Finance Assistant | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A healthcare organization in Huddersfield is seeking a Financial Management professional. Responsibilities include analyzing financial data, creating reports, and ensuring accuracy in the financial ledger. The successful candidate will possess strong Microsoft Office and IT skills, ideally with knowledge of Oracle general ledger. This position is integral to supporting outstanding care through effective finance management.

Qualifications

• Educated to A level standard or equivalent.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills required.
• Experience with Oracle general ledger and ESR is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex financial data and discrepancies.
• Create and manipulate financial reports.
• Ensure coding accuracy of income and expenditure.

Skills

Microsoft Office skills

Excel

Computerised systems

Oracle general ledger

Education

A level or equivalent experience

Tools

Hyperion

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the financial management team at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

The successful candidate will need to be educated to A level standard or have an equivalent level of experience. They will also need excellent
Microsoft Office skills and experience of other computerised systems. Knowledge of Oracle general ledger and ESR would be advantageous.

• Analyse / interpret / investigate complex financial data, queries and discrepancies which may involve a series of options, being clear on
the value added of carrying out such work.
• Working within policies and procedures appropriate to own area, plan and prioritise own workload to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly
and annual financial timetables are met.
• Develop, create and manipulate reports and present accurate, timely financial data using computer databases and spreadsheets.
• To interrogate and produce information and reports from a wide range of computerised systems by the use of a high level of IT skills,
including Excel, the general ledger, Hyperion and ESR.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the finance system and other associated systems to ensure the ability to produce a variety of
information appropriate to the needs of the organisation.
• Ensure accurate coding of all income and expenditure within the financial ledger to maintain the integrity of the financial reports.
• Undertake monthly control reconciliations.
• Raise invoices as requested by budget holders / Divisional Finance Teams.
• To assist in the completion of ad hoc projects as required.
• The post holder will be expected to develop the role on an ongoing basis with his / her manager and the service and to adapt the job
according to management and organisational changes.
• Any other duties as required

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

Clinical Duties
• Required to assist patients / clients / relatives during incidental contacts.


Professional Duties
• Maintain confidentiality and security of personal information at all times.
• Ensure standard operating procedures and any legislative developments or changes in Trust policy and procedures are adhered to.

Managerial Duties
• There are no managerial duties required in this post.

Financial Duties
• Awareness of basic accounting principles and knowledge of key areas of legislation as it affects own finance area.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity in the production of financial information.

Managing Self
• Participate in regular supervision.
• Attend all mandatory training.
• Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal.
• Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
• Carry out duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunity Policy.
• Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary.
• Maintain professional conduct including appearance at all times.
• Ensure maintenance of Professional Registration.

This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in
the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Aug 2025