Senior Finance Assistant

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is seeking a Senior Finance Assistant (Band 4) to support the finance team with robust financial management information and effective systems. The role involves processing, reconciling and reporting financial data in line with timescales and legal requirements, with opportunities to contribute to a reliable finance service.

The postholder will work collaboratively across the team, support month-end processes, and demonstrate the organisation's values in

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ 4 level or equivalent; or substantial proven experience.
• Experience using financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial administration, reconciliation and analytical support to the finance team.
• Ensure financial information is processed, reconciled and reported accurately and on time.
• Maintain spreadsheets/financial records and respond to queries.
• Assist with month-end processes, journals, accruals, budget adjustments.
• Plan workload to meet deadlines and uphold values.

Skills

Independent working

Clear communication

Prioritisation

Teamwork

Minute taking

Analytical skills

Education

NVQ 4 level or equivalent

Tools

Financial systems experience

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Senior Finance Assistant

The closing date is 24 November 2026

NHS SouthYorkshire Integrated Care Board is seeking a Senior Finance Assistant tosupport the finance team in delivering robust financial management informationand effective financial systems. This Band 4 role will suit someone who isorganised, analytical and confident working with financial data, spreadsheetsand finance systems.

The postholder willhelp ensure financial information is processed, reconciled and reportedaccurately and in line with financial timescales and legal requirements. Therole provides an opportunity to contribute to a reliable finance service, supportbudget and contract areas, work collaboratively across the team, and demonstratethe ICBs values and behaviours in day-to-day work.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide financial administration, reconciliation and analytical support to the finance team, helping to ensure accountability and responsibility are clear and that financial services are delivered accurately, consistently and within agreed deadlines.

Duties will include processing, checking, reconciling and reporting financial information; supporting the preparation of robust financial management information; maintaining spreadsheets and financial records; responding to queries from colleagues and external stakeholders; and assisting with month-end processes, journals, accruals, budget adjustments and other finance administration tasks as required.

The successful candidate will need strong communication, data entry, analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise their own workload, work accurately under pressure, maintain confidentiality, and contribute positively to a collaborative and values-led finance team.

About us

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees healthand social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on thestrengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our localcommunities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes inpopulation health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experienceand access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHSsupport broader social and economic development.

Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broaderhealth, public health, and social care needs of the population across SouthYorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with theIntegrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the SouthYorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and careservices that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GPpractices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals workingacross seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We workalongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSEpartners and other partners to address health inequalities and widerdeterminants of health in South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer

Job responsibilities

The SeniorFinance Assistant will support the finance team by

Supporting the finance team indelivering robust financial management information and effective financialsystems.

Providinga reliable and effective financial administration service across the team.

Ensuringfinancial information is processed, reconciled and reported accurately and inline with financial timescales and legal requirements.

Interpretingfinancial information where required and escalating issues appropriately.

Maintainingaccurate financial records, spreadsheets and supporting documentation.

Supportingmonth-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments, budget adjustments,ledger corrections and recharge invoices.

Investigatingand responding to queries from staff, suppliers, providers and otherorganisations in a professional and timely manner.

Contributingto routine and ad-hoc financial returns, monitoring information and year-endprocesses as required.

Planningand prioritising workload to meet financial deadlines and support theobjectives of the wider finance team.

Demonstratingthe organisations values and behaviours, including collaboration,accountability, inclusion, compassion and continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience.
• Experience of using financial systems

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work without supervision.
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to staff and service users
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
• Effective team working
• Minute taking
• Analytical skills, and ability to explain complex and sensitive financial information

Knowledge and Understanding

• Administrative/ secretarial experience including initiating and maintaining office systems.
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access.
• Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
• Good understanding of accounting processes including payment of invoices and knowledge of the general ledger and coding structure.

Attributes

• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
• Professional, calm and efficient manner.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Positive and flexible approach to work.
• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board