Job vacancy: Finance Assistant, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area: Finance & Procurement
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 164-7450129-VC

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: City Campus
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/03/2026 23:59

Finance Assistant

Band 3

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support the divisional financial managers in preparing accurate and timely monthly and annual management and financial accounts.

To accurately prepare and input financial information such as budget and expenditure journals into the General Ledger.

To investigate and interpret information from the various feeder systems.

To undertake the analysis of income and expenditure budget reports, investigating queries and analysing detailed data to identify errors/discrepancies/variances, taking corrective action as required.

To maintain and reconcile a range of control and suspense accounts.

To calculate and raise sundry debtor requests, and investigate and resolve outstanding customer queries.

To provide costing information for the finance officers, deputy directorate finance managers or divisional finance managers and budget holders, as required.

To provide financial information to non-finance and finance colleagues as required.

To liaise directly and resolve enquiries from budget holders and non-finance colleagues.

To assist in the annual budget setting process.

To assist the monthly reconciliation of budgets and the maintenance of the current and recurrent budget position.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, at Grade C or above.
Currently studying for minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification (e.g AAT intermediate/A Level).
Prepared to undertake further training and development and be committed to achieving a PDP.
Ambition/Desire for career progression

Desirable criteria

Currently studying or aspiring to study for a CCAB qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a financial environment.
Be able to understand and use computerised financial systems.
Excel Intermediate level
Basic accounting knowledge

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in NHS financial environment.

Skills

Essential criteria

Quality focused
Adaptable/ Flexible
Good numerical analysis skills
Good communication skills
Fast learner
Good attention to detail

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
Start an Apprenticeship
Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

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Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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