Overview
Lead the Technical Accounting team at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, where your technical expertise directly supports high‑quality patient care and the long‑term financial strength of the organisation. As Technical Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Trust’s financial integrity, with responsibility for capital accounting, fixed asset management, statutory reporting and key areas of corporate tax and technical compliance.
You will oversee the Trust’s capital programme, maintain an accurate and complete fixed asset register, ensure correct VAT treatment, manage provisions and stock accounting, and support the delivery of high‑quality monthly and annual financial information.
You will also lead and develop a small, dedicated team, fostering a culture of accuracy, transparency and continuous improvement. Strong communication is essential, as you will be required to provide clear, professional advice to colleagues across the Trust.
This role requires a highly skilled accountant with strong knowledge of IFRS, NHS financial guidance, capital accounting and technical standards such as IFRS 16. You will bring confidence in analysing complex financial information, interpreting national guidance, shaping policy and working autonomously to professional standards. Leadership capability is key, as you will set objectives, support development and ensure high performance within the Technical Accounting team.
Responsibilities
* Support the Head of Financial Accounting in ensuring the statutory Annual Accounts are accurate, completed to a high professional standard and are submitted in accordance with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) timescales.
* Support the Head of Financial Accounting in producing accurate Financial Information monthly in accordance with Trust timescales.
* Responsibility for providing a comprehensive capital accounting service to the Trust that ensures capital acquisitions are planned and the capital programme is monitored and reviewed to ensure effective use of capital resources.
* Ensuring the asset register is maintained for all capitalised assets and that the Trust’s general ledger accurately reflects the position of its fixed asset/capital programme.
* Oversight of the corporate tax administration for the Trust.
* Administration and accounting for the Trust’s non‑cash working capital, including but not limited to provisions and stocks.
* Monitoring and review of the capital accounting planning and forecasting activities of the Trust.
* Review of the fixed asset register, ensuring that it is accurate and complete, and reconciles to the general ledger.
* Regular liaison with the main areas of the Trust that acquire and maintain assets, including but not limited to Estates & Facilities Department, Digital and medical equipment.
* Ensuring that all regular and ad‑hoc capital reports are produced in line with timetables and deadlines. These include Board reports, committee reports and external submissions.
* Support the production of 3‑year capital plans for internal forecasting and for external submission as required.
* Preparing and monitoring monthly capital cash flow projections.
* Ensuring the VAT treatment of capital receipts and payments maximises the benefit to the Trust whilst meeting HM Revenue and Customs regulations.
* Responsible for reviewing Trust procedures in relation to capital and fixed asset accounting, ensuring compliance with international financial reporting standards.
* Prepare capital charge estimates for future years to ensure that projected costs are included in future years planning assumptions.
* Attendance at relevant capital committees and meetings, presenting and providing advice including capital judgement on business cases.
* Ensuring operating lease expenditure is accurately recorded and maintained in order that accurate forecasts are prepared.
* Ensure that all leases are evaluated and that all Right‑Of‑Use assets are accounted for correctly in line with IFRS 16 Lease Accounting standard, and that accurate forecasts are prepared.
* Supports the Head of Financial Accounting in the collection, collation and input of required information for all monthly, quarterly and year‑end returns and relevant sections of the annual accounts and notes.
* Providing professional financial support and advice to staff within the finance services function and its customers.
* Proposes policy changes in relation to capital and technical accounting functions and has responsibility for developing and implementing procedures.
* Liaising with internal and external auditors providing appropriate support and information to enable them to undertake their reviews.
* Ensures the technical accounting function operates within a culture of openness, transparency, responsiveness and efficiency, and provides a customer‑focused service.
* Responsibility for line‑managing and developing staff within the technical accounting function, so that all staff have agreed objectives, a personal development plan and annual performance reviews, ensuring continuous improvement of services to customers.
* Ensure that corporate tax is accounted for, reported on and returns submitted in line with requirements, including VAT and CIS.
* Carry out the administration and accounting for provisions in line with all guidance and statutes, ensuring correct processing through the ledgers and appropriate internal and external reporting. This includes accounting for the NHS Resolution activities.
* Co‑ordinate stocktake returns for the annual accounts plus any ad‑hoc stocktake requirements. Co‑ordinate costing for the reported stock and correct accounting of all stocks on the ledgers.
* Maintain the Trust’s losses and special payments register, ensuring claims are processed in accordance with Trust procedures, reconciled and reported in line with internal and external reporting requirements.
* Work with and support colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the service.
* Provide clear communication of complex and/or technical financial information to all Trust colleagues as required.
* Liaison with external bodies as required, including contracting for estate valuation, discussions with VAT advisors and query resolution with suppliers, maintaining an adequate audit trail.
* Communicate on work prioritisation and allocation of tasks to meet deadlines, collaborative working and input to problem solving and decision making.
* Plan own workload and that of the team to achieve objectives within agreed timescales, working independently to professional standards.
* Apply national NHS guidelines and directives, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and advising on their implications for the Trust.
* Utilise finance experience and accountancy qualifications to provide information and advice without reference to line managers.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
* Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
* Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more.
* Staff networks and support groups.
This advert closes on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
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