Accountant – Process Improvement
Job Posted: 26 June 2025
Job Updated: 26 June 2025
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Job Title Accountant- Process Improvement
Function: Finance & Trading
Location: Nottingham/Alfreton/Hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £39,618 with potential to rise to £46,610 over 3 years
Closing Date: Thursday 10th July 2025
NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for an Accountant- Process Improvement 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- Process Improvement who will be responsible for working on projects with the support of the Accounting Manager for a wide range of business projects which have an impact on the accounting function.
This role will involve reviewing and agreeing business requirements, user acceptance testing, training, implementation and transition support. In addition, there is also a requirement to review and drive process improvement for activities within accounting, designing and implementing new processes to improve efficiencies within the function.
Every day you will …
1. Track progress against expectation within established finance systems and report variances to more senior colleagues.
2. Ensure the organisation is not exposed to undue risks by assessing the project impact at team level using risk management systems to achieve specific goals within a designated area of the business
3. Organise and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. The successful candidate will also be responsible for gathering and summarising data for special reports.
4. Analyse specific problems and issues to find the best solutions. Solutions could be technical or professional in nature
5. Plan and coordinate testing training and implementation support of the products and processes. Be able to implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives, and monitoring them to ensure that they are effective.
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:
6. Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
7. We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
8. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
9. We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
10. A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
11. Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
12. 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.
13. 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
14. Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.