Reporting Accountant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Reporting Accountant within the Finance Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for financial reporting processes, including monthly returns, Board reporting, financial planning, and costing. The position offers significant development opportunities within a supportive, high-performing team. It suits an ambitious finance professional who is AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or qualified by experience, looking to broaden their expertise in NHS finance.
Essential criteria
- Part Qualified/AAT (or Qualified by experience)
Desirable criteria
- Degree or equivalent
- Theoretical & Practical knowledge in PLICS & SLR costing principles
- Demonstrate successful track record of achievement in NHS finance
- Experience in a finance role
- Successful experience in multi-agency and multi professional working
- Involvement in enhancements to process and systems
- technical expertise & competence
- Understanding of Technical Accounting
- Understanding of Governance and Internal Controls
- Clear, logical, persuasive
- Ability to analyse complex information
- Ability to exercise judgement
- Ability to handle multiple demands and shifting boundaries
- Ability to meet time and quality deadlines
- Ability to produce creative option appraisals of solutions
- Ability to quickly assemble a rational viewpoint on a situation
- Understanding Patient level costing & service line reporting.
- SQL understanding
- Part Qualified/AAT (or Qualified by experience)
- Degree or equivalent
- Theoretical & Practical knowledge in PLICS & SLR costing principles
- Demonstrate successful track record of achievement in NHS finance
- Experience in a finance role
- Successful experience in multi-agency and multi professional working
- Involvement in enhancements to process and systems
- technical expertise & competence
- Understanding of Technical Accounting
- Understanding of Governance and Internal Controls
- Clear, logical, persuasive
- Ability to analyse complex information
- Ability to exercise judgement
- Ability to handle multiple demands and shifting boundaries
- Ability to meet time and quality deadlines
- Ability to produce creative option appraisals of solutions
- Ability to quickly assemble a rational viewpoint on a situation
- Understanding Patient level costing & service line reporting.
- SQL understanding
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Reporting Accountant
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Finance Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Reporting Accountant .
This post has become available following the internal promotion of the current post holder, reflecting the strong development opportunities available within our Finance Department. We are looking for a motivated and technically capable finance professional who is keen to develop their NHS finance career within a supportive, high-performing team.
We are seeking someone with:
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
- Experience working within a finance environment, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector.
- Excellent Excel and financial systems skills.
- An understanding of governance, financial controls and financial reporting.
- The ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively.
- A proactive approach to improving processes and reporting.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who is AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or qualified by experience and looking to broaden their experience across financial reporting, planning and costing.
Main duties of the job
As Reporting Accountant, you will play a key role in the Trust's financia
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