Financial Accounting Officer – Technical Accounts
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role supports the Financial Accountant - Technical Accounts in delivering the Trust's financial accounting and reporting agenda. Key responsibilities include producing data for monthly reports, managing control account reconciliations, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will also assist with the administration of new systems and contribute to annual accounts and audit processes. This position requires strong accounting and organisational skills to meet tight deadlines.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 5/professional accountancy Qualifications - Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level plus supervisory experience.
- Good knowledge / ability in using MS Excel to solve problems
- Awareness of accounting and reporting standards (including IFRS).
- Committed to instigating and maintaining own development.
Desirable criteria
- Accountancy qualification (AAT or equivalent).
- Experience of communicating effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues on financial matters offering solutions to problems.
- Intermediate level of understanding of Microsoft Excel, including the use of inbuilt tools to automate tasks.
- Detailed understanding of accounting procedures (e.g. reconciliation and balances, finance computer systems and ledgers and coding structures).
- Knowledge of legislation as it affects own finance area.
- NHS Finance experience.
- Working knowledge of Oracle general ledger systems.
- Experience of using automated processes to improve efficiency.
- Communication and Relationship Skills
- Provide advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non- financial managers.
- Communicate effectively at all levels, both orally and in writing, recognising the differing needs of the audience, and respond appropriately with tact & diplomacy over contentious issues.
- Participate in regular meetings and encourage others to offer ideas.
- Exposure to occasional emotional circumstances and empathise and deal with angry or upset colleagues.
- Discuss financial queries with staff and other stakeholders which are often complex or contentious / sensitive.
- Provide and present financial and other information effectively and professionally.
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Make judgements involving complex facts or situations, requiring the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of information.
- Analyse and interpret financial transactions.
- Investigate complex financial queries and analyse detailed data to identify errors/discrepancies
- Carry out complex financial calculations.
- Planning and Organisation Skills
- Plan and organise activities or programmes, to deliver tasks to the required timetable.
- Plan monthly workload to positively impact across the department & the organisation.
- Contribute to the overall financial strategy and finance accreditation.
- Work on own initiative and lead by example.
- Physical Skills
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (inputting, validating and financial data analysis).
- Light physical effort required - sitting, standing, walking and driving / travelling.
- Use of PC / Laptop / display screen equipment continuously.
- Input of financial data into computer databases and spreadsheets, where speed and accuracy are necessary.
- Concentration required when inputting data, checking and reconciling information, making calculations and when answering queries from staff, stakeholders.
- Occasional requirement to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and when analysing data/statistics.
- Requirement to switch tasks at short notice.
- Office conditions may vary from time to time (eg. open plan, single office).
- Other requirements specific to the role
- Requirement to work flexibly, including working on-site depending on the requirements of the role or the wider team at any particular time.
- Requirement to attend face to face meetings and other activities (eg training, stock takes).
- Requirement to attend virtual (MS Teams) meetings when working from home and be present and available during office hours.
- Propose changes to working practices and procedures (e.g. when planning for the impact of new legislation).
- Implements procedures set by others.
- Allocate work to more junior staff in the section
- Provide induction training for trainees, new members of staff/day to day team management including e.g. recruitment (or assisting with recruitment), appraisal, discipline, training, delegation.
- Work within policies and procedures (work is managed rather than supervised).
- Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
- Behave in a way that is consistent with the Trust's Team NUH behavioural standards.
- Training & Qualifications
- NVQ Level 5/professional accountancy Qualifications - Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level plus
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Financial Accounting Officer – Technical Accounts
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Reporting to the Financial Accountant - Technical Accounts, the post holder will have responsibilities across the Financial Accounts function. This post requires a combination of accounting and organisational skills and is expected to work to tight deadlines to achieve the reporting and financial governance requirements of the department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be playing a key role in helping to deliver the financial accounting and reporting agenda for the Trust, by providing dedicated support to the Financial Accountant - Technical Accounts in the production of data and information from which the monthly reports and accounts can be produced. They will also have responsibility for completion of designated (SoFP) control accounts reconciliations.
There is a requirement of this post to liaise with internal colleagues and occasionally, external stakeholders, including the Trust's auditors, and NHS Shared Business Services (SBS), and is expected to provide accurate and timely information as and when requested. Organisation skills, planning ability and time management is required. As part of continuous improvement, the post will work alongside the Financial Accounting Officer - AI and Robotics, and wil
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