Financial Control & Reporting Manager
NHS Supply Chain
Jul 2024 - Current
- Manage a team of 2 accountants and 1 graduate to deliver timely financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders as required (including month end management accounts, quarterly financial accounts, quarterly forecasts and year start budgets)
- Streamlined and improved data analysis and reporting processes, particularly during a period of financial system change, to increase efficiencies and boost confidence in the data
- Liaised closely with other teams (financial and non-financial) to build relationships and improve data sharing, leading to a deeper understanding of issues, changes and solutions
- Lead the process for delivering the quarterly numbers to the parent company (NHS England) and streamlined the process to deliver the figures faster than had been achieved previously, whilst still maintaining accuracy.
- Providing technical guidance in all discussions and assisting the FC and CFO in decisions by providing technical reports, as requested
- Improve the company's understanding of lease accounting (IFRS16) and calculate the lease adjustments required for both forecasting and month end accounts
- Remain the Subject Matter Expert for the Fixed Asset Oracle Module and maintain the register as required
- Review project plans and documentation with the Estates and the Projects team to ensure compliance with accounting standards and ensure correct lease and fixed asst identification and treatment
- Collaborate across finance to ensure balanced and relevant training for the new accounting graduate intake as well as ensuring my team is keeping up to date with company training and policies and encouraging colleagues to seek out developmental coaching in areas of particular interest
