Finance Assistant (FIN02a)

Job summary

The Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull (BBCS) ICB Cluster is seeking a Finance Assistant Acute & Community to join our Finance Directorate. Reporting to the Finance Manager you will assist in the financial management process within the Acute and Community services team whilst contributing to wider strategic objectives anchored in the 10 Year Health Plan for England, including:

- Commissioning for Value and Outcomes

- Accelerating Neighbourhood Health

- Making Best Use of Digital Solution in Care Pathways

- Improving Financial Discipline and Service Productivity

- Advancing Heath Equity

- Integrated Partnership Working.

We are looking for an individual educated to NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject (or equivalent qualification ) with demonstrable experience of working in an administrative environment, where use of computerised systems was a regular requirement. You should be a clear communicator with working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, and also have a demonstrable understanding of equality and diversity. In return, you will join a supportive, forward-thinking team offering flexible hybrid working, professional development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference to the health of our communities.

Main duties of the job

This role supports the financial management of Acute and Community services within the ICB. Key responsibilities include producing month-end reports, supporting annual accounts, and providing financial advice to budget managers and stakeholders using Microsoft Office and Oracle.

Maintain accurate financial records by processing journals, invoices, budget adjustments, and transactions. They undertake routine variance analysis to explain differences between actual and planned expenditure, ensuring compliance with required accounting standards.

Working with the Senior Finance Manager, the role supports monitoring and reporting of Acute and Community budgets. Duties include attending meetings with budget holders, assisting with budget reviews, carrying out analysis, and contributing to the annual planning process.

The role also provides management accounting support to commissioning and contracting teams. This involves resolving financial issues, correcting budget and payment errors, modelling service changes, and ensuring compliance with financial policies, governance and statutory regulations.

The postholder contributes to finance team objectives by maintaining audit-ready working papers, supporting governance processes, and completing administrative finance tasks. Success in the role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, effective communication, problem-solving ability, knowledge of NHS financial procedures, and the ability to work independently.

About us

Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care System bring together the NHS, councils and voluntary sector to serve 2.7 million people. Our vision is to be the healthiest place to live and work, improving life chances and reducing inequalities.

You will model system values, champion inclusion and actively address health inequalities, helping create an environment where everyone can thrive. In return, the Cluster offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive environment with opportunities to develop and work across partners to deliver meaningful change.

The ICB is committed to having a workforce which is representative of the population of Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull Cluster. Our current staffing profile demonstrates that we are not as representative as we would like to be at this level within the organisation. We would actively welcome applications from women and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds for this role.

The ICB is registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We actively welcome applications from applicants with a disability and commit to shortlisting all such suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to participate in the recruitment process.

Details

• Date posted: 20 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: D9118-26-0032
• Job locations: Wolverhampton City Council, St. Peters Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH, United Kingdom, Alpha Tower, Birmingham, B1 1TT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The complete job description and person specifiication can be found in the attached document.

Job Purpose

To deliver an effective and comprehensive level of financial and administrative support to the team

Coordination and organisation of team workstreams

Provide an excellent level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders, for whom you will be a key contact

Deal with a wide range of queries, demonstrating knowledge of the teams functions and responsibilities

Duties will include providing management accounting support to the Acute & Community finance team, inputting and processing financial information, ensuring financial records are accurately maintained and conform to necessary standards and support in co-ordinating responses to queries from the various providers within the Acute & Community portfolio.

In carrying out your role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors should be at the core of everything you do:

Commissioning for Value and Outcomes

Accelerating Neighbourhood Health at Pace

Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in our Pathways

Financial Discipline / 2% Productivity

Advancing Health Equity

Integrated Partnership

You will be accountable for:

1. Assisting in the financial management process within the Acute & Community team with key duties as follows:

- Month end Reporting for Team responsible areas

- Annual financial management duties to support the production of Annual Accounts

- Reporting of financial information as required to budget managers

- Responding to routine queries from stakeholders

- Application of Microsoft Office suite and other applications such as Oracle ledger

2. Inputting and processing financial information, completing routine variance analysis, journal entries etc

3. Providing support to the Senior Finance Manager Acute & Community in regard to the reporting of positions and attendance at Acute and Community meetings with Budget Holders

4. Completing ad hoc analysis of the budgets within the teams portfolio with assistance from the Senior Finance Manager Acute & Community

5. Ensuring financial records are accurate, complete and conform to necessary standards

6. Assisting in the delivery of information to support the annual planning cycle

7. Providing financial advice with the support from the Senior Finance Manager Acute & Community, including ensuring compliance with accounting policies and other regulatory guidance in respect of finance

8. Supporting the Senior Finance Manager Acute & Community in the delivery of specific projects particularly but not exclusively relating to Acute & Community Budgets

9. Supporting the wider objectives of the finance team as appropriate

10. Processing transactions such as journals, invoices, IPFs and budget adjustments as necessary

11. Maintaining accurate working papers and recording of ledger transactions for audit purposes

12. Assisting the team to ensure that the ICB adheres to its governance framework and complies with the relevant statutory regulation

13. Providing Management Accounting support to the contracting team in relation to Acute and Community contracts.

14. Liaising with Acute and Community commissioning leads as required to assist in financial issues including budget or payment errors, modelling simple service changes etc

15. Actioning processes such as Waivers, Requisitions and Workforce Management requests for the Finance team and support the commissioning teams in the process.

16. Disseminating month financial management budget reports to all budgets holders in the ICBs

17. Actively participating in departmental training as well as HFMA and One NHS Finance programmes.

Key Relationships

The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to GP practices, NHS England, Department of Health, external and internal audit, local health service providers including local acute and community trusts, independent sector providers, voluntary sector providers, local authorities, SBS, CHP and NHS Property Services, Budget Holders and other corporate functions within the ICB.