Band 6 Assistant Senior Financial Accountant | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Birmingham is looking for a Finance Accounts Assistant to join their team. The role includes preparing financial reports, managing debtors and creditors, and supporting annual account preparation. Candidates should have experience in financial analysis and be pursuing or have a CCAB accountancy qualification. This position involves working two days a week onsite with support for further qualification development. The application deadline is 10 Nov 2025.

Benefits

Support for CCAB qualification

Work from home flexibility

Accredited finance team support

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis and reporting.
• Ability to manage debtors and creditors effectively.
• Familiarity with capital expenditure reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the finance pack for the trust.
• Monitor expenditure against the capital programme.
• Assist in preparation of annual accounts.

Skills

Financial reporting

Debt and creditor analysis

Capital asset management

Experience with NHS finance

Education

CCAB accountancy qualification (or working towards)

Tools

Excel

Finance software tools

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the financial accounts team at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT. This role will provide the successful candidate with experience across the financial accounts service, including reporting on debtors and creditors, maintenance of the trust's asset register and supporting the production of annual accounts for both the trust and its charitable fund. The successful candidate will be passionate about ensuring the financial accounts function supports the rest of the finance team, and the wider trust, in delivering their objectives.

Reporting and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, the post holder will be responsible for the preparation of the finance pack for the trust. The work includes the analysis of debtors and creditors for the trust, and the completion of other agreed financial accounts journals at month end.

The post holder will assist in the monthly monitoring of expenditure against the capital programme, the reporting of capital expenditure and the preparation and maintenance of the trust’s capital asset register.

The post holder will assist with the preparation of the annual accounts, supporting working papers, and monthly returns to NHS England (NHSE) for the trust and assist in the preparation of the annual Charitable Accounts for the Trust.

The post holder will lead on the quarterly agreement of balances exercises and will have close working relationships with senior managers within the finance and estates departments, as well as officers with the shared services provider East Lancashire Financial Services ELFS, the Government Banking Service, the Trust’s commercial bankers, other NHS trusts, payroll, and internal and external audit.

Team and Environment

The financial accounts team sits within the wider corporate finance function, is vital in ensuring the trust’s balance sheet is managed and reported effectively, and that wider month- and year-end reporting, is completed accurately and in line with technical requirements.

The team comprises five posts, working face‑to‑face in the office for two days a week, with regular support via phone and Microsoft Teams while working from home. The finance team is accredited to level 2 by 'Future Focused Finance' and support is available for the successful candidate to continue their journey towards a CCAB accountancy qualification.

Application Details

For job description and detailed responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025.