# Finance Assistant - Mental Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-assistant-mental-health/01143f5c-23d9-4452-a9d0-74fa3dc1e2b8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-assistant-mental-health/01143f5c-23d9-4452-a9d0-74fa3dc1e2b8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board - **Location:** TBC, Lewes, BN7 2FZ, Surrey - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term 6 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T11:14:48.881Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8369969 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8369969?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.surreysussex.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Working with and reporting to the Finance Manager – Mental Health the Finance Assistant – Mental Health to focus on business partnering, in the provision of expert advice to Executive Directors, budget managers and programme leads. The role will support robust financial planning, management and reporting working very closely with contracting and procurement teams and a range of internal and external stakeholders. This is a 6 month fixed-term contract to support the Finance team. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will operate with a matrix of portfolio responsibilities and will spend their time predominantly on the following areas: 1. Assist in the development of annual financial plans; aligned to ICB medium-term plans. 2. Provide additional leadership for the ICB’s in-year financial management, ensuring delivery of annual financial plans and statutory duties; inc. budgeting, efficiency, performance and risk 3. Assist in the production of high-quality, integrated monthly finance reports; focussing on assured delivery and risk management. 4. Working with the Finance Senior Manager – Mental Health in the provision of expert advice and financial inputs to contract development, management and performance reporting 5. Adjust allocations and spending plans to remain within control totals. 6. Support joint commissioning and pooled budgets with local authorities (e.g. Better Care Fund). 7. Provide high-quality financial advice together with the Finance Manager – Mental Health, to the CFO, Executive Directors, and programme leads on in-year budgetary issues and cost pressures. 8. Support in the development and delivery of efficiency and cost-improvement programmes 9. Ensure compliance with relevant NHS England requirements relating to in-year financial monitoring 10. Support in the development of new financial frameworks for emerging models such as neighbourhoods, alliances and collaboratives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details please see job description attached. The job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role, and the job specification is an outline of the skills, experience and qualities needed. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation. ## Person Specification ### Analytical **Essential** - Ability to assist in the analysis of complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. - Demonstrate a capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making - Numerate and able to understand detailed financial issues combined with good analytical skills - Experience of assisting in setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures - Some knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement ### Knowledge, Training and Experience **Essential** - Studying or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area - Some experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes - Some experience in communications and stakeholder management - Basic knowledge of project management and/or health information systems development - Previous experience in similar role in public sector ### Communication & Relationship Skills **Essential** - Good communicator, good level of written and report writing and presentation skills; ability to be able to construct clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately. - Some understanding of efficient and effective project and programme management - Basic skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence. - Basic skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks. - Basic skills for project management - Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills. - Basic skills for managing projects ensuring they meet financial targets. ## Documents - [band 4 finance assistant jd (pdf, 278.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697558) ## 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.