JOB PURPOSE This role will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Financial Control team which manages income, expenditure streams, assets, liabilities and associated tax within the Trust. This includes the following key areas: • Revenue recognition and reconciliation, • Accounting for Stock, • Intercompany accounting, • Balance Sheet Management, • Accruals, Prepayments, Accrued and Deferred Income • Taxation Accounting & Advisory Services • Trust payroll and expense claim facilitation • Financial Control related procedures, systems and team activities The delivery of these will have to be planned and managed around a variety of deadlines which can be anything from daily/weekly to annual. Areas of priority will be: to lead the delivery activities required for the preparation of the month-end results and completion of the Trust’s annual report and accounts, and the external audit for the Trust; to lead on VAT and Gift Aid claim review and compliance to ensure all areas of the Trusts income streams meet HMRC regulations whilst maintaining efficient associated VAT recovery. The role also involves ensuring that the Trust’s systems of financial and internal control relating to these areas, are operating effectively, and leading the development and implementation of best in practice processes / controls in these areas. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the postholder is required to support them in delivering programmes of work that meet the Finance Team’s objectives ensuring complete accurate and compliant reporting to internal and external stakeholders to tight deadlines. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES • Lead and manage members of the Financial Control team, ensuring that they are supported, developed and performance managed in accordance with the HR policies of the Trust to ensure that the functions of the team are delivered efficiently and effectively and members of the team are able to continually improve and develop. • Supporting development of appropriate policies and develop and maintain processes and procedures with regard to income recognition and associated balance sheet management to ensure compliance with FRS102 and OSCR SORP. • Supporting development of appropriate policies and develop and maintain, processes and procedures to ensure the Trust’s financial operations are compliant with all relevant VAT & Tax legislation and regulations. Will require liaison with and management of external advisers to support compliance and submission activities. Focus will be on making these compliant, effective and efficient. • Working with, influencing and business partnering members and leaders in other teams to ensure that the necessary processes and controls are developed and implemented. • Enhancing working relationships with other departments and explaining financial terms to non-accountants to ensure the sharing of knowledge.