NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Finance Assistant (Graduate Trainee)

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Job summary

Arden & GEM CSU's Corporate Finance department is looking for a Graduate Trainee to join our teams based at Birch House in Mansfield and Westgate House in Warwick. This is a training programme where you will complete the Level 7 apprenticeship and is a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship with the opportunity for a substantive post if you successfully complete the programme.

This is a chance to establish and develop your career in an enthusiastic, fast-moving environment where both your personal and professional skills will be used to the full.

You will be working with colleagues within Corporate Finance and AGEM Services. You will be supporting on a wide range of financial management activities such as month end accounts preparation, business forecasting and financial planning and analysis, pricing new business opportunities and bids, statutory account preparation and ledger management.

You will be a self-motivated Graduate with a desire to gain a professional accounting qualification (CIMA/CIPFA) and a strong interest in making innovative use of your skills to support the development of services.

Good IT skills, attention to detail and an ambition to gain experience alongside study will be essential. The ability to manage and plan workload to challenging timescales is a must.

Main duties of the job

This is a 3 year training post, where Arden and GEM CSU will be training an individual to deliver job descriptions for a minimum of two rotations. The individual must be willing to study to an apprenticeship level 7, gaining a professional accounting qualification on completion. The training programme requires the individual to pass exams, in the case where exams and any re-sits are failed, the post will be reviewed. It is envisaged that there will be a minimum of 2 rotations, potentially 3, across the training period, in finance functions within the CSU.

About us

CSU staff are predominantly currently working from home and we anticipate that this will continue . We have occasional (monthly) face-to-face meetings at various locations in the East Midlands.

Date posted

01 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Agenda for Change Annex 21- Pay and Banding of trainees

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

880-3922228

Job locations

St Johns House or Cardinal Square

Leicester or Derby

LE1 6NB

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is intended that there will be at least two rotations:

Management Accounts wherethe post holder will support the Finance Business Partner in providing information and support to the Executive Team and Heads of Service and be responsible for supporting the provision of accurate financial advice, information and support to budget holders and managers within the organisation.

The second rotation is likely to be within a Financial Accounts team or a Commercial Finance team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is intended that there will be at least two rotations:

The second rotation is likely to be within a Financial Accounts team or a Commercial Finance team.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

Degree course graduate

Desirable

Some work experience

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

Degree course graduate

Desirable

Some work experience

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Address

St Johns House or Cardinal Square

Leicester or Derby

LE1 6NB

Employer's website

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Address

St Johns House or Cardinal Square

Leicester or Derby

LE1 6NB

Employer's website

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)