Deputy Project Accountant, Band 7

Job summary

A fantastic 6 month fixed term opportunity has been commissioned to work in an ambitious team to provide financial support to help deliver an exciting yet challenging c£60m capital programme in 25/26 as well as lay the foundations for a successful delivery of the 26/27 capital programme.

The post will support the Project Accountant in providing overall financial support to key Trust projects and the development of the long term financial plan. This will include financial and non-financial reporting, to include business case production, and the financial impact of major projects within the monthly reporting and forecasting, and annual and long term planning processes.

The post holder will join the Project Accountant in shaping the vision shared by the Director of Finance in growing and developing the financial support for projects at the Trust in order to set a benchmark to which other NHS organisations will aspire.

If you have energy, positivity, motivation and capital finance experience then you could well be suited for this role within a very welcoming and supportive finance team. I strongly recommend you apply.

Additional contract details: 6 Calendar Months after agreed start date

Additional working pattern details: Between 8am and 6pm (Mon to Fri)

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job will be;

Working with the Project Accountant and Capital Accountant to lead on the financial reporting of the Trusts capital programme, the production of the monthly project progress reports and circulation of the budget statements.

The role will require close scrutiny into the ledger and forecasts to ensure they are accurate; investigating, correcting and refining when this is not the case.

Review the financial ledger to ensure that the expenditure that is against the capital projects is in line with accounting standards and Trust accounting policies.

It is therefore important for the candidate to be able to establish quick relationships with the team and project leads so as be able to investigate, summarise, challenge and escalate any variance to plan or latest forecasts.

Another key duty will be to analysing the spend and gather sufficient information to be able to add the assets onto the asset register in the applicable periods. A clear, organisation and methodical approach is key to this both from an efficiency and effectiveness point of view but also to allow for a smoother external audit.

About us

The small 'Project Accounts' team have developed a strong 'work together' mindset since the Project Accountant joined the Trust in 2020. There are plenty of varying challenges that come our way and the closeness ethic within the team allows us to tackle them all with great success, building resilience and career defining experience to take us forward stronger as a team and our individual careers.

The Finance team are headed up by an amazing Director of Finance who leads with both strength and compassion that allows us to achieve great results whilst keeping our wellbeing intact.

Details

Date posted

17 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

318-25-T0716

Job locations

Riverside House, Cheltenham

College Baths Road

Cheltenham

GL53 7QU

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