Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 343-7873437-SCC
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom Gateway
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Management Accountant
Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a finance background to work part time (22.5 hours per week) alongside our Management Accountant to deliver timely and accurate accounts.
Although desirable, previous NHS experience is not essential and full training will be provided for the right candidate.
The role provides an excellent opportunity for an individual seeking to develop their career in finance with a competitive starting salary of ￡36,943 per annum, (£22,166 pro-rata)
A hybrid working model is offered to our staff working either remotely or from our state-of-the-art offices in Epsom with parking on site available.
The NHS have one of the most competitive and supportive benefits packages offered anywhere in the UK. Our generous holiday entitlement is 27 days per year, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus eight public holidays.
In addition to this we offer an excellent pension package, staff discounts and interest free travel.
Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust also offers staff a Day Nursery for children up until school age and a playscheme for children age 6-11 during school holidays. Staff can take advantage of paying these fees by salary sacrifice.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for providing financial information to managers in order to facilitate sound decision-making.
To support or undertake projects which will lead to improving the accuracy and timeliness of financial information being reported to Directorates.
To ensure that the financial statements represent a true, fair view, and meet relevant financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to interpret and utilise complex information for reporting, forecasting, costing and planning purposes
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise a number of tasks
- Excellent IT skills with the ability to accurately create input and manipulate data
- Ability to work to tight timescales
- Ability to work in changing environments
Desirable criteria
- Budget Setting
- Develop reports and documents, using a range of software
- NHS Financial Regime
- Service Line Reporting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Management Accounts Department
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Progress towards CCAB professional qualification or AAT qualified
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vicky Richardson
- Job title
- Finance & Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342093323
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Contact name
Vicky Richardson
Contact job title
Finance & Business Manager
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