Finance Assistant: Sponsorship Available

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a Band 4 Finance Assistant to join our Finance team. The successful candidate will assist the finance manager to provide accurate, timely and meaningful financial information and advice to a range of individuals.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Trust’s Management manage the financial affairs of the Trust by assisting the Finance Directorate in the provision of accurate, timely and meaningful financial information and advice to a range of individuals from director level down within the Trust and other NHS and non-NHS organisations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good level of general education to (A/O level/GCSEs in Maths & English)
  • AAT Technician Level/ NVQ Level 4 or similar level of knowledge acquired through experience (see below)
  • Microsoft Office training, specifically in Microsoft Excel

Experience

Essential

  • One year’s work experience in a financial management role/deadline
  • At least one year’s use of complex Excel techniques (Look ups/Pivots)
  • Organising/prioritising own workload

Desirable

  • Experience working in the NHS
  • Meeting internal and external reporting deadlines

Skills

Essential

  • Understand the meaning of Financial Management/ Budgetary Control
  • IT skills – financial systems, data bases, Microsoft Office suite
  • Input data, interpret and communicate routine financial information
  • Able to communicate sensitive financial information to colleagues and managers

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS finance regime
  • Time management skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Appreciation of importance of Confidentiality of information
  • Desire to learn and develop (CPD)

Desirable

  • A knowledge/awareness of the Trusts policies

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).

Closing Date: 8 October 2026

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