Trainee Financial Accounts Assistant

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Doncaster is seeking a trainee in finance to assist with the financial accounts function. The role involves ensuring timely payments to suppliers, managing workload in the finance cycle, and resolving accounts payable queries. The ideal candidate will complete a Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprentice program and have the chance to engage in a supportive learning environment with flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Extensive learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Discounts through external providers

Qualifications

• Assist in various aspects of finance functions.
• Focus on resolving non-routine finance tasks.
• Complete training for Assistant Accountant Apprentice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure suppliers are paid within terms.
• Plan workload across the finance cycle.
• Handle accounts payable queries internally and externally.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprentice

Tools

Oracle

Job description

About the role

This is a training role within the Trust's financial accounts function. Therefore the purpose of the role is to assist in a number of aspects of the finance function's work. Key to these will be ensuring that the Trust provides an efficient effective financial services function. This will include:

• Ensuring that suppliers of goods and services to the Trust are paid within current payment terms and that queries are resolved on a timely basis.
• Work closely with SBS colleagues to ensure a synchronised seamless service.
• Planning the workload across the monthly finance cycle to ensure peaks and troughs are managed appropriately.
• Focusing on non‑routine work specifically dealing with and resolving items that do not simply pass through.
• Completing the Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprentice over 18 months under supervision.
• Payment of supplier invoices both purchase order and non‑purchase order.
• All accounts payable queries both internal and external.
• Working closely alongside Shared Business Services.
• Maintaining and updating all of the Oracle users on the system.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

We have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, which form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of “We Care” and the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.