Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-THQ010826
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pa or pa pro rata
- Closing
- 17/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/08/2026
Employer heading
Senior Finance Assistant
Band 4
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The subsidiary team is part of the UHS Finance team providing professional financial and governance services under contract to the UHS subsidiary companies. As Senior Finance Assistant in the subsidiaries finance team, you will assist in the production of monthly management reports, including preparing journals, running reports and supporting reconciliations. You'll support the Finance Team and Budget Holders with ad-hoc queries, assist with costings and analysis, and support invoicing and payments.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalising your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.
At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assist in the production of regular monthly management reports detailing actual performance against plan, analysing, interpreting and reporting any variances as requested, and including processing recharges.
Assist the Finance Teams with month-end processes, including preparing journals, running reports and supporting reconciliations to ensure financial timetables are met.
Investigate financial queries as requested by the Budget Managers or Finance Teams. This includes issues about payment of invoices, payroll queries and coding issues.
Assist the Finance Teams and Budget Managers in sorting and validating staffing information, on spreadsheets and in the general ledger.
Assist the Finance Managers in ad hoc costing and analysis, which may include designing spreadsheets for own use and team members.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- BTEC/NVQ Level 4 / Diploma or HNC in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Educated to Level 4 in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline (e.g. ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4), CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, AAT Level 4 or equivalent).
- Previous experience of working in a Finance environment
- Evidence of working with a wide range of finance transactions.
- Experience of working with service managers and handling questions regarding financial matters
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records.
- Experience of producing management information / financial reports manipulating data gathered from a variety of sources.
- Experience investigating and resolving variances
- Evidence of working with a wide range of finance transactions, demonstrating an ability to understand how to understand, process and question financial matters
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- NHS Finance experience
- Knowledge of Oracle financial systems
- Experience of cash forecasting
- Actively studying towards a professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Luke Tibbins
- Job title
- Subsidiaries Finance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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