# Assistant Finance Director - Group Accounts > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-finance-director-group-accounts/3a212a98-9287-4ef0-8914-66b014aa477e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-finance-director-group-accounts/3a212a98-9287-4ef0-8914-66b014aa477e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T12:12:39.991Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8165515 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8165515?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As Assistant Finance Director – Group Accounts, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and delivering the Group's financial accounting function. Supporting the Deputy Finance Director – Financial Services & Capital, you will lead the timely and accurate production of consolidated accounts across the Group, ensuring the highest standards of financial governance, compliance and reporting. Working closely with senior leaders across the Trust and wider healthcare system, you will provide expert financial leadership, influence strategic decision making and help shape the future direction of financial services across the Group. This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to make a significant organisational impact while leading and developing teams within a supportive, ambitious and continually evolving finance function. ### Main duties of the job Key areas of responsibility include: - Monthly consolidated accounts for the Group - Year-end accounts production for the Trust and the consolidated Group - Leadership of the external year end audit - Cash flow monitoring and forecasting - Treasury and cashiers' management - Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable - Financial controls including balance sheet reconciliations Closing date for applications: 6 August 2026 Interviews will take place w/c: 17 August 2026 - Actual date to be confirmed ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). ## Person Specification ### Skills and Ability **Essential** - Able to make decisions when guided by broad principles and departmental policies. - Demonstrate exceptional analytical, numerical, and investigative skills. Able to analyse, reconcile and interpret complex financial data and resolve queries and anomalies ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of working in Financial services in complex organisations - Demonstrable experience of accounting under IFRS and other technical regimes - Significant technical accounting or external audit experience, including consolidation - Evidence of continuing professional development / commitment to on going personal development - A demonstrable advanced level of understanding of Microsoft Excel **Desirable** - Knowledge and expertise of accounting under the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) Group Accounting Manual (GAM) ### Communications and interpersonal skills **Essential** - Evidence of preparing and leading presentations on financial issues for all trust staff ### Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements **Essential** - Current registration with CCAB body ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 455.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10466869) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.