Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our finance team at Queen Victoria Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to progress their career in the NHS.
As part of the Finance team you will provide key support in delivery of the team and trust objectives. You will be responsible to deliver a high-quality customer service and support to the team and other stakeholders in the organisation. You will need to be supportive, self driven and always looking for ways to improve the performance.
Main duties of the job
- To directly input adjustments, trust wide payroll and NHS Supply Chain data into the ledger system accurately within the procedures of the Trust for review and supervision.
- To identify and implement opportunities to improve processes where possible to ensure financial processes are managed correctly and as efficiently as possible to deliver a better service to our stakeholders and maximise the efficiency of the Finance Department.
- To assist in maintaining systems to enable routine analysis and ledger adjustments to be made following procedure and to meet the differing needs of users .
- To raise the purchase order requisitions for the Finance Department when necessary.
- To maintain and administer the management accounting team web page.
- To organise team meetings, take and distribute minutes accordingly.
- To undertake other duties as required by the Business Partner and Senior Business Partner.
About us
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.
At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To understand the core business departments to ensure good communications between finance and non-finance service department staff.- To complete financial tasks as per the finance month end timetable.- To assist in the preparation of timely and accurate departmental finance reports in a format understandable to a non-financial reader. To prepare and upload core journals onto the ledger to reflect the financial performance as per month end processes.- To provide departmental budget holders as appropriate with financial support and advice.
Please see attached Job Description for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To understand the core business departments to ensure good communications between finance and non-finance service department staff.- To complete financial tasks as per the finance month end timetable.- To assist in the preparation of timely and accurate departmental finance reports in a format understandable to a non-financial reader. To prepare and upload core journals onto the ledger to reflect the financial performance as per month end processes.- To provide departmental budget holders as appropriate with financial support and advice.
Please see attached Job Description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGCSE in five subjects grade C and above, including Maths / English or equivalent qualifications, or able to demonstrate knowledge within this field through practical experience oNVQ Level 3 or Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oOffice experience in an accounts environment. oGeneral Ledger accounting systems
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of financial/management accounts
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of finance accounting systems oUnderstanding of a range of finance work practices and procedures, often non-routine, which require an intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and practical experience
Skills
Essential
- oHigh level of written and spoken communication skills oStandard keyboard skills. oAble to use a VDU for an extended period of time oAbility to use spreadsheet packages (Excel) for input
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGCSE in five subjects grade C and above, including Maths / English or equivalent qualifications, or able to demonstrate knowledge within this field through practical experience oNVQ Level 3 or Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oOffice experience in an accounts environment. oGeneral Ledger accounting systems
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of financial/management accounts
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of finance accounting systems oUnderstanding of a range of finance work practices and procedures, often non-routine, which require an intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and practical experience
Skills
Essential
- oHigh level of written and spoken communication skills oStandard keyboard skills. oAble to use a VDU for an extended period of time oAbility to use spreadsheet packages (Excel) for input
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.
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.
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
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Holtye Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
Employer's website
https://www.qvh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
