Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CS2911-LW-B
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sceptre Point
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Financial Accountant
Band 8a
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
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.
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.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCAB Qualified with evidence of current membership and post-qualification experience
- Commitment and evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Dean
- Job title
- Head of Transformational Finance
- Email address
- [email protected]
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