Finance Assistant

To work within the Group Finance Team to provide comprehensive financial advice to Service and Speciality managers to enable the achievement of financial balance and contribute to the business planning process and service developments.

The post holder will be part of a team directly involved in the maintenance of the general ledger and budgetary control system and ensuring compliance with all finance policies and procedures [including the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs)].

This role will provide the successful candidate with a stepping stone into an NHS finance career with the opportunity to study for an AAT qualification and then onto a Professional Accountancy qualification through the apprenticeship levy route.

There will be an opportunity to progress in this training role to a Band 4 on successful completion of the required competency framework.

The interview process will include an MS Excel Test as part of the selection process.

Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested

• Support the Finance Manager in the provision of financial and management information to the team.
• Assist in ensuring accurate monthly financial reports are distributed to managers so that timely and accurate financial information can be incorporated into the decision making process.
• Maintenance of the system for the control of establishments, ensuring these are up-to-date and accurate, and that establishment and vacancy information is distributed in accordance with key deadlines.
• Assist with the preparation, completion and input of specific monthly expenditure journals to pay, non pay, income and any other transfers as required, in line with the agreed monthly reporting timetable.