Finance Officer

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national NHS Board is seeking a Finance Officer within their Treasury Team in Edinburgh. The role involves processing and reconciling payments, ensuring high-quality service to customers, and working with bank reconciliations. Candidates should have HNC/HND or equivalent experience and a customer-focused approach. This position is hybrid and requires living within the UK. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working policies and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Work-life balance policies

Occupational health services

Learning and development opportunities

Discounted leisure and shopping benefits

Qualifications

• Educated to HNC/HND level or equivalent experience.
• Experience in similar finance role and bank reconciliations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process, reconcile and release payments made by NHS NSS.
• Provide high-quality service to customers.
• Allocate income and expenditure within agreed timescales.

Skills

Customer focused approach

Enthusiastic

Self-motivated

Education

HNC/HND level or equivalent experience

Job description

Finance Officer

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating at the heart of NHSScotland, providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in‑class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well‑being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re‑invested into essential services.

About the Post

An opportunity has arisen for recruitment to the post of Finance Officer within our Treasury Team.

The Treasury Team processes, reconciles and releases payments made by NHS NSS and other consortium boards within agreed tight timescales including Family Health Service payments, supplier invoices and urgent ad‑hoc CHAPS and foreign payments. Treasury records all general ledger bank account transactions and allocates all sales ledger income to correct customer accounts. We provide a high‑quality service to our customers and by ensuring all income and expenditure is allocated within agreed timescales provides up‑to‑date reconciliation of bank accounts.

Candidate

All candidates should be educated to HNC/HND level (or with equivalent experience), have a pleasant manner and a customer focused approach. They should be enthusiastic and self‑motivated individuals, who are committed to team working and a desire to provide excellent services to customers at all levels. Experience in a similar finance role and preferably with experience in bank reconciliations is desirable.

Location and Working Pattern

Location – Based in our office in Edinburgh, Gyle Square. Currently hybrid working. Work pattern Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work‑life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.

Inclusion

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has made a long‑term commitment to staff health and well‑being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of NSS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail].

Further Information

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Ilaina Gemmell, Treasury & Accounts Receivable Manager at [e-mail].

Closing Date for Completed Applications

Wednesday 7th January 2026.

Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail only, so please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.