Finance Team Leader - Financial Accounting

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Finance Team Leader to manage the Finance Accounting Team. Responsibilities include overseeing cash and banking transactions, ensuring funds for salary and supplier payments, and reconciling balance sheet accounts. Candidates should possess experience in financial accounting, preferably within the NHS, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This position offers a range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement and relocation support.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a financial accounting department.
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Knowledge of Cash Management and Balance Sheet Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Finance Accounting Team.
• Ensure funds are available to pay salaries and suppliers on time.
• Manage reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

GCSE Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent

AAT Level 4 or equivalent

Progress towards a professional accounting qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & Outlook)

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Team Leader - Financial Accounting

The closing date is 28 September 2025

The main purpose of this role is to manage the Finance Accounting Team, which looks after the Trust's cash and banking systems. This is a vital role within the Trust as it manages the cash and banking transactions on a daily basis, making sure that the Trust holds adequate funds to pay salaries and suppliers on time.

The successful applicant will manage a team of 4, handling the cash and banking transactions and posting the relevant financial journals to Oracle which the Trust uses as its main financial system.

The role will also involve reconciling the Balance Sheet control accounts on a monthly basis, and be responsible for signing these off.

The role will also involve meeting with our external auditors and supplying them with the information as per a request for the Trust cash transactions.

Main duties of the job

• Manage the Finance Accounting Team
• Making sure that adequate funds are available to pay salaries and suppliers on time
• Managing the reconciliation of the balance sheet control accounts
• Managing posting financial journals to Oracle
• Managing the Cash Management module

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent experience
• AAT Level 4 or equivalent experience
• Progress towards a professional accounting qualification

Experience

• Experience of working in a financial accounting department
• Experience of using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & Outlook)
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Knowledge of Cash Management and Balance Sheet Accounting

Personal Attributes

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively on complex matters across all levels
• Able to work flexibly as part of a team in order to achieve objectives

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust