Assistant Financial Accountant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 12/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting full-time opportunity for an Assistant Financial Accountant within the Finance Department at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Based at Knowsley Community College, the role involves daily management of the Accounts Receivable team, providing monthly debt management analysis, and preparing Trust-wide balance sheet reconciliations. The successful candidate will also support internal and external audits and manage Accounts Receivable staff.
Key responsibilities
- Lead debt management calls and agree action points with NHS Shared Business Services.
- Negotiate with customers to recover debt in a timely manner.
- Prepare management reports/analysis for Accounts Receivable to aid decision making.
- Reconcile control accounts of the Trust on a monthly basis and monitor other staff's reconciliations.
- Assist in the preparation of reports and information for year-end accounts and auditor evidence.
- Undertake annual performance development reviews and day-to-day management of Accounts Receivable staff.
Essential criteria
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting and/or education or significant experience to degree level
- Supervisory experience
- 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, 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, persuasive, motivational, influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to support change
- Ability to handle a range of emotive situations
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Requirement to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and when analysing data/statistics
Desirable criteria
- Significant Financial accounting 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
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Assistant Financial Accountant
The closing date is 12 October 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 Assistant Financial Accountant will be based at Knowsley Community College and will be full time (37.5 hours).
Potentional Interview Date: Friday 13th November 2026 (TBC)
Main duties of the job
Responsible for daily management of the Accounts Receivable team.Provide monthly debt management analysis and action plans to senior managers.Provide monthly Trust-wide balance sheet reconciliations, including analysis and actions/advice to resolve
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 specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at
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