University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Financial Management Technician
The closing date is 14 October 2025
University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.
This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:
* North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
* Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
* University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
* Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and enthusiastic individual to join our team. We are looking for an ambitious Financial Management Technician to provide financial management support to the Clinical & Scientific & NMCPS Care Group of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This role provides accounting information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.
A good understanding of MS Excel formulas, pivot tables and a financial ledger is an essential requirement for this post as are organisational and personable skills.
Training on in-house information systems will be provided.
Previous NHS experience would be an advantage but not essential.
The post holder will take first line responsibility for areas of the Care Group, being responsible for making financial adjustments within the ledger, working with Deputy Finance Business Partner and helping to develop reporting, control and financial management processes. The post holder will be adept at building working relationships within the wider finance teams.
To support the Financial Management team by ensuring that the financial reports are accurate and timely. To ensure that all transactions and processes are in accordance with the Finance Departments internal procedures and timetable
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
Administering and maintaining an effective working relationship with other individuals in the Finance Directorate, other officers of the Trust and outside organisations to ensure the delivery of a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction. Planning and organising own work schedule to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales to deliver an efficient and effective service. Filing source documents in accordance with department procedures ensuring that stored material is readily retrievable to resolve any queries that may arise. Assisting with the preparation of information and calculations for the setting and updating of annual budgets for Clinical & Scientific & NMCPS Care Group. These include both financial and manpower budgets. Ensuring that budgets are correctly maintained on the Trusts financial ledger system under the supervision of the Deputy Finance Business Partner. Reviewing actual Income and Expenditure as recorded on the Trusts financial ledger system and enquiring as necessary into the source information and systems feeding into it. (Payroll, Travels, Creditors, Purchase Ordering, Stores, Debtors). Raising invoice requests to secure income for the Division/function as directed by the Deputy Finance Business Partner. Preparing journals/accruals etc. required to adjust/correct actual Income and Expenditure as reported in order to produce accurate management accounting statements Developing/managing the coding and reporting structure on the Trusts financial ledger system to enable the production of useful reports. Retrieving/copying source documents and producing basic analysis of financial information as agreed and directed by other members of Financial Management section.
Person Specification
Qualification
* 5 GCSEs including Maths and English
* Studying for relevant financial qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
* Able to work in a team and confident when left to work on own initiative
* Experience of working within a similar office environment
* NHS Experience
* Knowledge of computerised ledger systems
Personal Qualities
* Able to cope well in a busy environment and under pressure
* A general interest in NHS and Financial Issues
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.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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