duties of the group. In providing accurate, timely and strategic oversight, the role supports sustainable financial health of the company and contributes to an improved patient experience while enabling the Trust to reach its strategic goals.

Reporting directly to the Senior Financial Accountant, you will form a key part of the finance team and provide accurate, timely and strategic reporting, and will be instrumental in ensuring sustainable financial health.

Responsibilities

• Review of the company\'s SLAs and billing for income
• Monthly close and financial reporting
• Reporting of intercompany transactions and consolidated adjustments
• Banking and treasury management
• Preparing year-end accounts and audit papers; assisting with the audit
• Budgeting, cash flow forecasting and strategic planning
• Engagement with budget holders on budget performance

Regulatory and Qualifications

If you are an ambitious partly qualified accountant and/or actively studying towards a full accounting qualification, technically strong, with in-depth financial management experience and an appreciation of the current NHS regimes, we would be delighted to hear from you.

How to apply and contact

If you would like further information please contact Faisal Zaidi, Senior Financial Accountant at [email protected]

Our commitment to you

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to talk flexible working — all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.

The paperwork

+ HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first, and we would recommend vaccination against COVID-19 and note that we treat COVID-19 positive patients within our services.

+ Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third-party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email — please check junk/spam folders.

+ All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

+ In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard, which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

+ This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

+ We encourage the thoughtful use of technology in recruitment. Overreliance on generic, AI-generated content may lead to less favorable outcomes; applicants should personalise their application to reflect their unique skills and experiences.

About the Organisation

At Hampshire Hospitals Contract Services Ltd (HHCS), patient care is at the heart of what we do. The company is part of the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) group with turnover of £700m, serving around 600,000 people, and operating three hospitals: Andover War Memorial Hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, and Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, plus community and specialist services. The principal activity of HHCS is the operation of non-clinical and facility services to Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The company is seeking to appoint its Financial Accountant, a key member of the subsidiary’s finance team, to ensure financial integrity, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. The post holder will influence all matters relating to the subsidiary, and assist in taking responsibility for its financial management and budget holders.

Our culture aims to be inclusive, with a commitment to learning, improvement and excellence. The company is part of the group with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £600 million a year. We value diversity of talent and invite applications from both public and private sector candidates.

Priority will be given to existing employees within the H&IOW NHS System, which includes University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.