Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Grade C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-CHS1627
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CHS HQ
- Town
- Huddersfiled
- Salary
- £26,926 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/01/2026
Employer heading
Finance Assistant
Grade C
CHS is able to offer a wide range of services. Our scale enables us to offer competitive rates and we have a long track record of providing high quality, customer-focused services.
We offer comprehensive estates, facilities management, medical engineering, catering solutions and procurement services supporting the provision of safe, effective healthcare to our communities. We are committed to delivering our Green Plan goals of reducing carbon emissions, air pollution, waste generation and improving recycling throughout delivery of our services. We also enable profit to go back into patient care.
CHS recognises that its staff are its greatest asset and that its business is its people. The company aims to create an environment and culture of openness, trust and honesty. We encourage and celebrate diversity because broader perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge will enrich and enhance the value we bring to each other, our clients, shareholders and other stakeholders.
Job overview
As the Finance assistant, you will play an integral role in keeping the base safe, supporting the accurate financial reporting and being a key contact with service managers to supporting their budget holder responsibilities.
Reporting to the Assistant Finance Manager, this is a great opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to develop business partnering and commercial finance experience, work closely with our finance team and wider business, and drive overall success.
Main duties of the job
The post holder:
- Will support the CHS Finance team in ensuring robust financial information is provided to enable CHS to achieve its financial contribution for the current financial year.
- Will be expected to work towards taking on financial management analysis and reporting tasks as agreed with the Senior Finance Manager/Assistant Finance Manager in support of the CHS/Trust wider business and finance agenda appropriate to the level of the post.
- Will work closely with colleagues within the Trusts Financial Management team and beyond in support of the CHS/Trusts corporate financial duties, appropriate to the level of the post.
Working for our organisation
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
- Fully managed estate and building maintenance
- Clinical Engineering and Decontamination
- Procurement advice, guidance and governance
- Capital project management
- Transport
- Grounds maintenance.
- Portering
- Catering
- Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder: -
- Analyse / interpret / investigate complex financial data, queries and discrepancies which may involve a series of options, being clear on the value added of carrying out such work.
- Working within policies and procedures appropriate to own area, plan and prioritise own workload to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met.
- Develop, create and manipulate reports and present accurate, timely financial data using computer databases and spreadsheets.
- To interrogate and produce information and reports from a wide range of computerised systems using a high level of IT skills, including Excel, the general ledger, EPM and ESR.
- Develop a detailed understanding of the finance system and other associated systems to ensure the ability to produce a variety of information appropriate to the needs of the organisation.
- Ensure accurate coding of all income and expenditure within the financial ledger to maintain the integrity of the financial reports.
- Undertake monthly control reconciliations.
- Raise invoices as requested by budget holders.
- To assist in the completion of ad hoc projects as required.
- The post holder will be expected to develop the role on an ongoing basis with his/her manager and the service and to adapt the job according to management and organisational changes.
- Any other duties as required
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- GCSEs in Maths & English at Grades A*-C or equivalent qualifications.
- 3 further GCSEs at Grades A*-E
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent knowledge / experience in relevant subject
Desirable criteria
- AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians)
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Microsoft office applications
- Experience of computerised systems
- Accurate keyboard/VDU skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, along with effective listening skills
- Clear and effective number and numeric reasoning skills.
- Enthusiastic team player.
- Willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service.
- Able to communicate with colleagues across the organisation.
- Analytical / problem solver
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working within the NHS / Foundation Trust
- Able to use own initiative and to work to tight deadlines
- Experience of working in a large organisation with complex management structures
- Recent / relevant Financial and or Management Accounting experience
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE / EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Excellent IT skills including • Microsoft Office • Excel
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Oracle General Ledger / other recognised accounting packages
- Experience of ESR
- ECDL
PRACTICAL / INTELLECTUAL SKILLS.
Essential criteria
- Written / oral communication
- Analytical / problem solver
- Plan and organise own work within policies and procedures
- Attention to detail / accuracy
- Ability to use a keyboard / VDU for significant periods of time
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Marshall
- Job title
- Senior Finance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07827808620
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