Finance Assistant

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

The closing date is 10 April 2025

Job summary

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Southern Health Foundation Trust
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
University Hospital Southampton
Solent NHS Trust
South Central Ambulance Service
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Hampshire Hospitals

Location:Building 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Portsmouth,

Salary:Band 2 £23,615 per annum

Hours:37.5 hours per week

Contract Type:Fixed Term 12 months

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you have a keen eye for detail with strong administration skills? Do you want to play a key role providing a financial administrative service to support the smooth and efficient running of the busy Financial Management teams within the Finance Department and to be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering a high-quality service to both Trusts.?

Join us and you will provide accounting support and scrutiny through the monthly reconciliation of control accounts and posting of ledger interfaces.

Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.

Main duties of the job

Input payroll/budget journals in line with Month End Closedown timetables
Make regular accruals and adjustments
Complete internal recharges
Deal with queries and error corrections.
Use Excel to perform straightforward analyses of financial information.
Open and distribute the finance department's mail.
Distribute the nominal roll and taking appropriate action on return of verification forms.
Administer the RTA and NHSP databases.
In all cases plan work to ensure that tasks are completed to departmental deadlines.
Undertake any other ad hoc duties as required.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate ServicesIsle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

For further information, please read the attached document outlining the vision for our single corporate services.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Date posted

27 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

470-24-0123-COR

Job locations

Building 4000, North Harbour

Lakeside

Portsmouth

PO6 3EN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please refer to the enclosedJob Description.

Please note your application may be transferred to the Portsmouth Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please refer to the enclosedJob Description.

Please note your application may be transferred to the Portsmouth Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview

Person Specification

Qualification and Essential Skills

Essential

Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent)
Good working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
Excellent organisational skills.

Desirable

IT qualification, preferably in the use of Microsoft Office and Oracle (or equivalent software)
Overall understanding of the NHS

Person Specification

Qualification and Essential Skills

Essential

Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent)
Good working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
Excellent organisational skills.

Desirable

IT qualification, preferably in the use of Microsoft Office and Oracle (or equivalent software)
Overall understanding of the NHS

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