About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust for a Treasury Officer Apprentice to join our Financial Services team.
We are a driven and motivated team passionate about the development of our finance team. We have professional accreditation with ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and AAT as well as holding level 3 Future Focused Finance accreditation and offer support for further training and professional development.
We are seeking an ambitious individual who is reliable and flexible and can contribute to the finance team.
The successful candidates will gain skills and experience within the Financial Services Department, whilst studying towards level 4 AAT.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual interested in a career in Finance. The individual is expected to have completed level 3 AAT or have sufficient experience to commence level 4 AAT.
The position will be office based with the potential for some working from home and offers the benefits of flexible working
As a Trust we strongly believe in equality and diversity and welcome all applications. The Trust also offers a number of other benefits, including a staff gym, a cycle to work scheme and salary sacrifice lease care scheme.
Main duties of the job
As a Treasury Officer Apprentice you will be gaining all the skills and experience from Financial Services while studying for the AAT qualification.
The post holder will be part of a wider Treasury team dealing with bank and cash related tasks for the Trust and its subsidiaries. This will involve daily review of bank balance and statements, cashbook and bank reconciliations, transacting payments through the bank, dealing with incoming queries amongst other tasks.
The successful candidates will form part of our friendly, Can Do attitude team. The role will play an important part in helping the Trust and its Subsidiaries maintain a successful Treasury department and also be involved in successfully implementing new progressive ways of working
The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels as well as good organisational skills and a real commitment to providing an excellent service delivery. They must be capable of working to tight deadlines, prioritise workloads and to work on their own initiative as well as under supervision.
The candidate will possess good Excel spreadsheet skills.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsible for the effective and efficient provision of Treasury Management and Cashiering services for the Trusts, their subsidiary companies and their Charitable Funds.
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Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold requirements. Applicants are requested to consider this when making their application. Please visit Gov.UK for further information
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience in a fast-paced Finance Office environment Knowledge of Daily Cashbook regimes Experience of numerical reconciliations Experience with Excel based reconciliations
Desirable
Experience in Finance within the NHS Experience of Treasury Management within the NHS Experience of the Government Banking Service Experience within Customer Care
Qualifications Essential
GCSE Maths and English grade c/4 or above, or level 2 equivalent in the same subjects. Level 3 AAT or sufficient experience to enable completion of level 4 AAT apprenticeship
Desirable
Excel qualification
Skills and knowledge Essential
Extensive experience / knowledge of spreadsheet, database and computerised ledger applications Good understanding of online Banking Good analytical skills, including the interpretation of complex data for management information
Desirable
Experience of Oracle Financial Systems
Employer details Employer name South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address South Tyneside District Hospital
Harton Lane
South Shields
NE34 0PL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)