Cashier/Finance Assistant

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Salford is seeking a motivated Cashier/Finance Assistant to join their Finance Department. This role involves providing cashiering services across various locations and includes responsibilities in accounts payable. Candidates should possess excellent customer service skills, accuracy, and relevant experience in cashiering. A competitive benefits package is offered, along with flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Fantastic annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in cashiering and cash handling.
• Supervisory experience in relevant settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality cashiering service to staff and management.
• Assist with Accounts Payable duties including coding invoices and processing payments.
• Deal with supplier queries and other ad hoc duties.

Skills

Excellent planning and organisation skills

Ability to use computer software

To understand and work to the trust values

Education

NVQ 4 or equivalent experience

Job description

Cashier/Finance Assistant

Closing date: 10 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated individual to join the Finance Department at Salford Royal Hospital in this key role in the Financial Control Team. The post of Cashier/Finance Assistant involves working at Cashiers Offices across the NCA, and also working from home.

The post holder will be incorporated within the finance team and will deal with various aspects of the accounts payable function and be the main relief Cashier at Fairfield General Hospital, the Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary to cover for absence and annual leave. The Cashier is an integral part of the finance department, receipting monies paid into the Trust and dealing with staff, patients and visitors.

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing an effective and high-quality cashiering service which meets the requirements of staff and management and also supports the Trust's aims and objectives, while being compliant with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions. It also includes assisting with Accounts Payable duties comprising coding and assigning invoices, processing payments, dealing with supplier queries, and other ad hoc day to day duties. This position requires excellent customer service skills, a high level of accuracy and a helpful courteous approach to resolving issues.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 4 or equivalent experience

Experience

• Cashiering and Cash handling experience
• Supervisory Experience

Skills

• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• To understand and work to the trust values
• Ability to use computer software

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.