Assistant Finance Manager

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to ensure compliance and financial governance within the Trust. The role involves responsibilities such as VAT returns, managing reconciliations, and supporting audits. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications like AAT membership and experience in finance. The Trust promotes diversity and organizational health, offering an inclusive work environment and various benefits.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Professional qualifications or equivalent experience in finance.
• Strong technical expertise in reconciliations, VAT, PAYE/NI, and pensions.
• Confident use of advanced Excel, database, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit the Trust's VAT return and reconcile taxes.
• Maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the year-end accounts and audits.
• Ensure compliance with financial governance and fraud prevention.

Skills

Strong understanding of reconciliations

VAT knowledge

PAYE/NI familiarity

Double-entry accounting

Advanced Excel skills

Education

AAT membership or degree-level qualification

Studying towards CCAB (desirable)

Tools

Computerised finance systems

Job description

We are seeking an Assistant Finance Manager (Financial Accounts and Financial Services) to join our Financial Accounts and Treasury team at Pinderfields Hospital (Stanley Hall).

This is a pivotal post that supports the Trusts statutory compliance, financial governance, and cash management.The role provides essential technical support across key areas including VAT, pensions, PAYE/NI, balance sheet reconciliations, provisions, and banking.

You will play a vital part in maintaining strong financial controls, ensuring statutory returns are accurate and timely, and supporting both internal and external audit processes.

At Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, our Finance Department is committed to:

• Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion across our workforce.
• Supporting staff health, wellbeing, and professional development.
• Driving innovation to make the best use of available resources.

We are proud to deliver a high-quality finance function that supports the Trust in providing the very best care to our patients and the communities we serve.

Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Finance Manager, you will:

• Prepare and submit the Trusts VAT return, including monthly reviews, adjustments, and liaison with VAT advisors.
• Complete and reconcile pensions, tax, and national insurance pay overs in line with statutory deadlines.
• Maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations and working papers, including provisions such as early retirement and injury benefits.
• Lead on the reporting of losses and special payments, ensuring compliance with Trust and national policy.
• Manage accommodation deposits and oversee the operation of merchant terminals across the Trust.Provide resilience within the Treasury function, including daily bank reconciliations, cashflow, payment preparation and secondary checks.
• Support the production of year-end accounts, working papers, and coordination of both internal and external audits.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of new requirements such as Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT.
• Uphold the Trusts financial governance and fraud prevention controls, ensuring segregation of duties is maintained.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

Professional qualifications/experience: AAT membership, degree-level qualification, or equivalent experience in finance (studying towards CCAB is desirable).

Technical expertise: Strong understanding of reconciliations, VAT, PAYE/NI, pensions, and double-entry accounting.

Systems skills: Confident use of computerised finance systems with advanced Excel, database, and reporting skills.

Accuracy and compliance: Proven ability to work with precision, meet statutory deadlines, and maintain high standards of control.

Communication skills: Ability to explain complex financial matters clearly to colleagues at all levels, including non-finance staff.

Leadership and teamwork: Experience in supervising or supporting staff, with a commitment to knowledge sharing and professional development.

Proactive approach: Strong problem-solving skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to work independently while contributing to a wider team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Senior Finance Manager – Financial Services