NHS Finance Assistant: Budget & Analysis Support

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks a Finance Assistant to support the busy Management Accountant in the Finance Department, handling routine financial queries and assisting with analysis and reporting.

You will contribute to expenditure/income monitoring, budgeting, and cost improvement plan processes, working with NHS teams. Strong GCSE, IT skills, and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• GCSE level or equivalent; IT qualification preferred; NHS experience beneficial.
• Basic accounting knowledge and forecasting skills as part of NHS finance.
• Experience communicating financial information to non-financial managers; strong communication is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist Management Accountants with financial analysis to inform management decisions.
• Support expenditure and income monitoring for both Trusts.
• Assist with budgeting and cost improvement plan monitoring.
• Communicate routine financial information to service managers; defer to senior staff for complex costing.
• Collaborate with Planning & Analytics to disseminate income and costing information.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Forecasting

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

IT qualification (MS Office and Oracle)

High-level business qualification / NHS experience

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Oracle

Job description

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks a Finance Assistant to support the busy Management Accountant in the Finance Department, handling routine financial queries and assisting with analysis and reporting.

You will contribute to expenditure/income monitoring, budgeting, and cost improvement plan processes, working with NHS teams. Strong GCSE, IT skills, and communication are essential.