Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 082-AC081-1025
- Employer
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ty Dysgu
- Town
- Nantgarw
- Salary
- £31,516 - £38,364 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Management Accountant
Band 5
We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK. If successful, candidates from outside of the UK or ROI would be responsible for obtaining their own sponsorship or visa to enable them to work for HEIW - Work in the UK.
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated finance professional to join HEIW’s finance team as Assistant Management Accountant. The role will assist the Finance Business Partners in the provision of financial management and financial reporting to support the delivery of HEIW strategic priorities and outcomes both in the short and long term.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Management Accountant will be a key post in the finance team and will provide support across the wider finance team and the organisation, working to ensure that the integrity of the financial systems is maintained.
The post holder will ensure financial information is processed timely, accurately and in accordance with procedures to support internal reporting to senior managers, Directors and the HEIW Board.
The post holder will also be required to provide support to other roles within the Finance Department and other departments within HEIW as necessary.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW’s is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
We would be delighted to hear from you and if you would like any further information or to have an informal chat, please contact [email protected].
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- AAT member or CCAB Certificate level qualification or equivalent
- Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Use of Oracle general ledger systems
- In-depth knowledge of NHS Finance regime and NHS finance policies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Management accounting experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS finance setting
- Knowledge of ORACLE and Qlikview
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel on occasions when a meeting cannot be held virtually with external stakeholders
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- High level of numeracy
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent communicator
- Demonstrate ability to show attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Satherley
- Job title
- Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
We would be delighted to hear from you and if you would like any further information or to have an informal chat, please contact [email protected].
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