HTA Finance Officer - Human Tissue Authority

HTA Finance Officer – Human Tissue Authority

Grade/Salary: Band 2 – Officer £18,000 per annum
Contracted Hours: Part Time, 0.6 FTE, equivalent of 3 days
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until the end of June 2026
Location: Homebased or Hybrid working (London-based office)
Closing Date : Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 11.59pm
Telephone Interview Date: TBC
Final Interview Date: TBC
Please note CQC are advertising this role on behalf of the Human Tissue Authority
This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
About the Human Tissue Authority…
The Human Tissue Authority\’s (HTA\’s) primary goal is to protect public and professional confidence in the safe and ethical use of human tissue.
We are the national independent regulator for organisations that remove, store and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post-mortem examination, teaching and public display. We also approve organ and bone marrow donations from living people. With the interests of the public and those we regulate at the centre of our work, we aim to maintain confidence by ensuring that human tissue is used safely and ethically, with proper consent.
Why this could be a great role for you….
A unique opportunity has become available for a Finance Officer to join our team until the end of June 2026.
The Finance Officer at HTA provides a key services to support the organisations finance function. You will be hard working and have good attention to detail and be able to work well as part of a high performing team.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the post holder will accurately record and process of all purchase ledger invoices and employee expenses.
The variety of task undertaken within the role will include, however not limited to; preparing all purchase ledger items for payment on a weekly basis, reconciling all purchase ledger accounts and dealing with queries and managing all purchase ledger purchase orders, matching to invoices and investigating all discrepancies and dealing with queries.
What you will bring…
You will be experienced in MS Excel, have an interest in finance transactional work and have the confidence to work independently to complete tasks assigned by the Finance Manager.
You will have knowledge and experience of using accountancy software.(MS Great Plains would be desirable and advantageous)
You will have excellent communications skills and be comfortable dealing with debtor management tasks.
What we can offer you….
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays). We also offer membership of the NHS pension scheme. As this role is homebased we ensure our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
Remote working option *Standard contracts available are homeworking (an average of 3 days in the office each month) or office-based (minimum of 1 day a week in the office).
Essential Criteria:

• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Knowledge of accountancy software (MS Great Plains) an advantage
• Previous experience in purchase ledger work and/or transactional finance work is essential.
• Able to deliver and complete task within deadlines and to a high standard.
• An ability to work as part of small team and experience of working within a team environment.
• Flexibility and a willingness to assist with a variety tasks.

The full job description can be viewed: HTA Finance Officer JD.docx
Individual adjustments…
We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: