Finance Manager - Capital
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustHatfield, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust based in Hatfield. The advertised salary is £51,657 to £58,785. Applications close on 22 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
The Finance Manager - Capital and Reporting is a senior professional accountant role within the Financial Accounting function responsible for the Trus...
Capital Accounting including all journals
Lease Accounting and maintenance of lease register
Asset Register maintenance
Reporting
Capital Accounting
Lead all aspects of capital accounting activity across the Trust.
Ensure capital expenditure is accounted for accurately and in accordance with IFRS, GAM, FReM and Trust policies.
Provide specialist advice on the accounting treatment of capital projects and transactions.
Lead the financial review of business cases for capital investment and major schemes.
Support development of capital programmes and the finance lead for them, through provision of financial analysis and modelling.
Prepare and monitor capital expenditure forecasts.
Produce capital monitoring reports for senior management, Board and Committees, as well as for NHSE.
Interpret changes in accounting guidance, communicate the impact and ensure implementation of revised requirements across the Trust.
Evaluate complex capital investment proposals and provide recommendations to senior management.
Work collaboratively with Estates and Digital teams on major capital projects and procurements.
Provide financial scrutiny and challenge during tender evaluations and business case development.
Lease Accounting
Maintain the Trust's lease register, ensuring that lease accounting complies fully with IFRS and NHS requirements.
Review existing and proposed lease arrangements and advise on accounting implications.
Ensure lease liabilities and right-of-use assets are accurately accounted for and disclosed.
Prepare supporting working papers and disclosures for financial statements.
Fixed Asset Management
Maintain and develop the Trust fixed asset register, ensuring completeness, accuracy and integrity of asset records.
Perform monthly reconciliations between the general ledger and fixed asset records and promptly investigate and resolve any discrepancies.
Record additions, transfers, disposals, impairments, revaluations and useful economic life reviews.
Work closely with professional valuers and coordinate the Trust's valuation programme.
Review and verify valuation outputs and ensure correct accounting treatment
Financial Reporting
Lead production of capital and balance sheet reporting information.
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations.
Produce monthly, quarterly and annual reports relating to capital expenditure, assets and liabilities.
Support production of statutory returns and NHSE submissions.
Support preparation of cash-flow forecasts and capital financing information.
Develop reporting tools that improve financial insight and governance.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Essential: - Qualified Accountant (CIPFA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) or Finalist with significant experience; - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable: - Postgraduate qualification; - NHS Finance qualification e.g. HFMA
Essential: - Significant experience in financial accounting; - Experience of capital/fixed asset accounting.; - Experience of lease accounting.; - Experience of statutory final accounts.; - Experience of interpreting accounting standards.; - Experience of managing staff.; - Experience of working with auditors.
Desirable: - NHS Foundation Trust experience; - Experience of working with large capital programmes
How this role compares
We hold 828 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,008. This role pays more than about 77% of them.
There are 12,242 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,171 of them in East of England.
You have 16 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 31 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has 25 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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