Finance Officer

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider is seeking a Finance Officer for their Treasury Team in Edinburgh. The role involves processing payments, reconciling bank accounts, and providing a high-quality service to customers. Candidates should have HNC/HND level education or equivalent experience, a customer-focused approach, and experience in finance is desirable. The position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits, including a pension scheme and work-life balance policies.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Comprehensive work-life balance policies

Occupational health services

Learning resource centres

Discounted leisure and financial benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar finance role is desirable.
• Pleasant manner and a strong customer-focused approach.
• Commitment to team working and excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile payments made by NHS NSS and consortium boards.
• Allocate sales ledger income to correct customer accounts.
• Provide up-to-date reconciliation of bank accounts.

Skills

Customer-focused approach

Bank reconciliations

Team working

Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Education

HNC/HND level or equivalent experience

Job description

About The Organisation

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating at the heart of NHS Scotland, providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver services more efficiently and effectively and offers shared services on a national scale using best‑in‑class systems and standards. Our priority is to improve the health and well‑being of the people of Scotland by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions and systems.

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, we provide up‑to‑date reconciliation of bank accounts.

The 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, committed to team working and a desire to provide excellent services to customers at all levels. Experience in a similar finance role and, preferably, 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

• 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 personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through 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 a committed participant in the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. If you require 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 is Wednesday 7th January 2026.

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

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