We are looking for enthusiastic applicants wanting to start their finance career and join the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and be part of our award-winning finance team.
You will gain a broad range of finance experience working in the Management Accounting Team.
This is the ideal position within a Team which has an enviable culture, a clear focus on putting the patient at the centre of everything we do as well as providing the opportunities for career progression and development.
The Trust offers a range of benefits including generous annual leave allowance, pension and flexible working options.
Expected Shortlisting Date: 08/02/2025
Planned Interview Date: 12/02/2025
Main Duties of the Job
Working as part of the Finance Team, the job holder will assist in the production of routine financial monitoring information, providing support and advice to budget holders and other finance colleagues within the Trust. They will act as a link support person to a number of specified business units. This will involve performing routine accounting tasks and responding to day-to-day queries in line with set timetables, procedures and quality standards.
About Us
The Finance team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals is large but friendly, and there are many opportunities for development and progression. Our mission is to be the best provider of finance, procurement & planning services to support the delivery of patient care in The Leeds Way.
Job Responsibilities
Job Purpose/Summary:
The job holder will assist in the production of routine financial monitoring information, providing support and advice to budget holders, monitors and other financial colleagues within the Trust and also act as a link support person to a number of specified business units. This will involve performing routine accounting tasks and responding to day-to-day queries in line with set timetables, procedures and quality standards.
The post holder will be guided by standard operating procedures (SOPs), good practice, established precedents and understands what results or standards are to be achieved. A member of the Finance Team will be generally available for reference and work may be checked on a sample/random basis.
Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility:
1. Financial Reporting and Accounting: To produce monthly financial statements and associated information for a number of departments to an agreed timetable and in line with agreed processes and procedures.
2. Interfaces with Budget Holders/Other Customers: To act as the first point of contact for budget holders and monitors in terms of routine queries in respect of their financial information.
3. Costing and Provision of Other Financial Information: To respond to requests for the financial assessment of routine proposals, costing each element of expenditure or income and presenting the information in a clear and concise manner.
4. Year-End Accounting: To carry out year-end accounting tasks in line with year-end timetables.
5. Setting Budgets: To participate in the production of annual budgets.
6. Governance, Compliance and Quality Assurance: To maintain audit trails and appropriate records.
7. Other Tasks: To perform other tasks as required by more senior members of the finance team.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
* Commitment and enthusiasm, with a keen desire to attain high standards.
* Ability to organise/plan work, performing straightforward tasks in accordance with set deadlines.
* Good communication skills, verbal and written.
* A confident, respectful approach, willing to develop and maintain good working relationships.
Qualifications
* 5 GCSE Grade 4-9 (old system A*-C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English.
Experience
* Experience of working in a team environment.
* An appreciation of the need to follow set policies & procedures.
* Experience in using Excel spreadsheets and databases.
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