Financial Management Assistant | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in Manchester is looking for a Finance Officer to support financial management and reporting. The ideal candidate is actively studying CCAB/CIMA and has a strong background in financial management, analytical skills, and the ability to work under pressure. Responsibilities include budgeting, financial reporting, and supporting month-end processes. This role promotes a hybrid working approach, ensuring a work-life balance.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Hybrid working model

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work under pressure.
• Experience working in a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management advice and reporting service.
• Support month-end processes and invoicing for divisions.
• Assist in preparation of revenue budgets and variance analysis.

Skills

Effective financial management

Strong management skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent analytical skills

Technical skills

IT skills

Education

Studying CCAB/CIMA

Job description

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a candidate who is keen to start or to develop a career in NHS finance.

The successful candidate will be actively studying CCAB/CIMA, who has a proven track record in effective financial management, possess strong management and communication skills, as well as excellent analytical, technical and IT skills from within the Public or Private sector. You will have the ability to work under pressure and to manage multiple and conflicting deadlines and have experience in working in a diverse team.

Your future role:

Reporting to the Senior Financial Management Assistant, you will provide high quality, accurate and timely financial management advice, monitoring and reporting service to a range of Divisions. Supporting the Senior Financial Management Assistant, you will provide an effective monitoring and reporting service and be an integral part of the Divisional team, being a key point of contact for budget holders and managers. Acting as accountant for the Division, you will also provide support and input to projects within finance and across the Trust. The post holder will support the month‑end process and production of the financial position for their division(s) and will provide effective financial input into service developments, including accurate costings. This post will be responsible for invoicing for the division(s) and will be key part of financial reconciliations.

We recognise how important a modern working practice to enable our employees to maximise their performance and productivity whilst maintaining an excellent work life balance and so have adopted a hybrid office/home working approach where employees have the opportunity to work either from home or flex their time between both.

Our Team:

As a Financial Management team, we offer a dynamic, diverse and developmental environment in which to nurture and enhance your career within the NHS. We have embedded a culture of strong teamwork, and ensure we get quality time together to build and enhance inter-team relationships.

The Finance Directorate actively promotes training and development within the team, we have developed a comprehensive finance education strategy and hold Level 3 accreditation in Towards Excellence and Future Focused Finance. We are an active member of the FSD (Finance Skills Development) Network, Future Focused Finance, and Towards Excellence scheme.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Head of Financial Management (HoFM), Divisional Finance Manager (DFM) and Assistant Divisional Finance Manager (ADFM) in providing an effective monitoring and reporting service to the trust in accordance with the agreed timetables, procedures and standards prescribed within the trust.
• Assist in the preparation of revenue budgets and provide financial advice/information to budget holders regarding these budgets, including the verification of previous year’s budget brought forward, staffing, income budgets for the current year, and reconciling budget entries on a monthly basis.
• Investigate material variances from budgets using budget variance analysis, report findings or conclusions, and provide a range of options for resolution to the relevant managers within agreed timescales.
• Keep records of budget queries and any corresponding responses in a format determined by the DFM / ADFM to enable a regular review of the service provided to the managers.
• Contribute to meetings with budget holders on behalf of the DFM / ADFM and ensure discussions and decisions are documented.
• Assist in day‑to‑day management of the general ledger, including input of journals, maintenance of the purchase ledger supplies accounts, creation of financial codes within the trust structure, maintenance of budget holder’s names, and clearance of error suspense in accordance with accounting procedure.
• Ensure that appropriate accruals and pre‑payments are accurately included in the Trust current and forecast financial position on a monthly basis.
• Prepare monthly sales invoice information extracted from data files, liaise with departments and customers to resolve invoice queries, and ensure the sales ledger monthly timetable is adhered to meet invoicing deadlines.
• Provide detailed costing information to business managers on proposed changes (e.g. Business & Service plans, staff working patterns), update budget spreadsheets to reflect changes, and upload budgets to the general ledger.
• Participate in and contribute to identified corporate financial projects, such as the preparation of elements of the Annual Accounts process.
• Complete Change of Establishment Procedures, input amendments onto the EPS system, and collaborate with the Human Resources Department.
• Plan and prioritise workload in accordance with the monthly timetable with limited supervision.
• Perform extensive daily data entry to provide accurate information on a timely basis for the general ledger, Payroll system and relevant databases.
• Assist with any ad hoc tasks including telephone queries, postal duties, attendance recording and cascade knowledge of procedures and tasks to other colleagues within the finance department.
• Cover for other staff, commensurate with grade, in their absence.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, but reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

This advert closes on Friday 12 Dec 2025