# Assistant Financial Accountant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-financial-accountant/5132bded-81f8-4b8b-9eb7-1b6c29a4e0f4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-financial-accountant/5132bded-81f8-4b8b-9eb7-1b6c29a4e0f4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **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 (Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T10:01:15.743Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative_Finance/Administrative_Finance-v8014570 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8014570?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Financial Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting senior finance colleagues to deliver accurate, timely financial accounts and high-quality information that underpins effective decision-making across the Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in financial accounting, gain hands-on experience in a complex organisation, and be part of a team that truly values collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth. ### Main duties of the job You’ll contribute to the planning, monitoring, control, and reporting of the Trust’s assets and liabilities, helping ensure strong financial governance, integrity, and compliance. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your financial accounting expertise, gain exposure to complex financial systems, and be actively involved in improving processes and supporting robust financial management. Alongside core accounting responsibilities, you’ll work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, support audits, contribute to system improvements, and help translate financial information into meaningful insights for stakeholders. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.  The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Job Details We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Financial Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting senior finance colleagues to deliver accurate, timely financial accounts and high-quality information that underpins effective decision-making across the Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in financial accounting, gain hands-on experience in a complex organisation, and be part of a team that truly values collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth. ## Job Description You’ll contribute to the planning, monitoring, control, and reporting of the Trust’s assets and liabilities, helping ensure strong financial governance, integrity, and compliance. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your financial accounting expertise, gain exposure to complex financial systems, and be actively involved in improving processes and supporting robust financial management. Alongside core accounting responsibilities, you’ll work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, support audits, contribute to system improvements, and help translate financial information into meaningful insights for stakeholders. ## Responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Proven Financial Experience - Comprehensive knowledge of accounting concepts and methodologies ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to analyse complex data and information ### Qualifications **Desirable** - Degree or Equivalent Study toward Professional CCAB Qualification or AAT with evidence of passes of the minimum at foundation levels ### Further Training **Desirable** - Financial skills through training ## Documents - [assistant financial accountant (pdf, 800.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10307665) ## 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.