Job overview

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to make a real impact within a dynamic NHS trust? Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive Deputy Business Support Accountant to join our dedicated finance team. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to support and deputise for the Business Support Accountant while working closely with senior finance colleagues to manage a substantial financial portfolio of approximately £150 million annually.

About You:

• Qualified accountant or equivalent with strong experience in financial management within healthcare or a similarly complex environment.

• Proven ability to work independently, with excellent decision-making and organisational skills.

• Strong analytical capabilities with the confidence to present and discuss financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.

• Experience of managing or deputising a small finance team is desirable.

• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Main duties of the job

About the Role:
As Deputy Business Support Accountant, you will provide vital financial and performance management support across the Community and Older People Medical (OPM) directorates. You will collaborate with budget holders, senior teams, and operational management to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and support strategic decision-making.

Your role will be essential in coordinating the delivery of financial information, monitoring speciality performance, supporting Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs), and helping to drive service improvements. You will also deputise for the Business Support Accountant, including supervising the wider finance team when required.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. 

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.