Finance Assistant - Financial Control


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£25,760 to £27,476 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Preston, PR1 8XB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	19 Oct 2026
Closing date:	30 Oct 2026

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Summary

Financial and technical Support Process invoices, payment schedules and supporting documentation accurately and in a timely manner through the financial ledger and associated systems, in line with agreed procedures. Apply correct financial coding, including general ledger codes, cost centres and other required coding structures, escalating uncertainties to senior finance colleagues where appropriate. Manage own workload within finance systems, ensuring invoices are progressed through workflow stages and notes are maintained to evidence actions taken. Resolve routine invoice, supplier, provider and scheduled payment queries, referring complex or unresolved issues to senior colleagues as required. Support month-end and year-end financial timetables by ensuring invoices, claims, receipts and supporting documentation are processed accurately and within agreed deadlines. Process manual payments, including patient claims and medical fees, checking claim forms and supporting evidence for completeness and accuracy, recording the outcome and progressing authorised payments within agreed timescales. Undertake routine credit control, including reviewing aged debt, contacting debtors by telephone and email, recording recovery action, escalating disputed or overdue balances and supporting the production of debtor information. Support the allocation of receipts and timely clearance of unallocated cash, investigating discrepancies and liaising with providers, customers and finance colleagues as required. Set up new provider customer and supplier accounts, and amend existing account details, on relevant finance systems in accordance with documented validation, authorisation and segregation-of-duties procedures. Assist with reconciliation exercises and the investigation of variances, discrepancies and outstanding balances. Provide routine finance support to Finance Managers and other senior colleagues as requested. Information, Records and Systems Accurately input, update and maintain financial information within the finance systems. Ensure invoices, approvals, query notes, credit notes and supporting documentation are correctly recorded and retained against financial records. Identify discrepancies between invoices and supporting schedules, notifying the appropriate team for correction in line with defined processes. Maintain clear audit trails to support reconciliation, routine query resolution, internal review and external audit requirements. Handle confidential, personal and financial information in accordance with information governance, data protection and Caldicott requirements. Financial and Statistical Support Use spreadsheets and system reports to support the processing and validation of invoices and payments. Support routine monitoring checks to confirm invoice and payment data is complete and accurate. Provide basic financial information to assist with routine query resolution and payment processing. Process and Policy Support Organise and prioritise own workload to meet agreed deadlines and service standards. Respond to routine email and telephone queries from providers and internal teams regarding invoice and payment status. Chase outstanding information required to resolve invoice queries, following agreed processes. Work collaboratively with placebased teams, clinical staff and commissioners to support timely resolution of issues. Adapt to changes in finance processes, systems or ways of working as required. Maintain a professional and courteous approach when dealing with challenging or sensitive communications. Attend team meetings and contribute as required. Monitor and maintain generic team or service mailboxes, ensuring correspondence is appropriately actioned, prioritised and directed in a timely manner. The main duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and the post holder is expected to take on other responsibilities or specific tasks as required and as requested. Further, over time it is likely the remit and requirements of the role will evolve, and the post holder will be required to adjust their working approach and style to accommodate this with the full support of line managers.

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