Assistant Charity Accountant

Job overview

About us We are the Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity. We support better care for patients, families and staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Thanks to donations, fundraising and gifts in wills, we can fund the extras that go beyond what the NHS provides at the Norfolk & Norwich, Cromer Hospital and Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital. These extras make a real difference to people’s experience of care across Norfolk.

Working with us This is an exciting time to join our team. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, motivated and approachable, with a professional outlook and the resilience to adapt and thrive in a busy and changing environment.

Main duties of the job

Join the N&N Hospitals Charity as Assistant Charity Accountant and play a key role in supporting our financial management to help improve services for patients, staff and visitors.

You will assist with processing grants, donations and income, maintaining accurate financial records, preparing invoices and payments, reconciling accounts, supporting month-end processes and helping to ensure compliance with charity regulations and financial procedures.

We are looking for someone with strong numerical skills, excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy. You should be working towards an accountancy qualification such as AAT, have good IT skills, particularly in Excel, and be able to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders. An understanding of confidentiality, professionalism and customer service is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Examples of decisions you will make independently include:

• Determining the correct coding and processing route for grants, donations, invoices and income received.
• Identifying discrepancies within financial records and reconciling balances, taking appropriate action to resolve routine issues.
• Ensuring payments and financial transactions comply with agreed procedures, escalating only where exceptions or concerns arise.
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in charity finance within a supportive and purpose-driven team.

Please view the attahed job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4122 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.