Financial Accounts Assistant Full Time NEW

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Contracts & Income Team as part of the Finance Directorate. Reporting to the Income Team Lead, you will play a vital role in supporting the invoicing and income processes for the Trust.

You will be responsible for raising invoices for NHS patient activity and acting as the first point of contact for commissioners, including Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), in relation to invoice queries. This role is central to ensuring the Trust maximises income and maintains accurate, timely financial reporting.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong analytical skills and attention to detail who is keen to develop their career within NHS finance.

Main duties of the job

You will support the delivery of an efficient and effective income function, ensuring all activity is accurately recorded, invoiced, and reconciled in line with national guidance.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Preparing and issuing invoice requests for NHS patient activity to ICBs, Health Boards, and other commissioners, including additional charges where appropriate
• Maintaining accurate records of invoices and credits, and completing monthly reconciliations to support income monitoring
• Using the SLAM system to analyse activity data, investigate variances, and support monthly reporting processes
• Acting as the first point of contact for commissioner queries, resolving issues promptly and escalating complex matters where required
• Managing the Contracts & Income query inbox and ensuring all correspondence is handled professionally and efficiently
• Liaising with commissioners regarding outstanding payments in accordance with the NHS Payment Scheme
• Supporting the preparation and maintenance of the Trust’s annual price list
• Assisting with the production of detailed income analysis for business cases, service developments, and projects
• Supporting wider finance teams, including Costing, Business Support, and Accounts Receivable, with relevant information and documentation
• Ensuring robust systems are in place to monitor income, maintain records, and support audit requirements
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting

You will also work collaboratively across the team, supporting colleagues during peak periods and ensuring deadlines aligned to monthly reporting cycles are consistently achieved

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be joining a supportive and collaborative finance team within a forward-thinking NHS organisation. We are committed to staff development and offer opportunities for training, learning, and career progression.

This role provides valuable exposure to NHS income processes and commissioning, making it an excellent step for those looking to build a career in healthcare finance.

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Education to A level Maths or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of knowledge of finance issues derived from working in a financial environment
• Demonstrable knowledge of NHS commissioning issues and NHS Payment Scheme
• Demonstrable, relevant experience within a financial environment, gaining knowledge in Reconciliations, Interdepartmental liaison, financial computer systems and ledgers, Variance Analysis

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS Finance experience
• Previous management accounts/Income experience
• Experience within the field of NHS Income
• Knowledge of relevant accountancy legislation rules

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good Numeracy skills
• Strong IT skills, including inputting financial data, and creating/manipulating spreadsheets (Excel)
• Proven accuracy with attention to detail
• Good communication skills (written and oral)
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Knowledge of financial coding structures

Desirable criteria

• Strong Logical Reasoning
• Experience within the field of NHS Income
• Previous management accounts/income experience
• Knowledge of relevant accountancy legislation rules

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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