Job vacancy: Capital Accounting Assistant, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth

Job summary

Main area

Finance

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

216-LT-CO8102572

Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Brittany House
Town: Plymouth
Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/07/2026 23:59

Capital Accounting Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist with the accurate reporting of the monthly financial result of each capital scheme in-line with closedown timetables. Investigating variances and analysing expenditure, income and activity under direction from the Team Manager to meet the requirements of Capital Budget Holders and the and Financial Accounting team.

To manage own workload to meet the requirements of the Financial Accounts team and other staff within the Finance Department.

Month end: To complete task lists in-line with month end closedown timetables, including soft and hard close, making line manager aware of any issues.
Month end: To populate capital performance report templates with data in required time frame.
Capital expenditure variances: To accurately complete, identify reason for and where necessary, take corrective action to resolve.
Capital transaction accounting: To ensure capital expenditure is correctly accounted for in the financial ledger.
Balance sheet reconciliations: To complete control account reconciliations on a monthly basis and resolve any issues, with reference to line manager where required.
Forecasting: Complete the mechanics for Capital Forecasting when required e.g. populating the capital forecasting templates.
Maintain complex financial reconciliations as required to support the Capital Accountant.
Ensure all departmental policies and procedures are adhered to.
Ensure all queries are responded to efficiently and effectively.
Suggest to line manager ways in which processes could be improved including the impact of changes to legislation and implement changes.

For further information please see attached job description

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

5 x GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent, including Mathematics and English Language
Awareness of the Organisation's priorities and how they impact on their role
NVQ Level 4 / Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) Technician level qualification or proven equivalent knowledge and adequate relevant experience
Previous finance demonstrable experience
High level of numeracy

Desirable criteria

NHS Finance demonstrable experience

Apititudes & Abilities

Essential criteria

Good analytical skills, with a proven ability to represent financial information
Good communication skills, written and verbal, and ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels
Effective influencing skills: in general, be able to explain basic accounting issues to budget holders and other non-finance based staff
Good keyboard skills, knowledge of modern "Office" packages (Excel in particular), Aptitude for IT. Demonstrable experience of Finance computer systems and ledgers
Aim for 'right first time', ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
Time management skills: able to prioritise work effectively
Organisational skills

Desirable criteria

Presentation skills
Oracle Financials demonstrable experience

Disposition/Attitude/Motivation

Essential criteria

Team worker
Able to cope under pressure
Proactive, takes own initiative and able to work with minimal supervision
Able to handle and convey sensitive information in an appropriate and discreet manner
Honesty, integrity, flexibility and enthusiasm

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles:

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.