Assistant Cost Accountant

Health Jobs UK; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare employer in Carlisle is seeking a candidate for a finance role requiring an AAT qualification and practical finance experience. The successful candidate will conduct financial analyses, manage reports, and use advanced IT skills. The position offers benefits such as a 27-day holiday scheme and NHS discounts.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Flexible working Scheme

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Good general education including Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Significant practical experience working in finance roles.
• Ability to analyse, manipulate and present complex information.

Responsibilities

• Complete reconciliation work between datasets.
• Prepare complex written and numeric reports.
• Explain complex financial issues to non-finance staff.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent time management skills

Advanced IT and spreadsheet skills

Good communication skills

Education

Certificate level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

Tools

Microsoft Office

SQL

Job description

Overview

Detailed job description and main responsibilities. Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Certificate level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) member, or demonstrable experience of successfully performing a substantially similar role to degree level
• Good general education including Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Actively studying towards higher CCAB/CIMA qualification
• ECDL or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant practical experience working in finance roles
• Completed reconciliation work between datasets
• Working effectively in a team and on own initiative
• Undertaking financial analysis. Preparation of complex written and numeric reports.
• Application of national guidance
• Computerised ledger systems.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of accounting concepts, e.g. accruals, prepayments, debtors and creditors.
• Understanding of internal financial control systems.
• Demonstrable knowledge of technical accounting issues, e.g. VAT

Desirable criteria

• Costing experience
• Awareness of NHS costing methodologies and standards
• Knowledge of costing systems
• Advanced Excel skills
• Have used AI tools and developed skills in this area in addition to knowledge of how AI will impact Finance in the NHS
• SQL Skills

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated, proactive and flexible.
• Ability to use initiative appropriately.
• Ability to work accurately to deadlines and under pressure, and prioritise workloads.
• Ability to frequently switch between tasks as priorities and deadlines change.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on data input and analytical tasks.
• Advanced IT and spreadsheet skills, with ability to create and maintain complex spreadsheets to reconcile, analyse and manipulate large volumes of data.
• Ability to analyse, manipulate and present complex information using a range of analytical and IT skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve errors and discrepancies.
• Ability to interpret and apply national guidance.
• Ability to work with non-finance staff.
• Good communication skills in order to explain complex financial issues and procedures and to convey financial information to both a finance and non-finance audience.
• Ability to raise queries and discuss with budget holders adverse performance which is not being satisfactorily addressed.

Desirable criteria

• Good personal skills
• Good organisation and planning skills
• Project experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• A-25-7458732 Asst Cost Accountant ( PDF , 288.4 KB )