# Senior Financial Accountant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Preston
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T23:02:55.882Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8139828
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8139828?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking an experienced financial accountant to play a central role in providing a high quality and comprehensive financial accounting service to the Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional with strong NHS technical expertise and a commitment to continuous improvement to join our team.

Interviews will take place on 15th July

### Main duties of the job

As Senior Financial Accountant, you will support the delivery of the full range of accounting operations to enable the Trust to fulfil its statutory and non-statutory obligations, including the preparation of annual accounts and the management of financial systems, cash and capital,

This role requires a motivated individual with strong IT skills, professional credibility and the ability to build effective relationships across the department.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Strong IT skills with the ability to apply this to the development of highly complex financial models.
- Highly developed knowledge of financial systems
- Ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret highly complex data

### Experience

**Essential**

- In depth knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and legislation.
- Sound knowledge of NHS Finance Policies and Guidance.
- Experience of working with senior managers / professionals.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- CCAB Qualified with evidence of current membership and post-qualification experience
- Commitment and evidence of Continuing Professional Development

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10438383)
- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)

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