Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 125-ICB-016-26
- Employer
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hall
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Finance assistant – Acute Finance
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
The Finance Assistant – Acute Finance provides financial administration, validating provider and supplier invoices, including contract, non-contract activity and funding requests. The role ensures accurate, prompt processing, coding and record keeping; maintains provider accounts and workflow notes; and resolves queries while updating stakeholders. It requires organisation, attention to detail and effective teamworking in a fast-paced NHS finance environment.
Main duties of the job
· Provide accurate, timely financial and technical support by processing and validating invoices, payments, coding, accounts, credit notes and reconciliations in line with contracts, controls and deadlines. Maintain complete system records and audit trails, protect confidential data, resolve and chase queries, support reporting and month/year end, and work collaboratively and professionally. Prioritise workload, adapt to process changes and undertake other duties as the role evolves.
Working for our organisation
The post holder may have regular contact with a wide range of staff at all levels within the ICB, with senior and other representatives of local stakeholders, as well as with patients and their representatives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Professional Lead – Acute, the post holder will process and validate acute provider invoices, contract and non-contract activity, IFRs and mandate payments. They will challenge invalid claims, resolve queries, maintain supplier accounts and accurate Oracle/ISFE2 records, support month- and year-end processes, reconcile statements, chase evidence and credit notes, analyse data, build effective relationships, and improve finance procedures, audit trails and information governance.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent at grade C / 4 or above, including English and Mathematics.
Desirable criteria
- AAT Foundation Certificate / Level 2 or equivalent experience gained in a finance, accounts payable or financial administration environment.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge or practical experience of accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoice processing or financial administration processes. Experience of working with financial systems, coding structures, spreadsheets, documents or basic reports. Experience of communicating with providers, suppliers, staff, stakeholders or members of the public to resolve routine queries. Experience of undertaking routine overdue account queries by telephone and email. Experience of setting up or maintaining customer, provider or supplier accounts and retaining appropriate supporting documentation and audit trails. Experience of maintaining accurate records and working to deadlines in a busy office or finance environment.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS finance experience. Knowledge of Oracle / ISFE2, or NHS finance systems. Experience contributing to process improvements or maintaining local procedure notes.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of working in a busy finance office environment. Good verbal and written communication skills, including a professional telephone and email manner. Good numeric and analytical skills, with the ability to work accurately and pay attention to detail. Ability to organise, prioritise and manage own workload to meet deadlines and service standards. Good computer literacy, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams. Ability to analyse figures and information to support timely and accurate invoice processing, routine query resolution and reconciliation. Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative, with a proactive approach to problem solving. Experience of dealing with providers / suppliers
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of NHS administrative processes or governance frameworks. Knowledge of record keeping standards, confidentiality and data protection.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Resilient, adaptable, and calm under pressure Personal credibility, reliability and professional integrity Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation Willing to undertake any training necessary for the role.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel across the system as required Ability to work flexibly to meet organisational priorities
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Douglas Brierley
- Job title
- Finance Manager - Acute
- Email address
- [email protected]
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