Strategic Finance Officer – Capital

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust seeks a Strategic Finance Officer within its Capital Finance Team. This role involves managing the Trust's fixed asset register and supporting capital planning and investment decisions. Ideal candidates will have experience in finance within a large organization and strong analytical skills. Flexible working and further development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Flexible working including part-time hours

27 days annual leave

Contributory Pension

NHS Discounts

Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service

Opportunities for research participation

Qualifications

• Experience in working in a Finance Department for an NHS organisation or other large organisation.
• Able to plan and manage own workload to meet Trust and external deadlines.
• General understanding and appreciation of funding arrangements within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile the Trust's fixed asset register.
• Support the development, monitoring and reporting of the Trust's Capital Plan.
• Provide accurate financial data, analysis and commentary to support decision making.

Skills

Computer literacy and competence in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

Excellent numerical skills

Able to work under pressure

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 4 financial qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated finance professional to support our Capital Finance Team as Strategic Finance Officer (Capital). In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the Trust's fixed asset register and supporting capital planning, lease accounting, and investment decision processes. You will work closely with senior colleagues to support capital reporting and ensure robust financial controls over capital programmes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your expertise in a specialist finance function within the NHS and make a visible impact on investment decisions within our organisation.

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Main duties

• Maintain and reconcile the Trust's fixed asset register, including lease accounting entries.
• Support the development, monitoring and reporting of the Trust's Capital Plan.
• Assist in preparing annual capital returns and submissions.
• Provide accurate financial data, analysis and commentary to support decision making.
• Reconcile and maintain key systems and ledgers related to capital.
• Assist with audits, assurance, and responding to queries on capital projects.
• Work with colleagues across finance and operational teams to ensure consistency and robustness in capital processes.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits

• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service
• Contributory Pension
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce

Job responsibilities

Be part of a dynamic and supportive finance team within an NHS Trust that values development, collaboration and service excellence. You will be working in a role that offers professional growth and exposure to complex capital finance matters that affect patient care and infrastructure across the Trust.

• The full Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this advert.
• Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on 12th October.
• Interviews will be held face to face at our Wakefield Headquarters on Monday 20th October.

Person Specification

Essential/Desirable

• Experience in working in a Finance Department for an NHS organisation or other large organisation
• Computer literacy and competence in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Able to plan and manage own workload to meet Trust and external deadlines
• Excellent numerical skills
• Able to work under pressure
• NVQ Level 4 financial qualification (e.g. AAT level 4) or equivalent experience in a finance role
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• General understanding and appreciation of funding arrangements within the NHS and NHS Accounting (the Manual for Accounts)

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

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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