Reporting Accountant
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Job summary
Oxford Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Reporting Accountant to join the Finance Team in Oxford. The role focuses on financial reporting, planning, costing and regulatory submissions, supporting decision-making with robust information.
You will work with senior finance colleagues, drive process improvements and contribute to NHS costing methodologies, with professional study supported across AAT/ACCA/CIMA.
Qualifications
- Part Qualified/AAT (or Qualified by experience).
- NHS finance experience is advantageous.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical ability.
Responsibilities
- Lead preparation of monthly national finance returns (PFR) and regulatory submissions.
- Produce financial analyses, reports, graphs and dashboards for Board reporting.
- Support budgeting, costing and long-term financial planning.
- Contribute to CIP reporting and workforce planning information.
- Explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
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Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Finance Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Reporting Accountant.
This post has become available following the internal promotion of the current post holder, reflecting the strong development opportunities available within our Finance Department. We are looking for a motivated and technically capable finance professional who is keen to develop their NHS finance career within a supportive, high-performing team.
We are seeking someone with:
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
- Experience working within a finance environment, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector.
- Excellent Excel and financial systems skills.
- An understanding of governance, financial controls and financial reporting.
- The ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively.
- A proactive approach to improving processes and reporting.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who is AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or qualified by experience and looking to broaden their experience across financial reporting, planning and costing.
As Reporting Accountant, you will play a key role in the Trust's financial reporting processes, supporting the production of monthly finance returns, Board reporting, financial planning, costing and budget-setting activities. You will work closely with senior finance colleagues, supporting important organisational decision-making and ensuring that financial information is accurate, robust and delivered to demanding deadlines.
Oxford Health is committed to developing finance professionals and helping colleagues achieve their career ambitions. We are proud to be an accredited employer for AAT, ACCA and CIMA, providing a supportive environment for professional study and development.
Our Finance Department has a strong track record of investing in staff, with many colleagues progressing into more senior roles across the organisation. The promotion of the current post holder demonstrates the opportunities available for career progression within the team.
If you are looking for a role that will challenge and develop you while making a meaningful contribution to healthcare services across Oxfordshire and beyond,
Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team".
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent".
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
As Reporting Accountant, you will play a pivotal role within the Trust's Financial Management Team, providing high-quality financial reporting, planning, costing and analytical support to senior finance colleagues. The role offers a broad and varied portfolio, providing exposure to key areas of NHS finance including regulatory reporting, financial planning, budgeting, costing, performance reporting and corporate decision-making. Working closely with the Finance Business Partner, Deputy Director of Finance and wider finance team, you will help ensure the Trust meets its statutory and regulatory reporting requirements while supporting the production of accurate and timely financial information that informs decision-making across the organisation.
You will take a lead role in the preparation and submission of the Trust's monthly national finance returns (PFR), ensuring regulatory deadlines are met and reporting is completed accurately. You will support the production of financial reports, performance dashboards and Board reports, providing clear analysis and commentary to support the Trust's financial governance arrangements.
- Completion of monthly national finance returns (PFR) and supporting regulatory submissions.
- Producing financial analysis, reports, graphs and dashboards for senior management and Board reporting.
- Supporting Trust-wide Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) reporting and analysis.
- Producing temporary staffing reports and performance analysis.
- Maintaining reserves reporting and budget reconciliations.
- Supporting month-end processes, including completion of journals and review of reporting templates.
- Responding to financial information requests, including Freedom of Information enquiries.
- Providing financial insight and analysis to support organisational decision-making.
The role will support the annual budget-setting process and long-term financial planning activities across the Trust. You will assist in translating approved financial plans into operational budgets and ensure changes are properly reflected within financial systems.
- Supporting the development and maintenance of annual, medium-term and long-term financial plans.
- Completing budget journals and adjustments to reflect agreed plans and funding allocations.
- Supporting the allocation and monitoring of Cost Improvement Programme targets.
- Maintaining accurate records of reserve allocations and budget movements.
- Producing planning reports, reconciliations and workforce planning information.
- Supporting the completion of annual planning returns and external submissions.
You will contribute to the Trust's costing and benchmarking activities, helping ensure robust financial information is available to support service and operational decision-making. This area of work provides an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in NHS costing methodologies and performance analysis.
- Supporting the production and submission of the National Cost Collection.
- Assisting with the preparation and analysis of patient-level costing information.
- Reviewing complex financial data to ensure accuracy and integrity.
- Supporting national and local benchmarking exercises.
- Working collaboratively with finance colleagues to improve the quality and usefulness of financial reporting information.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues across Finance, Operational Services, Workforce and Corporate Departments, building strong relationships to support effective financial management across the organisation. The role requires someone who can confidently communicate financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.
- Provide financial advice and support to colleagues across the Trust.
- Attend meetings on behalf of senior finance colleagues where required.
- Support the development of reporting processes and systems.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function.
- Ensure robust governance, internal control and data quality standards are maintained.
This role would suit an ambitious finance professional with strong technical accounting skills, excellent analytical ability and a keen eye for detail. You will have experience of working in a finance environment and be comfortable managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced setting. An understanding of financial reporting, governance, budgeting and internal controls is essential, while NHS finance experience would be advantageous.
The role provides an excellent opportunity to develop a broad range of NHS finance skills while working within a supportive team that actively invests in professional development and career progression.
- Part Qualified/AAT (or Qualified by experience)
- Degree or equivalent
- Theoretical & Practical knowledge in PLICS & SLR costing principles
- Demonstrate successful track record of achievement in NHS finance
- Experience in a finance role
- Successful experience in multi-agency and multi professional working
- Involvement in enhancements to process and systems
- Understanding of Technical Accounting
- Understanding of Governance and Internal Controls
- Clear, logical, persuasive
- Ability to analyse complex information
- Ability to exercise judgement
- Ability to handle multiple demands and shifting boundaries
- Ability to meet time and quality deadlines
- Ability to produce creative option appraisals of solutions
- Ability to quickly assemble a rational viewpoint on a situation
- Understanding Patient level costing & service line reporting.
- SQL understanding
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.
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Littlemore Mental Health Centre
Oxford
OX44XN
United Kingdom
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