Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed to sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who are at risk of redundancy will be prioritized over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 8th September 2025.
Interviews are scheduled for 17th/18th September 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we support good working days by offering development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, and day nurseries. Our current programs include reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital, free Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites, and subsidized on-site parking.
Hot food is available 24/7 at a reduced cost, and we have launched staff pod break spaces, including a colleague-only café with free tea and coffee, a break space, and an outside area for rest and refuel.
CUH is committed to supporting work-life balance through flexible arrangements such as part-time work, job-sharing, term-time working, and flexible hours. If you wish to discuss the hours further, please contact the provided contact. Alternative working hours may be considered.
We welcome applications from Armed Forces personnel.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Completion of a CCAB-recognized accountancy qualification or equivalent experience.
* Advanced Excel skills.
Desirable qualifications
* NHS or other public sector experience.
Experience
* Experience in an accounting department, including a specialist financial management role.
Desirable experience
* Conducting comparative studies and audit reviews.
* Preparing business cases.
* Evaluating efficiency, effectiveness, and economy.
* Managing multiple senior client relationships with conflicting priorities.
Knowledge
* Understanding of systems concepts and IT interfaces with planning and monitoring.
* Good knowledge of accounting sub-systems like Payroll, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, and Procurement.
* Concepts of budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
* Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions and compliance means.
* Strong focus on quality and customer service.
* Self-motivated with proactive problem-solving skills.
* Willingness to contribute to departmental operations.
Skills
* Ability to interpret responses from budget holders and senior managers for relevant reporting and advice.
* Effective communication skills for both finance and non-finance staff.
* Excellent interpersonal skills for working across all organizational levels.
* Ability to set priorities, manage workload, and meet deadlines.
* Experience supporting complex functions with high transaction volumes.
* Focus during reporting cycles while coordinating team workload.
* Flexibility and teamwork to meet deadlines.
* Willingness to challenge current processes and provide professional advice.
* Attention to detail in work execution.
Additional Requirements
* Ability to behave professionally towards patients, visitors, and colleagues, aligned with Trust values of safe, kind, and excellent.
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