Finance Assistant

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the Finance Team. You will support day-to-day financial activities, help ensure accurate ledgers, process supplier invoices, and assist managers with financial information.

The Trust values development, wellbeing and flexible working as part of a hybrid arrangement. The role offers an opportunity to contribute to high-quality financial services across the Trust, working with skilled colleagues and

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Finance Team within Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. You will be joining at a time when you can help shape the future of the team and contribute to the delivery of a high-quality finance service.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate our Trust values:

• Professionalism – demonstrating compassion, integrity and a commitment to continuous improvement
• Respect – building and maintaining positive working relationships
• Innovation – seeking opportunities to improve the way we work
• Dignity – treating others with kindness, fairness and understanding
• Empowerment – taking ownership and contributing positively to team success

You will be part of a team that has experienced significant change over recent months and is focused on building resilience, collaboration and continuous improvement. We are committed to providing a supportive working environment where colleagues can perform at their best. We value professional development and the health and wellbeing of our staff, with a range of initiatives designed to make CPFT an employer of choice.

The role will be an integral part of the Finance Directorate, providing support to the wider team and helping to deliver a reliable and responsive financial service to managers and stakeholders across the Trust.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement.

The role will link with NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) to monitor the purchase ledger in respect of chasing invoice approvals and dealing with supplier queries. The role will also be responsible for raising sales invoices, aid Oracle users with procurement queries and supplier set ups.

The job requires the post holder to have effective communication skills, both oral and written. The post holder will also be required to use their own judgement in order to find solutions in their own area but escape any issues requiring decisions beyond their responsibility.

The post holder will keep up to date with Accounting Standards and other NHS Financial guidance, be aware of the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Polina Mihailuka Job title: Senior Finance Assistant Email address: [e-mail]