Accountant Associate
Job Posted: 20 January 2026
Job Updated: 20 January 2026
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Job Title Accountant Associate
Function: Finance & Trading
Location: Nottingham/Alfreton/Hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £28,489 with potential to rise to £31,655 over 3 years
Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026
NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for an Accountant Associate to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.
We are seeking an experienced Accountant Associate who will be responsible for delivering accurate accounting and reporting across various operating units, to internal and external stakeholders to support timely decision making. In addition, the Accountant Associate will be responsible for ensuring robust controls around numbers reported in the financial statements.
Every day you will …
1. Manage, monitor, and control data using established finance systems and protocols.
2. Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. You will also be responsible for gathering and summarising data for reports.
3. Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.
4. Find the most effective ways to respond to routine functional inquiries. This involves following procedures and precedents.
5. Develop knowledge and understanding of the organisation’s policies and procedures and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure their own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorisation from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedures.
6. Identify and escalate commercial or financial risks for works, to aid risk management.
What can we offer you?
We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:
7. Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
8. We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
9. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
10. We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
11. A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
12. Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
13. Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
14. 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
15. Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.