Systems and Projects Accountant

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Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust is seeking a Systems and Projects Accountant to join its Financial Services Team. The role involves managing financial systems and leading projects to enhance operations. Candidates must hold a relevant accountancy qualification and have experience in a complex financial environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Participation in continuing training

Employee wellbeing programs

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Essential professional accountancy qualification or equivalent experience required.
• Considerable experience in finance in a complex organization preferred.
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage Systems Teams and assist in maintaining finance-related systems.
• Ensure timely processing of financial activities and provide support to finance team.
• Lead projects relating to financial systems and improve processes.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Financial Accounting

Team Leadership

Excel

Education

Diploma level of a professional accountancy qualification

NVQ level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SQL

VBA

Job description

Main area 317 Finance Projects - Corporate Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Job ref 317-2025-26-18-DR

Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Regent Point Town 317 Regent Point Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/07/2025

Systems and Projects Accountant

Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an Systems and Projects Accountant to work in our busy Financial Services Team.

This role is available as a band 6 role for candidates with the essential criteria of 'Diploma level of a professional accountancy qualification or equivalent experience'. Candidates without this criteria, will be considered and if successful will be required to gain the qualification of AAT Level 4 within 2 years or an equivalent accountancy qualification.

The role is a generic role across all the financial services departments which would include, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Systems, Capital Finance, Central Technical Finance. But will be initially and primarily placed in Financial Systems.

• Interview Date: 21st July 2025

37 hours 30 minutes/week

• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The applicant will be required to work in Regent Point, and from time to time may be required to work at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital.

The successful applicant will be required to manage the Systems Teams and to assist in the day-to-day operation of the and maintenance & updating of the Trusts various Finance Related systems.

The post will require communicating and directing efforts across multiple teams, in efforts to make process improvements while leading on department projects.

This role will require the successful applicant to reconcile system interfaces , such as Payroll 24/7 allocate and JAC pharmacy.

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

•Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

•Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

•Newcastle Dental Hospital

•Newcastle Fertility Centre

•Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

•Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Band 6

• To play an advanced role in assisting the Financial Services Manager in the provision of a high-quality Systems and Projects service and deputising when necessary.
• To work Flexibly as required to meet the needs of the various finance department teams
• To ensure the transactions relating to Trust activities are processed in a timely manner.
• To work flexibly and actively to assist in the collection or payment of monies relating to the trust activities.
• To take immediate action and any remedial actions, required to ensure the accurate financial recording of the Trust activities
• To provide support to departmental managers and other Finance colleagues.
• To provide Supervisory support to band 5, band 4, band 3, band 2 colleagues.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and updating aspects associated with the Trusts financial systems.
• Responsible for ensuring the reconciliation controls and monthly timetable are signed off In line with agreed dates
• To assist in the reconciliation of interfaces
• To support the Trust’s wider finance team and external departments in projects and developments relating to the Trust’s financial systems
• To provide support to departmental managers and other finance staff.
• To contribute towards the preparation of the Trust’s monthly accounts, annual accounts and financial returns
• To give quality accounting support, taking account of statutory regulations, corporate governance and proper accounting records.
• To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines.

Band 5

• To work Flexibly as required to meet the needs of the various finance department teams
• To ensure the transactions relating to Trust activities are processed in a timely manner.
• To work flexibly and actively to assist in the collection or payment of monies relating to the trust activities.
• To take immediate action and any remedial actions, required to ensure the accurate financial recording of the Trust activities
• To provide support to departmental managers and other Finance colleagues.
• To provide Supervisory support to band 4, band 3, band 2 financial service colleagues.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and updating aspects associated with the Trusts financial systems.
• To assist in the reconciliation of interfaces
• To deputise for the System & Projects Accountant.
• To support the Trust’s wider finance team and external departments in projects and developments relating to the Trust’s financial systems.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person specification

Band 6 Criteria

• Diploma level of a professional accountancy qualification or equivalent experience
• A good level of education in a numerate subject
• Considerable experience in the finance department of a complex organisation
• Knowledge of financial accounting procedures and standards with reference to Systems and Projects accounting and experience of year end/month end accounting processes
• A good working knowledge of financial computer systems
• Knowledge of the National Health Service and NHS Trusts in particular
• Able to work autonomously to agreed objectives whilst given the freedom to instigate changes, working within broad occupational policies, without reference to Manager
• Ability to make judgements involving facts and situations
• Able to communicate complex information to a range of different audiences using a range of different communication methods
• Ability to demonstrate advanced working knowledge of Excel and Word plus general ledger experience
• Ability to lead a small team of staff
• Studying towards professional accountancy qualification
• Prince2 qualification or equivalent
• Experience in project management
• ECDL or equivalent experience
• Previous NHS finance experience
• Evidence of participation in continuing training and development
• Knowledge of Power BI, VBA, SQL or other Programming Languages

Band 5 Criteria

• NVQ level 5 or Association of Accounting Technician membership or certificate level of a professional accountancy (CCAB) qualification or equivalent experience
• A good level of education in a numerate subject
• Experience in the finance department of a complex organisation
• Previous NHS Finance experience or a large complex organisation Able to work autonomously to manage own workload and change priorities as necessary to achieve key tasks, although with advice available if required
• A good working knowledge of financial computer systems
• Experience in the Finance Department of a busy organisation
• A Detailed understanding of accounting procedures.
• Knowledge of NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it effects own area of work.
• Good communication, planning and organisational skills
• Ability to be able to work independently and as part of a team to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
• Ability to understand NHS and non-NHS legislation how it affects own area of work
• Prince2 qualification or equivalent experience in project management
• Microsoft Office Specialist
• Previous Experience of working in a systems and project team
• Knowledge of Power BI, VBA, SQL or other Programming Languages
• Experience with Database Management.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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