Financial Services Accountant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining the Financial Services team to maintain strong financial control, specifically within the Trust Cash Team. The postholder will process financial information, provide accounting support for exchequer accounts and patient funds, and contribute to annual statutory accounts and audits. Key duties include managing control account reconciliations and supporting treasury management activities. The role also involves supervising junior finance staff within the cash team.
Key responsibilities
- Manage the reconciliation of control accounts within the team.
- Support the Trust Treasury Management activities.
- Manage and support the Senior Finance Assistant, Finance Assistant and Finance Trainee within the Cash Team.
- Ensure all patient affairs and cashiering tasks are undertaken promptly and accurately.
- Liaise with cashiers across the Trust providing guidance and support for any cash related issues or queries.
- Provide a key role in the year end accounting processes.
Essential criteria
- Part qualified or actively studying for a CCAB qualification or AAT qualified
- In depth experience in Financial / Management accounting
- Experience of delivering a professional financial service to finance and budget managers
- Knowledge of computerised systems
- Highly detailed knowledge and understanding of accountancy procedures and principles
- Commitment to ongoing personal development
- Positive
- Enthusiastic
- Friendly
- Confident
- Flexible
- Dynamic
- Relates well to others
- Self-motivated
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in finance training
- Supervision
- Valid driving licence
- Use of a Car
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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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Financial Services Accountant
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
The postholder will join a friendly and supportive Financial Services team, working within the Trust Cash Team to help maintain strong financial control across the organisation. You will be responsible for processing financial information in line with established procedures and providing reliable, professional accounting support to ensure the accuracy of the Trust's main exchequer accounts and other areas including patient funds.
To support the cashier functions across the organisation
To contribute to the production of the Trust's annual statutory accounts and carry out tasks related to the annual audit
Main duties of the job
- Manage the reconciliation of control accounts within the team
- Support the Trust Treasury Management activities
- Manage and support the Senior Finance Assistant, Finance Assistant and Finance Trainee within the Cash Team
- Ensure all patient affairs and cashiering tasks are undertaken promptly and accurately, liaise with the service in respect of patients for whom the Trust is corporate appointee.
- Liaise with cashiers across the Trust providing guidance and support for any cash related issues or queries
- Suggest changes to and implement accounting and financial policies and procedures in own
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