Finance Officer - Control

at  Wrightington Wigan Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Reconciliation of control accounts in accordance with month end timetables. To have a detailed understanding of accounting procedures. Proactively contribute to the production of the Trusts monthly financial information and annual statutory accounts. Responsible for reconciling complex control accounts with supporting working papers each month, including collating nominal ledger reconciled year end creditor and accrual balances.
Utilise a range of computerised and manual systems to reconcile/support control accounts, providing guidance and support to external stakeholders. Responsible for monitoring and clearing suspense/recharge codes. Communicate to finance/non finance colleagues finance policies and procedures in line with Trust SFIs (Standing Financial Instructions). Provide guidance and advice to colleagues in relation to corrective action required in the nominal ledger, procedures in respect of control account reconciliations, and finance trainee accountant coaching.
Responsible for the completion of a number of working papers to support figures reported in the Trust Annual Accounts. Assist in the completion of the NHS agreement of balances exercise in relation to income and expenditure transactions. Liaise with cashiering colleagues in order to reconcile and report patient monies. Liaise with internal/external auditors providing information/explanations as required.
Liaise with members of the general public as required. Manage control sections archiving process for records, in line with applicable guidance. Continually seek to identify areas for improvement within Financial Services and propose procedures to facilitate this while understanding the impact of the sections work on other areas of the Finance department. Analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries, identifying solutions from a range of options.
Responsible for the review of new supplier accounts, ensuring that all appropriate checks have been undertaken and no duplicate accounts are provided. Responsible for forwarding new supplier details and other documents to SBS as and when necessary. Responsible for planning and organising own workloads to meet departmental timetables and deadlines. Required to work between a number of tasks at any one time, prioritising workload as required.
Prepare monthly VAT return and reconciliation including liaising with Trusts VAT advisors and ad hoc tasks as required. Liaise with inventory managers to ensure timely and accurate inventory reporting. Co-ordination of year end stock takes and petty cash count

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