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Finance Business Partner – Capital & Lease Accounting
The closing date is 28 July 2025
This is a newly created additional one year fixed term post, for an additional Finance Business Partner to join our capital team. This year EPUT has been successful in attracting additional capital funding of over £18m, including funding for improvements to our Estates infrastructure, funding to support estate new pathways for our Mental Health patients, as well as this being a key year in the implementation of our new Unified Electronic Patient Record Programme (UEPR). The Trust also approved it's Estates Strategy in November 2024, and is therefore, building an exciting programme of work, and capital developments to support the delivery of this strategy.
We are looking for an individual with experience of working in capital accounting to join the team, specifically delivering support to these new additional monies. The successful candidate will work closely with Estates, Digital and clinical budget holders to support the delivery of the programme.
Main duties of the job
EPUT is seeking a dynamic and experienced Finance Business Partner - Capital Accountant to join the Finance Directorate. This pivotal role offers an exciting opportunity to manage the Trust's capital financial operations and contribute to modernising healthcare delivery.
As Finance Business Partner for Capital, you will support the Head of Finance in developing and implementing capital strategies and programmes that align with national policies and improve Trust performance. Working closely with budget holders, you will help deliver the Trust's capital programmes.
Key responsibilities include maintaining the fixed asset register, ensuring accurate asset classification, depreciation, disposals, and lease management, with hands-on experience in fixed asset accounting software essential. You will provide technical expertise on asset capitalisation and oversee robust general ledger management.
You will also lead capital month-end reporting, delivering timely and accurate reports, and manage internal and external reporting of capital financials. Your strong analytical skills will be crucial in optimising capital investments.
As part of a three member capital finance reporting team, you will ensure the team meet it's reporting deadlines.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job responsibilities
* Maintain the integrity of the capital financial systems within the Trust, to develop financial policies and practices as required, and liaise with external and internal audit and counter-fraud.
* Lead the month end process for financial accounts and reporting to external agencies, and to assist in the production of the Trust Annual Accounts and the external audit process (including leading and managing the audit process for the capital team)
* To manage the capital accounting of the Trust and advise on all aspects of capital. Maintain an accurate and up to date asset register, monitor expenditure on all capital schemes, manage depreciation journals and reconcile the asset register on a regular basis.
* Support the preparing and managing reports on the capital costs associated with the implementation of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme.
* Support implementation of the Trust's estate strategy to achieve current and future operational goals.
* To support the Head of Finance Capital & Strategy to ensure that the financial and other systems of the Trust meet all statutory requirements, through the development and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures (including Standing Financial Instructions) and through appropriate audit and control.
See attached Job Description and Person Spec for details of duties, responsibilities and requirements.
Person Specification
Short listing
* Meet majority of essential criteria
Is appointable at interview
* Able to perform well at interview
* Able to perform well at interview
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.
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