Finance Manager - Capital

Main area Finance Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Job share
• Flexible working

Site The Colonnades Town Hatfield Salary £51,657 - £58,785 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

The Finance Manager – Capital and Reporting is a senior professional accountant role within the Financial Accounting function responsible for the Trust's capital accounting, fixed asset accounting, lease accounting and associated financial reporting requirements. The post holder acts as the Trust's lead specialist for capital and lease accounting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, the NHS Group Accounting Manual (GAM), the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and all NHS England reporting requirements.

All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Capital Accounting including all journals

Lease Accounting and maintenance of lease register

Asset Register maintenance

Reporting

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the
Care 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. E verything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

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…