# Finance Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** North Shields
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term to cover maternity leave)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-03T09:22:09.220Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Newcastle_Upon_Tyne/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8071398
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8071398?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Finance Officer will support the Fleet Finance debt management team in the verification and preparation of debtor invoices, chasing debtors to maximise income and preparation and analysing reports.

Responsible for preparing and inputting data to computer systems, analysing data, ensuring that control accounts are accurate and providing assistance to the team.

Handles queries via both email and telephone from staff, customers, suppliers, and patients, investigating as needed to ensure issues are addressed in a timely and effective manner.

Understands the critical role their contribution plays in ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing, and recognises its direct impact on the team’s key performance indicators helping to maintain both excellent customer service and healthy Trust cash flow

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

### Main duties of the job

Ensures all financial invoices, receipts, credit notes, income and payments are processed in accordance with standard operating procedures, and in line with financial timescales.

Inputs data into the General Ledger using journals.

Supports the delivery of key performance indicators for the Team.

Ensures that information is provided according to statutory return guidelines (SFIs) and expectations.

Investigates queries from Staff and Customers which could include late or non-payment of invoices and invoice price.   Responsible for working directly with relevant parties to resolve issues quickly and agree workable solutions.

Responsibility for managing a range of Customer Accounts, requiring strong interpersonal and analysis skills, and an ability to develop appropriate plans and solutions, which meet the needs of both the customer and the Trust.

Will handle some complex calculations, analysis, and reconciliations, including VAT.

Inputs and updates customer accounts onto financial systems such as Oracle.

Participates in any mandatory, statutory or development training as required.

Demonstrates flexibility and agility to handle other tasks and duties as needed to meet the needs of the Team and Department.

May be required to work across various Trust sites.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached withing the supporting documents.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Use of computerised and financial systems

**Desirable**

- Experience of using databases
- Awareness of current NHS Trust financial regime
- Knowledge of Oracle finance system
- Knowledge of Legasys system

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- 5 GCSEs, including Mathematics and English at grades 4 or above, or equivalent.
- Proficient in use of Excel and other Microsoft packages

## Documents

- [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867)
- [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899)
- [adm8464 jd&ps finance officer (pdf, 297.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10419204)

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