Finance Officer

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Eppleworth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Humber Health Partnership is seeking an enthusiastic Management Accounts Assistant to join the Management Accounts Team within the Financial Management Team. You will assist in providing management accounting information and offer financial advice to Service Areas across the Trust.

The role requires GCSE level education, study towards AAT Level 3, strong Excel skills, and experience with computerised financial systems.

Qualifications

• GCSE level education and studying towards AAT Level 3.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with computerised financial systems desirable.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and provide clear financial information to non-financial managers.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining and updating the General Ledger and monthly quality information for interpretation by Care Groups and Management.
• Provide monthly recharges to external bodies and assist with income recovery.
• Maintain up-to-date establishment by comparing staff in post against budget across Divisions.
• Liaise with Budget Holders and external organisations on financial charges and annual budgets.
• Prepare and distribute monthly financial performance reports and analyze data using computerised systems.
• Work in line with Standing Financial Instructions and support Senior Finance Officers as required.

Skills

Deadline-driven

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Communication

Education

GCSE level

AAT Level 3 (in progress)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial software systems

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated individual to join our Management Accounts Team. Working within the Financial Management Team at NHS Humber Health Partnership, you will assist in the provision of management accounting information and assist with financial advice to a number of Service Areas within the Trust.

You must be educated to GCSE level and studying towards AAT level 3. A sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel will be necessary and experience of computerised financial systems would be desirable. In addition, the ability to work to strict deadlines and provide clear and concise financial information and advice to non-financial managers is essential.

This role is well suited to someone keen to develop their management accounting skills within an NHS environment.

The postholder will have the flexibility to be based at either Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham or Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby. Travel between sites will be rare.

• Assist in the maintenance and update of the General Ledger and ensure quality information monthly that enables the Care Groups and Management to interpret their financial performance.
• To provide monthly recharges to external bodies, both NHS and external organisations and assist with recovery of this income.
• To maintain an accurate up-to-date establishment, comparing staff in post against budget across the Divisions.
• To maintain close working relationships with Budget Holders and relevant external organisations, providing advice regarding financial charges and annual budgets.
• Liaise with colleagues and external parties in the maintenance of finance reconciliations and invoicing to ensure that income is received into the Trust in a timely manner.
• Create, maintain and distribute monthly financial performance reports used by Management.
• To analyse financial data using various computerised financial systems.
• Working strictly to guidelines, policies, and the Standing Financial Instructions
• Support Senior Finance Officers as and when required.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.