Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Min 3 working days per week)
- Job ref
- 202-7743159
- Employer
- South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust HQ
- Town
- Exeter
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Management Accounts Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
We require an enthusiastic, organised and confident individual to join our finance team, based at Trust Headquarters, Exeter and making use of homeworking.
The role is responsible for supporting the delivery of an efficient and effective management accounting service and you will work within a busy financial management team. Responsibilities will include supporting the team in the day to day function in the provision of a highly professional and efficient management accountancy service, Using Excel for preparing journals, supporting the month end closedown process and carrying out tasks to assist the wider finance team.
The successful candidates will be willing to undertake studies to obtain an AAT qualification that will allow you to develop within the role and be considered for senior posts within the team.
Right to work / Certificate of sponsorship
This role does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under current Home Office regulations. You must have the existing right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.
For further information on visa sponsorship and eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance on Skilled Worker visas: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Main duties of the job
This job will cover a range of tasks that will help the team meet its deadlines and targets. This work will help the candidate with their accountancy studies and prepare them for future roles in finance. Task include:
Preparing monthly excel schedules for finance team to complete.
Keeping records of reports and queries up to date, and chasing responses from budget holders
Assisting the month end process with posting journals.
There will be a range of other task which you'll be helping other team members with while developing your accountancy skills.
Working for our organisation
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.
Benefits
- Competitive NHS salary
- A standard working week of 37.5 hours
- Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Career and salary progression
- Car leasing scheme
- Free parking across Trust sites
- Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
- Staff networks
- Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 7 GCSE’s of C and above including Maths and English or equivalent.
- Able to meet the requirements of the Knowledge and Skills Framework for their role.
- Willing to undertake the AAT qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Studying for AAT qualification.
Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job)
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a financial environment.
- Experience of working within a team.
Desirable criteria
- National Health Service experience.
Skills, knowledge, ability
Essential criteria
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Experience of Microsoft Software packages particularly spreadsheets (Excel).
- High levels of numeracy.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of financial systems.
- Experience of using Oracle.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Taggart
- Job title
- Lead Management Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01392 261547
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