Finance Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing core support to the finance team, ensuring effective operations and accurate recording of financial transactions within ledger systems. You will support a Business Support Accountant, ensuring work adheres to Trust's Standing Financial Instructions and national accounting standards. The position requires analysis and appraisal of financial transactions.
Essential criteria
- oA detailed understanding of accounting procedures gained from a Diploma/NVQ Level 3 in an accounting based qualification (Association of Accounting Technicians/Degree Level/T Level etc.)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Drive to develop and continue professional accountancy studies
- Relevant practical experience of working in a finance department
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles
- Knowledge of NHS Finance regime
- Experience of working within Public Sector finance
- Experience of carrying out training on systems process/procedures
- Ability to plan one's own workload
- Ability to manage and prioritise competing objectives during busy times
- Ability to work under pressure to meet ad-hoc, monthly and annual deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key people both internal and external to the organisation
- Ability to liaise effectively with other departments to identify and resolve operational issues
- To be competent in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Experience of using financial software packages to extract and provide information
- Knowledge of the health economy
- An understanding of Healthcare service issues
- Advanced EXCEL spreadsheet skills
- Advanced Financial systems skills
- oA detailed understanding of accounting procedures gained from a Diploma/NVQ Level 3 in an accounting based qualification (Association of Accounting Technicians/Degree Level/T Level etc.)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Drive to develop and continue professional accountancy studies
- Relevant practical experience of working in a finance department
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles
- Knowledge of NHS Finance regime
- Experience of working within Public Sector finance
- Experience of carrying out training on systems process/procedures
- Ability to plan one's own workload
- Ability to manage and prioritise competing objectives during busy times
- Ability to work under pressure to meet ad-hoc, monthly and annual deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key people both internal and external to the organisation
- Ability to liaise effectively with other departments to identify and resolve operational issues
- To be competent in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Experience of using financial software packages to extract and provide information
- Knowledge of the health economy
- An understanding of Healthcare service issues
- Advanced EXCEL spreadsheet skills
- Advanced Financial systems skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Finance Assistant
The closing date is 20 October 2026
Job summary
You will play a key part in the effective operations of the finance team through providing core support in the running of the department's financial processes.
You will also undertake analysis and appraisal of financial transactions and ensure these are accurately recorded and reflected within ledger systems.
Main duties of the job
You will provide direct support to a Business Support Accountant and play a key role in ensuring work completed is in line with our Trust's Standing Financial Instructions, standing orders and national accounting standards.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationall
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