Finance Assistant

Working as part of the Trust's Financial Accounts team the post holder will be responsible for supporting the Deputy Chief Accountant - Transactions in contributing to the performance of their areas of responsibility. This will include producing a range of balance sheet reconciliations, support with the outsourced service providers and assisting with the Trust's VAT returns.
Ensure their key areas/tasks run as efficiently and effectively as possible ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered to the Trust at all times. Ensuring Standing Financial Instructions, best accounting practice and other statutory legislation is adhered to.
The post holder will be required to support reviews of financial systems, financial controls and processes by internal and external audit and act on their recommendations
The role consists of hybrid working both at home and in the office.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.