Finance Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the finance team. You will handle financial transactions, provide administrative support, and ensure overall customer service. The ideal candidate should have strong numerical skills and be able to manage multiple tasks efficiently. An understanding of financial systems like Oracle is essential. This role offers a chance to develop your skills within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and data handling skills are essential.
• Experience in a financial environment is desirable.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Process financial transactions and assist with management of financial data.
• Provide administrative support to the finance department.
• Handle routine queries from staff, customers, and suppliers.

Skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Oracle

NXG

Legasys

Job description

Role Overview

The Finance Assistant will support the finance team by handling administrative tasks, processing financial queries, and delivering high‑standard customer service across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with processing financial transactions.
• Perform computer data entry.
• Assist with the management of financial data.
• Provide general administrative support to the finance department, including filing, organising documents, and responding to daily requests.
• Meet and work with team members to contribute to the smooth running of the finance department.
• Learn to assist with creating basic financial reports as requested.
• Participate in training opportunities and professional development activities to enhance knowledge and skills.
• Carry out the role of a Finance Assistant in the Financial Services Commercial team.
• Input, check and process financial information using finance systems such as Oracle, NXG and Legasys, completing routine financial transactions in accordance with procedures.
• Handle routine queries via email and telephone from staff, customers, suppliers and patients, investigating as needed to ensure issues are addressed in a timely and effective manner; resolve customer payment issues and manage accounts receivable or payable invoice queries.
• Open internal and external Financial Services posts daily, scan, store electronically and direct them to the relevant team member for action.
• Ensure timely and accurate invoice to meet the team’s key performance indicators for supplier payment on time and aged debt, maintaining customer service and trust cash flow.
• Participate in any mandatory, statutory or development training as required.
• Show a flexible approach to other tasks as required to meet the team or department’s needs.

Eligibility & Inclusion

• Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces and those who have a disability that requires support in the workplace are welcome.
• We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive.
• We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as well as under‑represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.