Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Finance Officer

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Job summary

The Finance Department is looking to recruit an Assistant Finance Officer. This role will work within the financial accounting team with a strong link to the Finance Business Partners, budget managers, clinical professionals and other members of the finance team. This role will provide a dynamic, professional and effective financial accounting service for the Trust.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable (AP) manager, this is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward thinking and motivated individual to join a well-established finance team. You should have a strong customer focus and be proactive and supportive in the face of organisational change. Excellent communication skills are also essential as you will be dealing with and influencing colleagues at all levels on a daily basis.

Main duties of the job

You will be an integral member of a dynamic, professional and proactive finance team providing a comprehensive and effective financial accounting service for the Trust. The post holder will support the provision of the financial accounting and complete the accounts payable and/or receivable processes. You will also have strong IT and analytical skills, being able to support the ongoing development of core financial systems. Strong communication with the Finance Officers, Finance Business Partners and the Financial Accounting team will be necessary to ensure the accuracy of month end processing.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,008 to £25,553 a year Inclusive of 5% Fringe HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5343274-CORP-2

Job locations

Leatherhead

18 Mole Business Park

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oAssociation of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate qualification; or NVQ level 3; or Advanced EDCL; or qualified by 2 years' relevant experience in finance.

Desirable

oFull AAT qualification would be an advantage

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a busy office environment, preferably in an accountancy related role
Understanding of basic accounting principles including debits and credits, income and expenditure
Experience of managing own workload, within the context of wider set objectives
Experience of using Microsoft Office

Desirable

Experience of using financial ledger systems, preferably Oracle Financials

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oAssociation of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate qualification; or NVQ level 3; or Advanced EDCL; or qualified by 2 years' relevant experience in finance.

Desirable

oFull AAT qualification would be an advantage

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a busy office environment, preferably in an accountancy related role
Understanding of basic accounting principles including debits and credits, income and expenditure
Experience of managing own workload, within the context of wider set objectives
Experience of using Microsoft Office

Desirable

Experience of using financial ledger systems, preferably Oracle Financials

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.