Assistant Head of Core Accounting Team

Health Jobs UK; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at Hywel Dda University Health Board for an assistant head in the Core Accounting Team. The position involves ensuring accurate financial entries, managing compliance, and overseeing a large team, all while contributing to a positive workplace culture. Candidates with a CCAB qualification or actively studying towards one are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Proven management level experience required.
• Knowledge of integrated financial systems is essential.
• Desirable: Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Support Deputy Head to ensure integrity of accounting entries.
• Manage financial controls and audit processes.
• Lead Accounts Receivable function and process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Team management

Financial compliance

Education

CCAB qualification or studying towards

Tools

Integrated financial systems

Oracle System Accounting

P2P (Purchase to Pay) System

Job description

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

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Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a CCAB qualification or someone who is currently studying towards it, to join an expanding team within Finance, which underpins the accuracy and integrity of the accounting ledger and the month end and year end accounts.

As the Assistant Head of the Core Accounting Team, you will be the lead point of contact for the Core Accounting Team.

Main duties of the job

By way of summary, the key responsibilities of this role include:

Supporting the Deputy Head of the Core Accounting Team to ensure the integrity of all accounting entries transacted into the accounting ledger. You will ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures, manage financial controls, and audit processes and support the year-end financial processes, which will include liaising with the external auditors.

You will have a proven track record of managing a large team. This will include being responsible for the allocation of workloads and balancing competing demands within the team that can change at very short notice. Working under your own initiative to drive good practice and compliance with financial procedures and policies.

Responsible for the Accounts Receivable function and the Feeders processes of processing internal and external feeder files into the accounting ledger in a timely fashion.

Maintain and foster excellent professional relationships and strong lines of communication with internal departments and external partners, such as service providers and the external auditors.

Project manage the process improvement agenda streamlining areas of work and automating manual tasks to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Contribute to the positive culture, governance, and control environment of the team through maintaining high standards of working practices and leading the team by example whilst developing and implementing new continuous change improvements.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

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

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 30/7/2025

Previous applicants need not apply.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria

• CCAB qualification or studying towards but with experience and expertise to CCAB level.
• Experience at management level with proven professional and managerial experience and expertise.
• Knowledge of integrated financial systems.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Knowledge of Oracle System Accounting
• Knowledge of P2P (Purchase to Pay) System reporting

Experience
Essential criteria

• Experience in process improvement project management.
• Experience of managing a large team.
• Experience of delivering within challenging deadlines
• Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement.
• Experience of managing change and associated behaviours.
• Previous financial experience in the NHS.
• Previous experience of working with substantial data sets.

Other
Desirable criteria

• Able to work flexible hours around key reporting milestones
• Able to travel between sites and to All Wales meetings in a timely manner
• Committed and self-motivated
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification ( PDF , 175.4 KB )
• Occupational Health Functional Requirements Form ( PDF , 712.5 KB )
• Privacy Notice ( PDF , 696.3 KB )
• Guidance notes for Applicants ( PDF , 278.7 KB )