Digital Health and Care Wales

Senior Finance Officer - INTERNAL TO NHS WALES

The closing date is 14 October 2025

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY NHS WALES

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Finance Team as a Band 5 Senior Finance Officer. This is an excellent opportunity for those with finance skills or those who aspire to work in finance. DHCW are looking for someone who is an AAT member or CCAB Certificate level qualification or equivalent experience.

For further information, or to discuss this post please contact Sarah Szmidt

Main duties of the job

The role provides direct support to the Senior Finance Business Partner and will support provision of a robust financial accounting and reporting system within the Special Health Authority. This will involve ensuring that the Special Health Authority's financial activities meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity to comply with corporate governance requirements and corporate finance objectives.

About us

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care.

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,516 to £38,364 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

025-AC241-1025

Job locations

Hybrid working

Ty Glan Yr Afon

Cardiff

CF11 9AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • AAT member or CCAB Certificate level qualification or equivalent experience using IT systems in an NHS Finance environment.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of NHS Accounting and control processes

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate accounting knowledge in areas of financial accounts and financial reporting
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • AAT member or CCAB Certificate level qualification or equivalent experience using IT systems in an NHS Finance environment.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of NHS Accounting and control processes

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate accounting knowledge in areas of financial accounts and financial reporting

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Digital Health and Care Wales

Address

Hybrid working

Ty Glan Yr Afon

Cardiff

CF11 9AD


Employer's website

https://nwis.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Digital Health and Care Wales

Address

Hybrid working

Ty Glan Yr Afon

Cardiff

CF11 9AD


Employer's website

https://nwis.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Financial Accountant

Sarah Szmidt

sarah.szmidt@wales.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,516 to £38,364 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

025-AC241-1025

Job locations

Hybrid working

Ty Glan Yr Afon

Cardiff

CF11 9AD


Supporting documents

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