Leicester | Permanent

£54764 - £63862 per annum

Role: Lead Accountant Financial Accountant Location: East Midlands Type: Permanent - Hybrid working (1 day in the office a week) Salary: £54,764 - £63,862 Lead Financial Accountant required to join a well-respected, ambitious and established organisation based within East Midlands. My client is looking for an enthusiastic individual who has extensive NHS Financial Accounting experience combined with managerial experience. In return of contributing to this Organisation's success, you will be rewarded with, a generous package, brilliant holiday allowance, great pension scheme and the opportunity to progress. My client is forward thinking and is offering agile working and flexibility with working hours. As a Lead Financial Accountant you will be: Responsible for ensuring that the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions and the related Scheme of Delegation are robust, up to date and consistent with the Trust's Standing Orders Responsible for the technical robustness of the Trust's monthly and annual balance sheet reporting and for ensuring that the reported results are derived from, and are consistent with, the underlying financial records Responsible for preparing timely and accurate statutory accounts for the Trust and any subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with the necessary financial reporting standards Recognised as the lead technical accounting advisor within the Trust, providing advice to finance and non-finance colleagues The Lead Finance officer for leasing, working with the Capital Development Accountant and the Capital Accountant to ensure the correct application of accounting treatment under IFRS16 to all the Trust's leases Responsible for the VAT and corporation tax compliance of the Trust Lead accountable officer for preparing IR35 off payroll assessments of interim staff prior to their engagement and advising HR and the Director of Operational Finance accordingly Responsibility for the development and review of financial systems to ensure that the financial planning function can provide a comprehensive and effective service to the Trust Lead the project implementation team for major upgrades and re-implementations of the system Act as the Freedom of Information co-ordinator for Finance. Liaise with Human Resources, Audit and NHS Counter Fraud in relation to any inappropriate use of the Trust's Finance & Procurement system Manage the process to provide timely, accurate and high quality information to the external auditors to enable them to undertake their audit of the financial statements and provide the necessary audit report and opinions to the Trust and any of its subsidiaries Maintain effective working relationships with the Trust's internal auditors to enable them to effectively deliver their audit plans in relation to financial services Monitor the Trust's cash flow using short and medium term forecasts. Take appropriate action to ensure that sufficient cash is available at all times to meet operational needs. Ensure that the Trust meets its External Financing Limit and other cash targets Ensure that cash forecasting is reported to Board and finance committee level which clearly details the actions planned as well as the potential risks Lead responsibility for preparing monthly, forecast and planned valuations of non- operating items, for inclusion in the Trust's financial plan and year end forecasts Act as the National Fraud Initiative Lead for Finance Participate in regular directorate operational senior management team meetings and deputise as required for senior colleagues, attending Trust committees and meetings as required The post holder will be expected to take part, and in some instances lead, on a number of NHS modernisation initiatives Required skills and experience of the Lead Financial Accountant: Professional Accountancy Qualification (CIPFA, ICAEW, CIMA or Certified) and current registration with professional body plus equivalent, further specialist training and experience Significant experience at management level in a Finance department within the NHS Experience of producing year-end NHS financial accounts Experience of managing charitable funds Experience of managing staff across a range of different activities Demonstrate the capability to maintain financial control Proven high level of communication skills using a range of methods including written, verbal and presentations Able to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels both internally and externally, orally and in writing. Able to adapt the communication approach to the audience (i.e. finance or non-finance background) Detailed knowledge of a full range of NHS financial services If you believe you have the necessary skills, ambition and experience for the Payroll Officer role, please apply now, or contact Jessi Pabla at Sellick Partnership. With the department workload increasing due to success of the organisation, my client is looking for a relatively quick appointment. Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment specialist operating across the UK. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including underrepresented and disadvantaged groups and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.

Northampton | Permanent

£25 - £24576 per annum

Role: Payroll Officer Location: Northamptonshire Type: Permanent Salary: £24,576 Payroll Officer required to join a well-respected, ambitious and established organisation based within Northamptonshire. My client is looking for an enthusiastic individual who has heaps of Payroll experience, to equip them with the skills and experience to hit the ground running! This vacancy has arisen due to the team expanding as a result of their success, needing an extra pair of hands! In return of contributing to this Organisation, you will be rewarded with, annual pay review and increases, brilliant holiday allowance, generous pension scheme and the opportunity to progress. My client is forward thinking and is offering agile working and flexibility with working hours. As a Payroll Officer you will be required to: Assist the payroll team in delivering improved customer satisfaction and deliver organisational goals. This will include but not limited to pensioner (XPS) queries, aged Service Requests and legacy payroll queries Maintain knowledge and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, ensure data quality, and take ownership of management information. Review the Net Pay Variances reports and to discuss the results with the Payroll Team Leader Give guidance to the organisation as necessary on complex, sensitive payroll issues Reporting to the Senior Payroll Officer, to assist in ensuring that it meets legislative, pension and reporting requirements Assist in the robust testing (including reconciliations) of any future payroll system upgrade or patching and that it is fully documented and has end to end procedures guides Maintain timely communications with the shared service payroll team to oversee and coordinate all aspects of the monthly payroll output, including reconciliations and BACS payments Ensure that the Organisation meets statutory requirements for National Insurance, Tax, Pensions and Statutory Pay (SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP etc.) Produce standard and ad hoc reports for the Organisation Manage and ensure that customers with complex and detailed pay queries, receive accurate and timely responses to pay affecting queries and are dealt with a professional and customer centric approach Reduce the number of back logged processes and queries within; The Service Request queue The XPS portal The emails and daily log query list The Year End tax position and any required Early Year Updates Review and update our payroll policy and procedure conforms to legal requirements, police officer regulations, police staff terms and conditions and recognised good practice Deputise for the Senior Payroll Officer as required on an ad hoc basis Required skills and experience of the Payroll Officer: Extensive Payroll experience If you believe you have the necessary skills, ambition and experience for the Payroll Officer role, please apply now, or contact Jessi Pabla at Sellick Partnership. With the department workload increasing due to success of the organisation, my client is looking for a relatively quick appointment. Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment specialist operating across the UK. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including underrepresented and disadvantaged groups and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.