Assistant Financial Accountant

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in London seeks an Assistant Financial Accountant to support the financial operations, including maintaining internal controls and assisting in VAT accounting. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in NHS finance. The role offers a collaborative environment along with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement

Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme

Free 24/7 independent counselling service

Learning and development opportunities

Easy and quick transport links

Attractive benefits and discounts

Free Pilates classes

Full support and training

Qualifications

• Experience of working within an NHS Finance Department.
• Experience of working to deadlines required by monthly and annual reporting.
• Experience of assisting with the production of statutory accounts.

Responsibilities

• Assist with key control account reconciliations and VAT accounting.
• Administer the losses and special payments system.
• Liaise to correct miscodings related to capital schemes.

Skills

Understanding financial accounting function

Experience with computerised financial systems

Use of Microsoft Office applications

Education

AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting or equivalent

Educated to A level (or equivalent) and English and Maths GCSE C grade or above

Job description

Go back Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Financial Accountant

The closing date is 16 October 2025

We are particularly interested to hear from applicants from the local community.

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, the Assistant Financial Accountant is responsible for assisting in operating and maintaining a robust system of internal control and to undertake such financial and capital accounting duties as required by the role.

Main duties of the job

1. You will assist with key control account reconciliations, administer the losses and special payments and assist with capital and VAT accounting.

About us

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Job responsibilities

1. The main responsibilities are as follows: 1. Assist with the reconciliation of the Trusts Key Control Accounts as required and to ensure the clearance of all the suspense accountsin accordance with the monthly Management reporting timetable.
2. 2. Reconciliation of control accounts relating to VAT recovery and the submission of the Trusts VAT Return to HMRC on a monthly basis.
3. 3. Administer the Trusts Losses and Special payments system, maintenance of register, processing payments and reconciliation ofcontrol accounts together with the completion of any information returns to DOH. Assist in the preparation of report to Audit Committeein relation to losses and special payments.
4. 4. To assist the capital accountant in maintenance of the asset register
5. 5. Investigate and liaise with appropriate clinical and non-clinical staff to correct miscodings, providing assistance and advice as requiredon coding of capital schemes.
6. 6. Dealing promptly with queries and information requests relating to coding of capital schemes.
7. 7. Assist the Capital Accountant with the asset verification process include maintaining detailed record and visits to Trust sites to obtainevidence of asset existence.
8. 8. Liaise with clinical and non- clinical staff to identify assets which are obsolete or disposed and reflect this in the asset register.
9. 9. To assist in the maintenance of the Trust lease register.
10. 10. To work with rest of the Finance team in the production of the Trusts Annual Accounts.
11. 11. Assist in responding to Internal and External Audit reports and in implementing agreed recommendations. To answer direct questionsrelating to work carried out and also providing evidence to Auditors (Internal and External) as required.

Person Specification

Education

• AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting or equivalent
• Educated to A level standard (or equivalent) and English and Maths GCSE C grade or above or equivalent

Experience

• Understanding and experience of the Financial Accounting function and technical accounting in a large organisation with high value transactions
• Good understanding and experience of computerised financial systems
• Experience of working to deadlines required by monthly and annual reporting
• Experience of working within an NHS Finance Department
• Experience of assisting with the production of statutory accounts

Knowledge

• Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and NHS Finance policies.
• To be able to use Microsoft Office applications in order to produce information in the most appropriate format, including particularly Excel and Word

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

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust