# Directorate Assistant Finance Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Powys Teaching Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/directorate-assistant-finance-officer/b46cf125-ed89-413a-93da-f6112826a5b3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/directorate-assistant-finance-officer/b46cf125-ed89-413a-93da-f6112826a5b3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Powys Teaching Health Board - **Location:** Bronllys Community Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Finance officer - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T15:31:09.860Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Powys/Bronllys/Powys_Teaching_Health_Board/Finance/Finance-v8259137 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8259137?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://pthb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder is required to provide financial support, advice and information to the Management Accounting team, and service/Directorate leads, including monitoring and analysis of financial information, and ensuring work is within Standing Financial Instructions, standing orders and accounting standards. Work with the Finance Department and Directorate to establish systems for the routine collation, analysis, and interpretation of financial information. This will include the provision of support and information to resolve investigations of financial queries and discrepancies from varied sources consisting of complex formulas/components. Liaising with Directorate Management about identified financial variances relating to contractors, localities, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure financial assurance against appropriate regulations and contractual agreements. ### Main duties of the job Work as part of the Financial Services/ Management Accounting Finance Team in the preparation, processing and monitoring of all income and expenditure in relation to specific and named Delegated Budgets within the overall Health Board’s allocations, providing cover / support for other delegated Budget holders as may be required. Support the monitoring of all Budgets, in line with standing order & accruals processes, standing financial instructions and any other Health Board or Statutory accounting standards, policies and guidelines. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Discuss and respond to / deal with queries from staff, customers or suppliers, any issues in respect of any aspect of Health Board / Delegated Budget income or expenditure, including areas of potential complexity and sensitivity. Resolution requires analysis of often complicated financial data and the interpretation and presentation of the results and recommendations for finance and non-finance staff. Assist in the preparation of detailed service budgets (for pay, non-pay and income), including the processing, reconciling and control of all such budgets within the Oracle Financial Systems and general ledger. Preparation and processing of journals for inputting to the general ledger, in accordance with systems and audit controls and monthly timescales, ensuring all entries are made against the relevant and correct account codes to support monthly and annual financial performance management reporting. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac. We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training. ### Applicant requirements Welsh language skills are not necessary ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Excellent oral and inter-personal skills - Ability to convey financial information to non-financial managers - Demonstrate competence and accuracy - Willingness to attend meetings - Able to work flexibly and travel ### Values **Essential** - Demonstrate PTHB Values ### Experience **Essential** - Finance Experience - IT Skills - Experience of working within MA environment **Desirable** - NHS Finance - Oracle System ### Qualifications **Essential** - Intermediate Level AAT **Desirable** - AAT Qualified ### Aptitude and Abilities **Essential** - Basic principles of accountancy and financial management - Autonomous working **Desirable** - Ability to speak Welsh ## Documents - [oh form (pdf, 712.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10574498) - [privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2375) - [job description (pdf, 310.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10588977) - [flexible working policy (pdf, 396.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572596) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2850) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 624.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1727) ## 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.