Assistant Financial Accountant *Internal Applicant Only*

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our policy for eligible vacancies?

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• Act in a diplomatic and professional manner at all times.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel throughout Cumbria and occasionally out of area.
• Act in ways that support equality and value diversity.

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Financial Accounting experience
• Undertaking Financial analysis
• Providing written and numeric reports
• Working effectively in a team and on own initiative.
• Providing information to external sources.
• Working with finance computer systems, ledgers and coding structures

Desirable

• Financial accounting experience within the NHS

Qualifications

Essential

• Good general education including Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent.
• AAT Technician level or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience of successfully performing a substantially similar role.

Desirable

• Actively studying towards CCAB/CIMA qualification.

knowledge

Essential

• Developed knowledge of financial accounting in a healthcare/commercial environment
• Computerised ledger systems. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Detailed knowledge of accounting concepts, e.g. accruals, prepayments, debtors and creditors.
• Knowledge of accounting statements, eg SOCI, SOFP, SOCF, SOCIE.
• Understanding of internal financial control systems.
• Knowledge of technical accounting issues, e.g. VAT.

Desirable

• NHS financial regime.

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Self motivated, proactive and flexible.
• Ability to use initiative appropriately.
• Ability to work accurately to deadlines and under pressure, and prioritise workloads.
• Ability to frequently switch between tasks as priorities and deadlines change.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Highly numerate and accurate
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on data input and analytical tasks.
• Advanced IT and spreadsheet skills, with ability to create and maintain spreadsheets to reconcile, analyse and manipulate large volumes of data.
• Ability to analyse, manipulate and present financial information using a range of analytical and IT skills
• Ability to identify and resolve errors and discrepancies.
• Ability to work with non finance staff.
• Good communication skills in order to explain financial issues and procedures and to convey financial information to both a finance and non-finance audience.

Desirable

• Advanced Excel skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).