NHS Wales Financial Management Graduate

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACCA study package

Mentor support

Generous benefits package

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership invites graduates to join the NHS Wales Financial Management Graduate Scheme, a three-year programme to develop financial leadership. You will rotate through finance placements, study for the ACCA qualification, and work with clinicians and professionals to build real-world financial management and business partnering skills.

Starting September 2027, vacancies across North, West and South Wales will provide broad experience, mentor support, and a generous

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:2 degree (awarded by July 2027).
• Opportunity to develop leadership and financial management skills within NHS finance.
• Study for ACCA while in the scheme with mentor support.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through placements across finance functions to gain broad experience.
• Work with clinicians and professionals to develop financial planning and business partnering skills.
• Benefit from formal activities and a generous study package to support ACCA qualification.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Business partnering

Education

2:2 degree (awarded by July 2027)

ACCA qualification in progress

Job description

Never has there been a more exciting and challenging time to join the NHS and if you have the desire for a career in NHS leadership, hold a minimum 2:2 degree level qualification (awarded by July 2027) and can apply your passion, curiosity, drive and determination to make a difference then we are interested in you!

The NHS Wales Financial Management Graduate Scheme offers you the opportunity to work across the breadth of the finance function giving you a host of valuable and varied experiences in areas such as financial management, business partnering and financial planning.

The scheme will stretch you and give you the opportunity to develop your financial management and leadership skills whilst studying for a professional accountancy qualification (ACCA). Designed to develop the next generation of finance leaders you will work in complex, challenging environments in partnership with clinicians and other professionals.

Trainees will be supported through formal activities, opportunistic events and be guided by their Graduate Lead. It is expected that the level of responsibility and degree of difficulty / complexity of the work required from trainees will increase over the duration of the programme.

If successful, you will be appointed to a finance role in one of our NHS Wales organisations for the duration of the scheme commencing September 2027. For 2027 cohort we expect to have vacancies in the North, West and South of Wales.

As learning is best achieved through putting theory into practice it will be no surprise that the vast majority of time will be based within the finance department of your employing organisation. There you will rotate through a number of placements to gain experience and a solid grounding in all aspects of NHS finance. In addition, there are some centrally provided placements on core financial services such as accounts payable and payroll, provided centrally by the Shared Services Partnership. There are also placements in other NHS Wales organisations to broaden your experience in year 2 and year 3.

You will study for an accredited professional accountancy qualification (ACCA) over 3 years and will be expected to achieve this qualification in order to graduate from the scheme. You can expect first class training and mentor support and a generous study package.

Please see the Graduate Scheme Supporting Information link opposite which has a lot of useful information to support your application, including a FAQ’s page and links to our website https://financeacademy.nhs.wales/

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.