Accounts Assistant

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Carmarthen is looking for full-time finance professionals to join their Financial Accounting Teams. Candidates should have strong Excel skills, relevant financial qualifications, and NHS experience. The role requires excellent analytical skills and the ability to work as part of a team. Welsh language skills are desirable, and interviews will be conducted on 17.12.25.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications requirements include GCSEs, AAT Level 4, and relevant experience.
• Experience within NHS Finance is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and process accruals and prepayments for monthly expenditure.
• Request invoices ensuring correct coding and VAT treatment.
• Assist in process improvement within financial transactions.

Skills

IT skills, particularly spreadsheets

Analytical skills

Numeracy

Good communication skills, verbal and written

Good time management

Enthusiastic team player

Problem solving within work area

Able to prioritise competing demands

Education

5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths

A level's or Equivalent

AAT Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience

Full AAT, CCAB or Equivalent Qualification

Tools

Financial ledger systems

Job description

We are pleased to be able to offer two full times roles within the Finance Directorate. One position is within our Financial Accounting Team and the other is within our Finance Core Accounting Team.

It is essential that candidates have minimum qualifications requirements, previous accounts experience and IT skills, particularly strong excel skills.

Please indicate clearly in your application which role(s) you are applying for in the supporting statement.

Main duties of the job

The key duties of the posts are:

Core Accounting Team

• Calculating and processing accruals and prepayments for monthly expenditure in line with the month-end timetable
• Requesting invoices to be raised ensuring that the correct coding and VAT treatment are applied
• Undertake monthly Balance sheet reconciliations using Blackline for accruals and prepayments
• Assists in the process improvement agenda and ensures standardised processes are transacted in the most efficiently.
• Plans and organises own workload to ensure all tasks are completed within agreed deadlines
• Plans and organises own workload to ensure all transactions are dealt with in timely manner.
• Undertake monthly Balance sheet reconciliations using Blackline software for payroll deductions, pharmacy.
• Provides cover for processing payments and updating the cash book including CHAPS payments.
• Assists in the process improvement agenda and ensures processes within the Financial Accounting section are transacted in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Provides cover for the calculation of provisions in relation to losses including completion of control account reconciliations
• Support the production of Annual Accounts

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcareservices for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public,private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; GlangwiliHospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; andWithybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 17.12.25

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• 5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths
• A level's or Equivalent
• AAT Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience and studying for AAT Level 4.
• Working knowledge of financial ledger systems, reconciliations and journals and VAT payments and deductions
• Full AAT, CCAB or Equivalent Qualification
• Studying or Part Qualified status

Experience

• Experience within NHS Finance

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Flexible approach to needs of the service

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (level 1)

Aptitude and Abilities

• IT skills, particularly spreadsheets
• Analytical skills
• Numeracy
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Good time management
• Enthusiastic team player
• Problem solving within work area
• Able to prioritise competing demands

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.