Financial Accountant (General Ledger)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing key financial accounting services, including managing the Trust's ROU asset register, preparing Charitable Funds accounts, and monitoring provisions. The Financial Accountant will support the Assistant Director of Finance with internal and external reporting, including monthly reports and statutory year-end accounts. They will also assist with the year-end external audit process and be responsible for providing relevant information. The position is full-time and based at Knowsley Community College.
Essential criteria
- CCAB qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Significant financial accounting experience
- Supervisory experience
- Experience of working in NHS finance
- Experience of the Oracle General Ledger System including Business Intelligence
- Experience of providing training and support to others in own specialist area
- Evidence of planning and organising tasks required to achieve a specific outcome within a specified timeframe without direction from line manager
- [contact details removed], interpreting and presenting complex data and producing robust forecasts
- Highly computer literate including MS Word, Excel, Access. Able to extract data, create and manipulate complex spreadsheets
- Good standard of communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to nonfinance managers
- Acts professionally in all dealings with colleagues and in liaising with external bodies; must be able to adapt style appropriately to deal diplomatically with senior personnel
- Good standard of written communications
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Well organised, able to plan and prioritise own workload
- Good negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to support change
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Requirement to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and when analysing data/statistics
- CCAB qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Significant financial accounting experience
- Supervisory experience
- Experience of working in NHS finance
- Experience of the Oracle General Ledger System including Business Intelligence
- Experience of providing training and support to others in own specialist area
- Evidence of planning and organising tasks required to achieve a specific outcome within a specified timeframe without direction from line manager
- [contact details removed], interpreting and presenting complex data and producing robust forecasts
- Highly computer literate including MS Word, Excel, Access. Able to extract data, create and manipulate complex spreadsheets
- Good standard of communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to nonfinance managers
- Acts professionally in all dealings with colleagues and in liaising with external bodies; must be able to adapt style appropriately to deal diplomatically with senior personnel
- Good standard of written communications
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Well organised, able to plan and prioritise own workload
- Good negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to support change
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Requirement to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and when analysing data/statistics
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 13d ago · Closes in 24d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Financial Accountant (General Ledger)
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Finance Department at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The position of Financial Accountant (General Ledger) will be based at Knowsley Community College and will be full time (37.5 hours).
Interview Date is yet to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
Provide key aspects of financial accounting services which include updating and monitoring the Trust's ROU asset register, preparation/review of the Trust's Charitable Funds accounts, remeasurement and monitoring of provisions and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.Support the Assistant Director of Finance - Financial Services on aspects of internal and external reporting including monthly reporting and statutory year end accounts.Assist with the year end external audit exercise and be responsible for provision of information as it relates to the role.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical spec
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