Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6823693
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton, Keighley
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/02/2025
Employer heading
Assistant Financial Accountant (Band 5)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated individual to join the Financial Accounts Team , primarily dealing with the maintenance of the
capital asset register, Charitable Funds, the Cashiers function and month end reporting.
We are a small team that undertake various roles and work together to meet the demands and objectives of the Finance Department as a whole.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our finance team. We're looking
for someone who is reliable and flexible, and who demonstrates commitment to achieving both their own and the Trust's goals, whilst fully
contributing to the team spirit.
The post holder will have strong technical skills in order to ensure accurate and timely reporting. You should have experience of working in a busy
finance office environment.
You will need to possess excellent communication and organisational skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be
capable of working to tight deadlines whilst ensuring consistency and accuracy, be able to prioritise workloads and be able to work on your own
initiative as well as under supervision. An enthusiastic and energetic approach to work along with an acceptance of work flexibility and
continuously changing working practices is essential.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. Community matters to
us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to
ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for
patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures relating to NHS legislation
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Charities Commission regulations and guidance
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Methodical approach with an attention to detail
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work using own initiative
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly competent in the use of email, internet and Excel
- Use of financial systems
Desirable criteria
- Use of Oracle financial system
- Use of Nuesoft CARS software (asset register)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 4 / AAT Advanced level or significant equivalent experience working in a similar environment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Practical experience using spread sheets
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a finance office environment
- Previous experience of working within NHS organisation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christine Clay
- Job title
- Financial Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294920
- Additional information
Kirsty Marshall - Capital and Charities Accountant
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