Finance Assistant | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Coventry is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the Group Finance Team. This role involves providing financial advice, maintaining financial systems, and supporting the Finance Manager. Candidates will have a pathway to study for AAT and Professional Accountancy qualifications. The role offers an opportunity to contribute to effective budget management within a dynamic healthcare environment, ensuring compliance with financial policies and timely reporting.

Benefits

Pathway to professional qualifications

Comprehensive financial training

Opportunity for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting and management information.
• Ability to assist in data collection for forecasting.
• Understanding of finance policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager with financial information.
• Ensure accurate monthly financial reports are distributed.
• Maintain the system for control of establishments.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgetary control

Data analysis

Management information systems

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Overview

To work within the Group Finance Team to provide comprehensive financial advice to Service and Speciality managers to enable the achievement of financial balance and contribute to the business planning process and service developments.

The post holder will be part of a team directly involved in the maintenance of the general ledger and budgetary control system and ensuring compliance with all finance policies and procedures [including the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs)].

This role will provide the successful candidate with a stepping stone into an NHS finance career with the opportunity to study for an AAT qualification and then onto a Professional Accountancy qualification through the apprenticeship levy route.

Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager in the provision of financial and management information to the team.
• Assist in ensuring accurate monthly financial reports are distributed to managers so that timely and accurate financial information can be incorporated into the decision making process.
• Maintenance of the system for the control of establishments, ensuring these are up-to-date and accurate, and that establishment and vacancy information is distributed in accordance with key deadlines.
• Assist with the preparation, completion and input of specific monthly expenditure journals to pay, non pay, income and any other transfers as required, in line with the agreed monthly reporting timetable.
• Assist in the collection of relevant data to ensure accurate forecasts can be established for monthly reporting.

Interview Information

The interviews for this post will take place on 19/01/2026.

About the Trust

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Further Details

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.