Job overview

NHS Frimley ICB are looking to recruit a Band 4 Finance Assistant to work within the Financial Control team on a 6 month fixed term contract.

In this role post holder will help improve outcomes for patients, service users, and populations by supporting the Head of Department and the wider Finance Services team to ensure that financial programmes and processes are effectively planned, managed, and delivered. The primary aim of the role is to provide proactive, professional, and customer-focused support across the Finance Services team, enabling the accurate, timely, and efficient processing of financial transactions and the production of key financial information.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the team in accounts payable, month-end and year-end processes, and other key financial workflows, ensuring that services to internal and external customers are delivered to a high standard. They will assist in maintaining robust financial records, support the preparation of working papers for audits, and provide assistance in the preparation of internal and external financial reports and returns.

Working closely with budget holders, colleagues across the ICB, and external partners such as NHS Shared Business Services, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of finance services that support organisational objectives and service outcomes. The role provides valuable exposure to the full range of financial operations within the ICB and offers developmental opportunities to support career progression to higher-level finance roles.

Working for our organisation

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board was formed on 1 July 2022 under the Health and Care Act 2022, replacing NHS Frimley Clinical Commissioning Group.

The ICB is the new statutory NHS organisation responsible for planning and delivering health and care services. It will work collaboratively with partner organisations including the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, people and communities across the Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS).

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best employers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applications from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBT communities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience of disability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.

We are committed to delivering a trustworthy, flexible and responsible staff culture.

Benefits include:

• Fringe HCAS payment
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Agile Working; currently 1 day a fortnight office based.

Supportive team, flexible working arrangements and access to NHS leadership development and training opportunities