Assistant AccountantNHS

Job summary

There is a new opportunity for a conscientious and motivated individual within the Financial Management team. The focus will be in the provision of financial information and analysis to Budget Holders and Senior Finance staff.

We have recently implemented a new flexible working policy to encourage hybrid working and allow you some flexibility over when you work your contracted hours.

Please ensure you have given examples of where you have met the essential criteria within the additional information section.

• Interview Date 23 November 2026
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week (5 days per 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

• Good planning and organisational skills are essential:o Required to plan own workload in line with strict departmental timetables for weekly, monthly and annual accounts
• Advanced Keyboard skills are required, with speed and accuracy
• Contributes to the production and monitoring of detailed Directorate and/or Departmental pay and non-pay expenditure and non-patient care income budgets.
• Expected to manage own workload and change priorities as necessary to achieve key tasks, although advice available if required as guided by the Trust's Corporate Governance policies and procedures. Work is managed rather than supervised.
• Utilises a range of financial and other reporting software products to provide Directorate Management with timely and accurate financial and supporting information. Examples include:o Design, development and maintenance of complex spreadsheetso Utilising database software for large volumes of datao Utilising supplementary systems such as Payroll Data Query (PDQ)o Working knowledge of other reporting packages

Job description

• To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines.
• To assist the Directorate Accountant with the production of the monthly financial statement.
• Under the direction of senior staff to have reporting responsibility for specific Directorates or Departments.
• Production of budgets for specific areas of reporting responsibility.
• Responding to queries from Directorate and Departmental Managers.
• To provide supervisory support to Band 3 and Band 2 colleagues.

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.

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 months pay.

About us

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• 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'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust