Finance Officer - Acute and Community


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Sept 2026
Closing date:	6 Oct 2026

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Summary

The postholder will be accountable for: Supporting the Senior Finance Manager with monthly accounting processes including supporting monthly reporting to budget holders. This includes timely financial analysis and modelling on a routine and ad hoc basis to ensure that monthly reports and forecasts represent a true and fair view of the ICBs financial position. Undertaking monthly reconciliation of the ledger to ensure that all transactions are coded correctly, to post ledger journals where required and on behalf of the team. Undertaking in-depth financial analysis, interpreting data trends and variances, and presenting findings to senior finance colleagues and stakeholders to inform strategic decisions. For a range of specific healthcare contracts and programme/projects to be responsible for budget setting and in-year monitoring and reporting of variances and areas of risk. This will also include supporting the team to meet any external reporting requirements. Processing mandate payment schedules in line with contract values, processing non-purchase invoices ensuring these are correctly validated and coded. Liaising and working with providers for the relevant contracts/projects and resolving payment queries. Producing complex financial analysis and modelling to tight deadlines and to a high standard of accuracy, using information from various sources outside of the general ledger. This can include support to the development of healthcare programme reporting, for projects related to value and efficiency Preparation of sales invoices and processing of credit notes and raising of purchase orders and liaising with suppliers and the finance team to ensure prompt and accurate payment of invoices/reimbursements. Following financial policy and process to ensure funding allocations are spent in line with guidance and relevant accounting/procurement processes. The post holder will be responsible for month-to-month management of the ICB cash requirements including, cash flow forecasting and cash management for specific budget areas. Completion of reconciliations relating to contracts and other areas as required. To support the implementation of projects and provide the financial support in the development of business cases as appropriate Providing financial information to support financial returns/requests to external stakeholders, e.g. financial submissions to NHS England, Freedom of Information Requests, ensuring that all financial information is accurate and submitted on time. Working to tight timescales and fixed deadlines with peaks in workload requiring increased focus and effort, particularly at month end and during the year end accounting process and the annual contracting round Utilising benchmarking data to assess performance against standards set both internally and externally by NHSE Contributing to the continuous improvement of financial processes, identifying efficiencies, and supporting wider financial projects as directed by senior finance staff. To contribute to the development and improvement of the ICB finance team as a service provider by suggesting improvements to working practices; documenting procedures; maintaining a robust filing structure; organising own time to meet departmental and statutory deadlines; and supporting the development of other members of staff.

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