# Assistant Accountant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- **Town:** Sunderland
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T15:42:34.766Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Sunderland/North_East_North_Cumbria_Integrated_Care_Board/Admin/Admin-v8182600
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8182600?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join the Finance Team at the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and play a key role in supporting the effective management of public finances that help deliver high-quality healthcare services to over 3 million people across the region.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

### Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Accountant, you will support senior finance colleagues in delivering a comprehensive financial service to a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation. Your responsibilities will include:

- Producing timely, accurate and relevant financial information and reports.
- Supporting budget management, forecasting and financial planning processes.
- Completing reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and resolving complex financial queries.
- Providing financial advice and guidance to managers and stakeholders, including non-finance colleagues.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Supporting month-end and year-end reporting requirements and maintaining robust financial controls.
- Developing and maintaining spreadsheets, databases and financial systems.
- Working closely with internal teams, auditors and external partners to ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Supporting continuous improvement, efficiency initiatives and the implementation of new financial guidance and systems

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience and expertise of large integrated financial systems, processes and controls and dealing with large volumes of data in analysis.
- Experience of working autonomously with confidential and sensitive information.
- Experience of staff management.

**Desirable**

- Experience of dealing with external agencies and audit

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- AAT Level 4 / Part Qualified Accountant or equivalent to degree level or equivalent experience.

**Desirable**

- Minimum 5 GCSE’s grade A C or 5 to 9 including Maths and English or equivalent.

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 120.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10486071)

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