Senior Finance Assistant

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Netley Marsh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive team member to join the Financial Services team, in the Cash Team, to help maintain strong financial control and provide reliable accounting support for the Trust’s main exchequer accounts.

The role covers routine transactional tasks, supporting financial governance, and the smooth operation of the Finance department, with duties including petty cash audits, recharge journals, checking and coding invoices, verifying journals, and

Qualifications

• Processing financial information in line with established procedures.
• Supporting financial governance and accuracy of accounts.
• Ability to work within a Financial Services team.

Responsibilities

• Petty cash audits (quarterly) and recharge journals.
• Checking and coding invoices, verifying journals, and related admin duties.
• Support the wider Finance department to ensure smooth operations.

Job description

The postholder will join a friendly and supportive Financial Services team, working within the Trust's Cash Team to help maintain strong financial control across the organisation. You will be responsible for processing financial information in line with established procedures and providing reliable, professional accounting support to ensure the accuracy of the Trust's main exchequer accounts.

This role involves completing routine transactional tasks, supporting financial governance, and contributing to the smooth running of the Finance department. Key activities include conducting quarterly petty cash audits, preparing recharge journals, checking and coding invoices, verifying colleagues' journals, and carrying out general administrative duties to support the wider team.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.