# Senior Financial Accounting Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-financial-accounting-officer/04f69f4e-ac60-418e-8f5f-2cf022ffa3f0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-financial-accounting-officer/04f69f4e-ac60-418e-8f5f-2cf022ffa3f0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Northern General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Officer (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum/ Pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 7 months (Maternity Cover. All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-10T12:51:16.270Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8243582 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is the largest employer in the region and we are committed to providing a great place to work for all our staff across our hospitals and community services. We are a highly vibrant organisation with some of the highest levels of staff retention of any major employer in the country and our staff consistently rate us as a safe and supportive place to work. Treating our staff well is at the heart of who we are as an employer and we provide first class salary packages including above average holiday entitlement and a wide range of flexible benefits. The successful candidate will be an appropriately qualified and committed individual, with sufficient relevant financial experience, as outlined in the person specification. Spreadsheet skills and experience of electronic financial ledgers, treasury/cash book management, governance arrangements and reporting systems are fundamental to the role. The ability to balance and prioritise competing work deadlines will be critical. The post requires good technical competence combined with the ability to communicate effectively. In return, the post offers a breadth of financial accounting and governance experience and will be a perfect fit for a self-motivated individual seeking a challenge and who wants to make a difference in the NHS. ### Main duties of the job We spend around £1.6billion each year to provide over two million patient episodes, and it is essential that we have the best team helping and supporting us in being the best organisation we can possibly be. To help us do this we are now seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Officer within the Financial Accounting and Governance team. The candidate will work closely with a friendly and supportive team as well as clinical and corporate colleagues to support a first-class Finance team to ensure we provide the best possible care to patients and deliver the best value for money for the people of Sheffield, South Yorkshire and beyond. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines. Strong IT skills, along with relevant experience of treasury management and financial ledgers are fundamental to the role, as is a strong customer service focus. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility with Service Managers and other Directorate colleagues - Ability to meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills - Good written and verbal reasoning communication skills - Concentration skills to undertake complex and involved analysis - Interpersonal skills to communicate with external bodies. **Desirable** - Negotiation and persuasion skills ### Experience **Essential** - Sufficient and relevant experience of working in a Financial Accounting/Treasury Management environment. - Demonstrably good IT skills including Excel Advanced level as regular user. **Desirable** - Experience of working in NHS Finance in an Acute Hospital - Access Database skills - Experience of Integrated ledger systems ### Qualifications **Essential** - 5 GCSE including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above and 2 A Levels - AAT qualified or equivalent demonstrable qualification. **Desirable** - Honours Degree - European Computer Driving Licence (or equivalent) ### Further Training **Essential** - Evidence of current CPD ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [organisation chart (pdf, 8.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554817) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10604766) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 212.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## 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.