Senior Financial Accounting Officer

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Officer to join their Financial Accounting and Governance team. The role requires strong financial management skills and offers an opportunity to influence NHS financial operations positively. Candidates should be self-motivated and capable of meeting tight deadlines while supporting the organization in delivering high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Above average holiday entitlement

Commitment to professional development

Qualifications

• Appropriately qualified with relevant financial experience.
• Strong technology skills focused on financial systems.
• Ability to prioritize competing work deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Financial Accounting and Governance team.
• Support finance functions and provide financial governance.
• Collaborate with clinical and corporate colleagues.

Skills

Spreadsheet skills

Treasury/cash book management

Excellent communication skills

Customer service focus

Job description

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.

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.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mrs Lindsay Morris Job title: Assistant Chief Financial Accountant Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 2266532