Financial Accountant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role supports the Finance Department's Technical Team, focusing on financial accounting and VAT functions. Key responsibilities include reconciling control accounts, assisting with annual and month-end reporting cycles, and preparing statutory payments like CIS. The post holder will also help manage statutory payments such as Tax and National Insurance, ensuring compliance and accuracy within the Trust's financial operations.
Key responsibilities
- Complete and reconcile control accounts, resolving queries with various departments.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual Trust reporting cycles, including creating and maintaining spreadsheets for audit.
- Prepare, upload, and post journals to the General Ledger for month-end and year-end accounting processes.
- Assist with the preparation of statutory monthly VAT returns and Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payments and online returns.
- Support the Technical Services Team in managing the collection and pay over of statutory payments like Tax and National Insurance.
- Prioritise and plan own workloads, communicating effectively with internal and external colleagues.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 4/AAT Technical Level/NEBS Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continual professional development and a commitment to ongoing personal development
- Fully conversant with information management and technology to a high standard
- Able to interpret complex information and system outputs
- Able to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels both internally and externally, orally and in writing
- Able to communicate statutory financial regulations and NHS rules in a simplified form to non-finance people
- Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to develop and sustain productive relationships with team members and colleagues.
- Strong analytical and interpretative skills
- Able to analyse and interpret complex financial data & resolve queries and anomalies
- Able to carry out complex calculations and make decisions on how to resolve problems from a range of options
- Able to input financial data into computer databases and spread sheets, where speed and accuracy is necessary
- Able to design, format and maintain spread sheets for specific purposes
- Potential to develop and change within the changing NHS
- Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Able to work independently towards expected results within defined operating policies
- Able to plan own workload to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a commitment to personal development and continual professional development
- Knowledge of NHS finance systems
- Experience of working within a Finance Department and be familiar with NHS year-end financial accounts
- Have a flexible approach to working and be available to work outside normal hours as and when required
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Financial Accountant
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
To support the effective and efficient operation of the Finance Department by supporting the Technical Team who provides a technical financial accounting and VAT function to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Complete and reconcile control accounts
- Support the Annual Trust reporting cycles
- Support the month end and year end accounting processes
- Preparation of the statutory monthly Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payments and online return
- Support the Technical Services Team in managing the process for the collection and pay over of statutory payments such as Tax and National Insurance
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