Financial Accounting Officer

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside Financial Services in Dundee is seeking a Financial Accounting Officer to join a forward‑thinking Finance team. The role focuses on delivering a comprehensive financial accounting service, ensuring robust ledgers, and supporting budgetary control in a fast-paced public sector environment.

You will be responsible for accurate month-end and year-end processes, journal entries, and collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders to prioritise workload and deliver timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Accounting knowledge and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive financial accounting service to maintain a robust ledger and support budgetary control.
• Prepare and process journal entries and working papers for month-end and year-end reporting.
• Communicate proactively with stakeholders and prioritise workloads.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communications

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We are a modern, progressive Finance Department that prides itself on re‑shaping the role of the Finance, and playing our part in ensuring “everyone has the best care experience possible” in line with the Board’s vision.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for anyone who wishes to pursue a career in Public Sector Finance. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Financial Accounting Officer to join NHS Tayside Financial Services, based in Dundee. This post is based in MacKenzie Building, Ninewells Campus, Dundee. The role offers the opportunity to shape and develop your career in a fast paced, complex and rewarding environment, where we actively support our staff’s learning & development, through to ensuring we look after your health & wellbeing.

You will work within a team of forward‑thinking professionals in Finance whilst also working in parallel with other services. You will provide a comprehensive financial accounting service to ensure a robust financial ledger to ensure effective budgetary control and financial balance, while demonstrating your proactive approach, initiative and ability to prioritise workload.

The Financial Accounting function within Financial Services is primarily responsible for ensuring that an effective Financial Ledger service is provided for NHS Tayside. This involves efficient, accurate and timely preparation and processing of computer input journal entries and working papers to meet all month end and annual reporting deadlines.

We are looking for an individual, with accounting knowledge, good analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, to come and join our team to provide a comprehensive financial accounting service.

Informal enquiries to:

Katherine Litterick, Financial Accountant, email [e-mail]

You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment.

Hours of work are: 36 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

If you are a current member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Tayside