Job summary
- Main area
- Financial Accounts
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0028
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Riverside House
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/02/2026
Employer heading
Financial Accounts Officer, Band 5
Band 5
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
To provide support in the provision of an efficient and effective financial accounting service.
Key responsibilities to include daily and long-term cash flow monitoring, and agreement of NHS Debtor, Creditor, Income and Expenditure balances with other NHS organisations.
To reconcile a range of control accounts
The proposed interview date us 12th February
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Treasury Management
Input to the Trust’s daily cash flow spreadsheet model, and maintain a rolling three-month cash flow forecast. Produce forward look forecasts of future cash flows for Income and Expenditure.
Highlight opportunities for investment of cash surpluses.
Reconcile actual cash flow from Trust bank accounts to forecast and investigate variances or anomalies.
Accounts Payable
Produce reports which monitor the number of outstanding invoices and provide support to the wider finance team and budget holders in reducing the number of outstanding invoices.
Final Accounts
Lead on the process for collating and recording NHS Debtors, Creditor and expenditure information.
Perform monthly payroll reconciliations and build an annual working paper for audit to support the value recorded in the annual accounts
Financial Governance
Complete monthly reconciliations of a range of control accounts and take action to rectify outstanding issues.
Losses and Compensations
Act as the day-to-day point of contact for all losses and compensation claims lodged with the Trust.
Record and process claims made and gather information to aid the resolution of outstanding claims.
Act as departmental link with patients &/or relatives over losses & compensation claims.
Handle sensitivity issues and distressed members of the public with professionalism and care and resolve issues in-accordance with Trust policies.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Hybrid Working arrangement which consists of 2 days in the office and 3 days at home. This can be subject to change at any time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification document for more information on the main responsibilities for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Full AAT or degree in Accountancy/Finance and Business or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Studying towards a full Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) accountancy qualification would be desirable.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong Interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Ability to work on multiple complex tasks, working to tight deadlines.
- Excellent IT skills, including experience in all Microsoft applications.
- Knowledge of financial processes and Finance Systems.
- Analysis and interpretation of large volumes of data
- Have good numeracy skills. Be able to analyse and draw conclusions from large volumes of data
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
Desirable criteria
- Have a working knowledge of the key elements of the NHS Finance regime, ideally with experience in an NHS organisation.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a large complex organisation.
- Experience of working with non-financial senior managers.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Methodical and organised approach to work.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Self-motivated especially whilst working from home
- A drive to continuously look at improving processes.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Leyshon
- Job title
- Financial Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 2889
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