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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
040-AC337-0925
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Block 9, Royal Gwent Hospital
Town
Newport
Salary
£48,527 - £55,532 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/09/2025 23:59

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Divisional Accountant

Band 7

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Finance Business Partner team covering the division of Surgery for Aneurin Bevan. The role is based at block 9 on the Royal Gwent Hospital site, with the opportunity to work in an agile manner across all the Health Boards’s sites and remotely. You will be the finance lead responsible for several directorates within the surgery division. This permanent role represents an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motived and curious individual with excellent benefits such as 28 days annual leave, an attractive pension scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and flexible working opportunities.

 

Main duties of the job

The Divisional Accountant will provide professional financial advice and support to budget holders within the Division/Locality/Directorate, to contribute to achieving financial targets.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development and implementation of financial policies, which facilitate the achievement of the Health Board’s financial objectives.

The post-holder will be expected to implement an annual budget setting process and to provide financial advice to all interested parties. 

The post holder will be a fully qualified (CCAB body or CIMA) accountant with excellent communication skills and significant analytical abilities. 

The post holder will be required to work across multiple Health Board sites.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

 

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build their career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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

Person specification

Skills

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Experience

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Education & Training

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophie Lewis
Job title
Deputy Finance Business Partner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07944 748492
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