Assistant Financial Accountant – Group Accounting & Cash
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role supports the Financial Accountant for Group Accounting and Cash, focusing on financial accounting and reporting for the Trust. Key responsibilities include producing statutory consolidated accounts, managing control account reconciliations, and liaising with auditors and external stakeholders. The post holder will also oversee the Cashiers function and contribute to process improvements. This position requires a blend of financial accounting skills and managerial experience within a large acute NHS Trust.
Essential criteria
- Part qualified professional CCAB Accountancy qualification or equivalent experience.
- Theoretical and practical accounting, systems knowledge.
- Good knowledge / ability in using MS Excel to solve complex problems.
- Staff management experience.
- Knowledge of accounting and reporting standards (including IFRS).
- Knowledge of financial accounting processes, VAT, financial systems and financial legislation.
- Committed to instigating and maintaining own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and encouraging / enabling that of others.
- NVQ Level 5/professional accountancy Qualifications - Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level plus supervisory experience.
Desirable criteria
- Qualified CCAB or looking to complete professional CCAB qualification in 1-2 years.
- NHS finance experience
- Experience of communicating effectively with finance and non-finance managers on financial matters offering solutions to problems.
- Advanced level of understanding of Microsoft Excel, including the use of advanced functionality.
- Experience in an NHS Provider Finance function.
- Working knowledge of Oracle general ledger systems
- NHS Financial Accounting experience including Agreement of Balances principles.
- Experience of using automated processes to improve efficiency.
- Communication and Relationship Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to develop and sustain productive relationships with team members and colleagues.
- Provide and present complex financial and other information (eg workforce numbers).
- Communicate effectively at all levels, both orally and in writing, recognising the differing needs of the audience, and respond appropriately with tact & diplomacy over contentious issues.
- Feed-back, train and deal with performance issues for staff.
- Maintain a customer-focused business-like approach considering the effect of actions on other stakeholders.
- Invite full participation and encourage staff to offer ideas.
- Exposure to occasional emotional circumstances and empathise and deal with angry or upset colleagues.
- Discuss financial queries with staff or external stakeholders which are often complex and contentious, including reasons for delays in payment and other sensitive issues.
- Provide advice on complex financial and corporate issues to non-financial managers.
- Negotiate with NHS or external organisations over cost, service issues.
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Make judgements involving complex facts or situations, requiring the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of information.
- Analyse complex financial trends involving many streams of data and produce forecasts using a wide range of data and assumptions.
- Develop and advise on complex financial issues and investigate and resolve errors.
- Planning and Organisation Skills
- Plan and organise activities or programmes, to deliver tasks to the required timetable.
- Plan monthly workload to positively impact across the department & the organisation.
- Contribute to the overall financial strategy and finance accreditation.
- Work on own initiative and lead by example.
- Contributes to long-term financial plans working with colleagues to ensure triangulation of assumptions.
- Plan for tax and legislative changes.
- Make daily adjustments to schedules / forecasts in order to deal with organisation requirements and to ensure targets are met.
- Coordinate and plan activities with other professionals and agencies e.g. auditors, Inland Revenue.
- Physical Skills
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (inputting, validating and financial data analysis).
- Light physical effort required - sitting, standing, walking and driving / travelling.
- Use of PC / Laptop / display screen equipment continuously.
- Concentration required when analysing data, checking and reconciling information, making calculations and when answering queries from staff.
- May be required to switch tasks.
- Office conditions may vary from time to time (eg. open plan, single office).
- Other requirements specific to the role
- Requirement to work flexibly, including working on-site depending on the requirements of the role or the wider team at any particular time.
- Requirement to attend face to face meetings and other activities (eg training, stock takes).
- Requirement to attend virtual (MS Teams) meetings when working from home and be present and available during office hours.
- Suggest changes to and implement accounting and financial policies and procedures in own area or section.
- Propose changes to and redesign local accounting and financial policies and procedures, which have an impact in other areas.
- Allocate and check the work of more jun
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Assistant Financial Accountant – Group Accounting & Cash
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Reporting to the Financial Accountant - Group Accounting and Cash, the post holder will have responsibilities for group accounting and other key areas across the Financial Accounts function. This post requires a combination of financial accounting skills and managerial experience within the context of a large acute provider Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be playing a key role in helping to deliver the financial accounting and reporting agenda for the Trust by providing dedicated support to the Financial Accountant - Group Accounting and Cash in the production of ad-hoc reports, monthly and annual statutory consolidated accounts. They will also have responsibility for ensuring the timely completion and review of (SoFP) control accounts reconciliations, including those of the subsidiary, Hospital Pharmacy Services Nottingham (HPSN).
There is a requirement of this post to liaise with external stakeholders, particularly internal and external auditors, and NHS Shared Business Services (SBS), providing accurate information as and when required. A high level of organisation, planning ability and time management is required.
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