Job Title Accountant Function: Finance & Trading Location: Alfreton/Hybrid Contract type: Permanent Salary: £38,728 with potential to rise to £45,562 over 3 years Closing Date: Thursday 31 st October 2024 NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for an Accountant to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first. We are seeking an experienced Accountant who will be responsible for analysing financial information and preparing financial reports to determine or maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organisation Every day you will … Work with established systems to deliver prescribed outcomes for a designated area of financial control. Collect and analyse data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Manage basic aspects of the data management system. This includes responsibility for developing and operating basic elements of the data management system to deliver prescribed outcomes. Resolve queries from internal and external stakeholders as well as responsibility for gathering and summarising data for reports. Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports. We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary: Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely. We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential. A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%) Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you. 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts. NHS Supply Chain, who are we? Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care. What skills will help you thrive in this role? It is essential that you are part-qualified for this role. High attention to detail with strong Excel skills. A proactive approach and the ability to understand complex processes. At least 2-4 years of previous experience in a similar role. The ability to deal with large amounts of data understand the data and also be able to challenge the data. Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careerssupplychain.nhs.uk Our Inclusive Commitment At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply. Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careerssupplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply. We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain. Other details Job Family Finance & Trading Pay Type Salary This posting is inactive.