Senior Finance Officer – Technical
The closing date is 25 March 2026
Job summary
Will carry out the role of a Senior Finance Officer in the Financial Services.
Ensures all reports are processed with standard operating procedures, and in line with financial timescales.
Inputs data into the General Ledger using journals.
Supports the delivery of key performance indicators for the Team.
Ensures that information is provided according to statutory return guidelines (SFIs) and expectations.
Investigates queries from Suppliers, Staff and Customers which could include late or non-payment of invoices, invoice price and goods receipting queries, validity of charges such as Fleet parking fines and excess mileage charges. Responsible for working directly with relevant parties to resolve issues quickly and agree workable solutions.
Will handle some complex calculations, analysis, and reconciliations, including VAT.
Participates in any mandatory, statutory or development training as required.
Demonstrates flexibility and agility to handle other tasks and duties as needed to meet the needs of the Team and Department.
Main duties of the job
To support the Head of Financial Services in providing a high quality financial management accounting service.
To undertake specific projects as defined by the Head of Financial Services.
To input data to and manipulate data within the computerised accounting system. To produce monthly finance reports within strict financial timescales, together with supporting information.
To analyse complex financial queries including the preparation of control accounts reconciliations.
To prepare VAT returns.
To investigate queries and provide advice to financial services team.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Details
Date posted
17 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7789642JN
Job locations
Cobalt Business Park
7-8 Silver Fox Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE27 0QJ
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cobalt Business Park
7-8 Silver Fox Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE27 0QJ
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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