Main area Systems Accountant Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (An agile working model to allow flexibility between home and office-based working.) Job ref 082-AC064-0825
Employer Health Education and Improvement Wales Employer type NHS Site Ty Dysgu Town Cardiff Salary £48,527 - £55,532 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/2025 23:59
Systems Accountant
Band 7
We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK. If successful, candidates from outside of the UK or ROI would be responsible for obtaining their own sponsorship or visa to enable them to work for HEIW - Work in the UK .
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated finance professional to join HEIW’s finance team as a System Accountant.
The Systems Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day management of the financial systems and the digitalisation of processes within HEIW. The position sits within the Financial Accounts team within the Finance, Planning, Performance and National Programmes Directorate and will report to the Head of Financial Accounts.
The post holder will take a lead role in the administration, development and maintenance of the organisation’s Financial Management and Business Systems ensuring system integrity, controls, interfaces, subsystems, BI tools and all closedown requirements are properly managed.
The post holder will also be required to provide support to other roles within the Finance Department and other departments within HEIW as necessary.
If you would like to be involved in enabling this important work and supporting the strategic aims, then we’d be happy to receive your application.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working within a £328 million NHS organisation, the post holder will lead on the Financial Planning, Policy, budgetary control and financial reporting to a range of HEIW senior managers, including Directors and Associate Directors. They will provide strategic financial and business case advice across a range of Commissioning and Directorate budgets and will be expected to analyse and interpret highly complex financial management information to provide policy direction for HEIW within areas of expertise.
The post holder will be a key senior member of the Finance Department and, within the agreed area of responsibility for revenue budgets, they will be responsible for budget setting, financial reporting and the provision of advice to others including the financial implications of development proposals.
Working for our organisation
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers.
Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW’s is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
* Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
* Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
* Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
* a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
* a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
* the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of financial systems and digital developments
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Other
* Ability to work on occasions unsociable hours such as weekends
* Ability to work hours flexibly
* Ability to speak Welsh
Experience
* Extensive experience of working with NHS Financial Systems such as Oracle EBS and Qlik Sense.
* Significant experience and knowledge across a range of Finance/Digital systems
* Ability to demonstrate analytical, interpretation and judgement skills on complex issues
* Knowledge of NHS Financial Policies and Procedures across the Finance discipline
Skills and Attributes
* Excellent technical, analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
* Innovatively resolve problems and challenges, encouraging others to think in creative ways to tackle issues
* Ability to develop effective working relationships with staff at all levels and contribute in team environment and its shared vision
* • Strong negotiating, influencing and management skills to drive change and innovation
* Excellent written and oral communication, with an ability to explain highly complex IT/Systems issues to both a technical and non-technical audience
* Ability to work on own initiative but also operate as part of the large team
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
It is essential that your application demonstrates how you meet the job description / person specification for this post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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