Systems Financial Accountant in Bristol

Main area Accountant Grade Band 7

Contract: Fixed term - 12 months (Post to cover maternity leave until post holder returns)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 083-8075672-HO

Employer: Sirona care & health CIC

Employer type: NHS

Site: Yate Head Office

Town: Bristol

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/07/2026 23:59

Band: 7

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Job overview: This role is the lead for the organisation in managing the financial systems used within the finance department and by staff across the organisation. This will involve ensuring the purchase ordering systems, Accounting systems and Payroll and Expenses systems (ESR) work efficiently and effectively for Sirona Care and Health CIC. The role also leads and manages the payments team processing invoices for the company.

Main duties of the job:

• Responsible for management and review of the specialist accounting systems for the company (WAP and SAGE), maintaining in-depth technical knowledge of the systems in order to make recommendations and adjustments to policies and procedures for the systems to improve their effectiveness.
• This role is the systems expert for the finance team and works autonomously being the lead for the systems within the finance team and the company.
• Make changes to policies and procedures for the specialist systems as required to ensure the most efficient operations of the system for the finance team and users across the company.
• Maintain the core information tables within the systems which includes the setup and maintenance of users and delivery points in NHS supply chain and WAP.
• Analyse the technical and complex data within the systems producing reports, trends and projections to support decision making within the company.
• Make recommendations on courses of action that will impact on staff within the finance team and across the company.
• Responsible for managing the payment team ensuring effective processing of invoices to suppliers and resolving all payment issues to ensure the company maintains its reputation.
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers including other NHS bodies, dealing with complex payment issues to resolve them and being a point of escalation for the payments team and managers across the organisation.

Working for our organisation: Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive. We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application. If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted. Please use your 'Supporting Information' to demonstrate and provide evidence in how you meet the Person Specification below.

Person specification Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• Specialist experience in financial systems to masters degree equivalent
• Experience of working within a financial accounts team working within a complex organisation
• Experience of the maintenance and set up financial systems
• Able to work autonomously with minimal input from line manager.
• Able to prioritise and make decisions and offer advice about the best course of action to resolve problems
• Understanding of financial accounting systems and the interrelationships between the financial modules (e.g. debtors, creditors and chart of accounts)
• Expert skills in Excel
• Able to interpret and explain a variety of routine and non-routine financial information to a variety of audiences
• Evidence of ability to resolve routine and non-routine problems using sound logic
• Experience in a health and social care setting
• Experience of taking card payments

Qualifications and Training:

• Educated to Degree level or hold recognised qualifications within the accountancy area at AAT level 4
• Specialist knowledge and training in financial systems
• Studying towards an accountancy qualification from one of the Consultive Committee of Accountancy Board accountancy bodies (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW)

Employer certification / accreditation badges: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.