Contact Aileen Mark | 028 2563 1555 | [email protected]
Finance Officer with Finance Management - Southern Health and Social Care Trust | Newtownards
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is seeking a Finance Officer to support the delivery of effective financial management services. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with a finance or accounting background to join a large public sector organisation and gain valuable experience within the Health and Social Care sector.
About the role:
- £15.88 per hour
- Monday to Friday
- 37.5 hours a week
- Location: Ards Community Hospital, Newtownards
- Temporary, immediate start for up to 9 - 12 months.
- Hybrid working - 3 days in office, 2 at home (there will be a probationary period at the beginning where candidate will be based in office full-time to facilitate training)
- Public Sector
What you'll be doing in this role:
- To liaise with, and meet with senior Trust staff in order to assist with their understanding of budgets and any related queries.
- Assist with the annual budget setting process.
- Assist the Band 7 Finance Officer in contributing to the development of cash releasing efficiency plans, recovery plans and contingency plans for the directorate.
- Support the Finance Manager in the early identification of threats to the financial stability of the Trust.
- To assist in developing the use of financial systems, reporting and enquiry tools and working methods.
- To deal with ad hoc reporting and enquiries as required by Senior Finance Managers and other senior Trust staff.
What you'll need for this role:
- University degree AND 2 years suitable relevant financial experience
- OR AAT/HND qualified AND 2 years suitable relevant financial experience
- OR Part Qualified with one of the CCAB recognised bodies AND 1 years suitable relevant financial experience
- OR 3 years suitable relevant financial experience at Band 4 level
- Confident with accounting principles - accruals, prepayments etc
- Ability to manage workload to meet deadlines
- Competent at Microsoft Excel, ability to manipulate large volumes of data, wide range of functions and then provide analysis on this data
- Excellent written and verbal communication with a range of stakeholders
- Work requires visiting other sites in SEHSCT, so candidate should have a full driving licence and access to a car
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email [email protected] or call Aileen on 028 2563 1555 to find out more.
Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.