Financial Reporting and Capital Accountant

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Job summary

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Financial Reporting and Capital Accountant to join the Financial Services team. The role supports monthly financial reporting, board reporting, statutory accounts and capital accounting, with opportunities for development at Band 7 or 8a.

The post requires CCAB-qualified or part-qualified candidates with NHS experience or strong transferable accounting skills.

Qualifications

• Financial accounting and reporting experience preferably in NHS or public sector.
• Experience supporting annual NHS accounts and external audit.
• Knowledge of IFRS and VAT is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop monthly financial reporting.
• Support production of Board and committee financial reports.
• Support statutory annual accounts and external audit.
• Balance sheet and cash flow reporting and reconciliation.
• Capital accounting, forecasting and reporting.
• Improve financial controls and reporting processes.

Skills

Financial reporting

Capital accounting

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication with governance bodies

Education

Related degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

e-financials system

ESR payroll system

CARS fixed asset system

IFRS knowledge

VAT knowledge

Job description

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Financial Reporting and Capital Accountant

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Are you an ambitious finance professional looking to develop your career in NHS financial reporting and capital accounting?

We are looking for a Financial Reporting and Capital Accountant to join our Financial Services team at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity for either an experienced CCAB-qualified accountant ready to operate at Band 8a, or a strong part-qualified accountant looking for a developmental opportunity at Band 7.

Main duties of the job

About the role

The post will play a key role in the production and development of the Trust's monthly financial reporting, with a particular focus on providing high-quality financial information for the Board, Finance and Performance Committee, Audit Committee and other governance forums.

Working within the Financial Services team, you will have responsibilities across financial reporting and financial accounting, including:

• Coordinating and developing monthly financial reporting
• Supporting the production of Board and committee financial reports
• Supporting the Trust's statutory annual accounts and external audit
• Balance sheet and cash flow reporting and reconciliation
• Agreement of Balances and other statutory financial returns
• Capital accounting, forecasting and reporting
• Supporting effective financial controls and improving reporting processes
• Working closely with the Capital Accountant and providing effective cross-cover and resilience across the function

The role offers considerable variety and exposure across the Trust and provides an opportunity to develop both technical accounting expertise and senior financial reporting experience.

About us

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.

• We offer flexible working, career development and a varietyofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Job responsibilities

We are keen to attract candidates at different stages of their professional development.

A suitably experienced CCAB-qualified accountant who meets the full requirements of the role may be appointed at Band 8a.

We would also welcome applications from experienced part-qualified accountants actively working towards a recognised CCAB qualification, who may be considered for appointment at Band 7 as a development opportunity.

For a developmental appointment, progression to Band 8a would be subject to successful completion of the relevant professional qualification and demonstration of the competencies, experience and level of responsibility required at Band 8a, in accordance with Trust processes.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong financial accounting and reporting skills
• Can analyse complex financial information and communicate it clearly
• Has excellent attention to detail and understands the importance of robust financial controls
• Can work effectively to demanding month-end, Board and statutory deadlines
• Is confident working with senior finance colleagues and stakeholders
• Has an interest in developing expertise across both financial reporting and capital accounting
• Is committed to improving processes and using technology and automation to make financial reporting more efficient
• Enjoys working collaboratively and is keen to develop professionally

NHS experience would be an advantage, particularly experience of financial reporting, annual accounts or capital accounting, but we are equally interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong transferable technical accounting skills.

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Qualifications

• Related degree or equivalent qualification
• Commitment and evidence of continuing
• professional and personal development
• Interest in developing personal and technical skills to support further career development

Experience

• Financial Accounting experience or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience in the NHS Finance sector
• Knowledge of IFRS and VAT
• At least two years' experience of supervising/managing and developing staff
• High level of competency in computer applications
• Reporting to tight deadlines
• Creating new/improved systems and procedures to streamline duties and delivering changes on time
• Treasury Management - maintaining positive cashflow position and ensuring good banking relationships
• Production of Statutory Accounts
• Experience of producing annual NHS accounts
• Knowledge of e-financials system, ESR payroll system and CARS fixed asset system
• Detailed knowledge of IFRS and VAT
• Mental Health Sector NHS experience

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.

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

£63,665 to £70,887 a yearper annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs