About this role
Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an organised and highly accurate Accounts Assistant to join our Financial Accounts team.
Reporting to the Treasury Accountant, you will help deliver an efficient treasury service. Key responsibilities include recording and allocating cash and cheque receipts, maintaining cash books, completing bank reconciliations, processing card payments, preparing weekly banking and petty cash, and identifying income and expenditure across bank accounts. You will also support other treasury functions when required.
You will have five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including Maths and English, ideally with experience in a finance or cashiering environment and an understanding of finance functions. You must be highly numerate, IT literate and confident using spreadsheets, with strong communication, problem-solving and organisational skills. The ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining excellent attention to detail is essential.
If you are professional, approachable and keen to contribute to a busy NHS finance team, we would welcome your application. Join UHB and help us build healthier lives through our values of Kind, Connected and Bold.
For a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.
For further information on the role, please contact [email protected]
This is a part time post for 22.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
1. To record all cheques/cash received onto cash sheets, issue receipts and cash allocation on ledgers
2. To collate cheque requisitions, ensuring adequate back up and authorisation
3. Reconciliations of cash book to bank statements for all bank accounts
4. Weekly preparation of petty cash for cashiers
5. Operate the Streamline debit card terminal and allocate payments received
6. Identify and allocate income/expenditure from the bank accounts
7. Maintenance of cash books
7. Preparation of the weekly banking
8. Cover of other treasury functions in the case of absence/holiday
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths and English
Desirable
Part AAT qualification
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a finance environment / Cashiers. With familiarity of all finance functions (Sales Ledger, Payroll, Cash Management and Purchase Ledger
Additional Criteria Essential
Highly numerate with analytical mind Excellent communication skills both verbally and written Work planning and co-ordination skills Team working and team building skills Motivator Problem solving skills IT literate with the ability to analyse large amounts of data using spreadsheets Ability to work to tight deadlines Knowledge of Trust SOs, SFIs & Scheme of Delegation -- their application to the Trust procurement and accounts payable processes. Awareness of the importance of cash position on a business Professional Approachable Punctual Accuracy with attention to detail Highly organised
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.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Regent Court
Second Floor, 14, George Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 1NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)