Senior Financial Accounting Officer

Health Jobs UK; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health organisation as a Senior Financial Accounting Officer in Sheffield. The role involves financial governance and reporting, requiring strong communication, organisational skills, and proven financial expertise. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in the NHS, with a commitment to professional development and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Good annual leave and pension schemes

Health and wellbeing packages

Financial support systems

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Accounting/Treasury Management environment.
• Good IT skills including Excel Advanced level.
• Ability to balance competing work deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support financial governance and accounting tasks.
• Work closely with clinical and corporate colleagues.
• Ensure best value for money for patients.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Technical competence

Customer service focus

Spreadsheet skills

Education

AAT qualified or equivalent

5 GCSE including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above

2 A Levels

Honours Degree

Tools

Excel Advanced level

Access Database

Job description

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is the largest employer in the region and we are committed to providing a great place to work for all our staff across our hospitals and community services. We are a highly vibrant organisation with some of the highest levels of staff retention of any major employer in the country and our staff consistently rate us as a safe and supportive place to work. Treating our staff well is at the heart of who we are as an employer and we provide first class salary packages including above average holiday entitlement and a wide range of flexible benefits.

The successful candidate will be an appropriately qualified and committed individual, with sufficient relevant financial experience, as outlined in the person specification. Spreadsheet skills and experience of electronic financial ledgers, treasury/cash book management, governance arrangements and reporting systems are fundamental to the role. The ability to balance and prioritise competing work deadlines will be critical.

The post requires good technical competence combined with the ability to communicate effectively. In return, the post offers a breadth of financial accounting and governance experience and will be a perfect fit for a self-motivated individual seeking a challenge and who wants to make a difference in the NHS.

Main duties of the job

We spend around £1.7billion each year to provide over two million patient episodes, and it is essential that we have the best team helping and supporting us in being the best organisation we can possibly be. To help us do this we are now seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Officer within the Financial Accounting and Governance team.

The candidate will work closely with a friendly and supportive team as well as clinical and corporate colleagues to support a first-class Finance team to ensure we provide the best possible care to patients and deliver the best value for money for the people of Sheffield, South Yorkshire and beyond. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines. Strong technology skills, along with experience of treasury management and financial ledgers are fundamental to the role, as is a strong customer service focus.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting and developing a diverse pool of talented people who want to be part of making STH a thriving and PROUD* place to work and ensuring we continue to flourish and succeed in improving the lives of the people we are proud to serve. If we sound like the kind of organisation you would like to work in, we would be delighted to speak to you about this role.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• 5 GCSE including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above and 2 A Levels
• AAT qualified or equivalent demonstrable qualification.

Desirable criteria

• Honours Degree
• European Computer Driving Licence (or equivalent)

Experience
Essential criteria

• Sufficient relevant experience of working in a Financial Accounting/Treasury Management environment.
• Demonstrably good IT skills including Excel Advanced level as regular user.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital
• Access Database skills
• Experience of Integrated ledger systems

Skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility with Service Managers and other Directorate colleagues
• Ability to meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills
• Good written and verbal reasoning communication skills
• Concentration skills to undertake complex and involved analysis
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with external bodies.

Desirable criteria

• Negotiation and persuasion skills

Further Training
Essential criteria

• Evidence of current CPD

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government's rules on skilled worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the skilled worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here (link to the gov.uk website).

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification ( PDF , 296.4 KB )
• Organisation Chart ( PDF , 8.7 KB )
• Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application ( PDF , 236.3 KB )
• Information for Candidates ( PDF , 496.3 KB )
• Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals ( PDF , 501.0 KB )
• Applicants - How We Use Your Information ( PDF , 87.4 KB )
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders ( PDF , 124.0 KB )
• Staff Benefits ( PDF , 2.7 MB )
• A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement ( PDF , 163.6 KB )