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Assistant Accountant
The closing date is 01 November 2026
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Financial Services Team on a temporary 10 month contract within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience working within a busy finance office and will demonstrate outstanding communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills, together with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service.
You will be able to work effectively under pressure, managing priorities and meeting tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. A proactive and adaptable approach is essential, along with the flexibility to respond positively to evolving working practices and service requirements.
The post is based within the Accounts Receivable Department and will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Financial Services Team. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a consistently high-quality financial service to the Trust, helping to ensure the timely processing and payment of invoices while maintaining accuracy and compliance with VAT regulations and financial procedures.
Please note that this post will be based at Regent Point, Gosforth. However, successful applicants may be required to work across other Trust sites, including the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
- Monitor outstanding debts and support the recovery of overdue balances.
- Investigate and resolve invoice and payment queries from patients, suppliers, commissioners, and other external organisations.
- Ensure financial transactions are processed accurately and within agreed timescales.
- Maintain debtor records and financial information on relevant finance systems.
- Liaise effectively with colleagues across the Trust to resolve financial queries and support service improvements.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job responsibilities
- To support the day-to-day operations of the Financial Services department ensuring the delivery of a consistently high-quality service to the Trust
- To work flexibly as required to meet the needs of the various Financial Services Department teams
- To ensure that transactions relating to the Trusts activities are processed in a timely manner
- To work flexibly and actively assist in the collection or payment of monies relating to the Trusts Activities
- To take immediate action in any remedial adjustments required to ensure the accurate financial recording of the Trusts activities
- To provide support to departmental managers and other finance staff
- To provide supervisory support to Band 3 and Band 2 Financial Services colleagues
Interview Date Tuesday 10 November 2026
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
Qualifications & Education
- Accounting Technician status or be progressing towards a CCAB accountancy qualification or NVQ Level 4 in a numerate subject or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
- A good level of education in a numerate subject
- Experience in a Finance Department of a busy organisation
- A detailed understanding of accounting procedures
- Knowledge of NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it effects own area of work
- A good working knowledge of financial and non-financial computer systems
- Previous NHS Finance experience
- Show the ability to supervise junior staff
Skills & Abilities
- Able to work autonomously to manage own workload and change priorities as necessary to achieve key tasks, although with advice available if required
- Good communication, planning and organisational skills are essential
- Ability to be able to work independently or part of a team, to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
- Ability to understand NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it affects own area of work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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