Senior Financial Accountant -Treasury & Financial Accounts
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7590655/200-NN-7590655-AC-Z |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and experienced Senior Financial
Accountant to join our Financial Accounts Team. We currently have a Band 6 vacancy for an
accountant who is AAT Qualified or CCAB/CIMA part-qualified, or holds a bachelor’s
degree in accounting and finance and is actively studying towards a CCAB/CIMA
qualification. Applicants should have a minimum of three years’ NHS finance experience.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
along with a professional and positive attitude. This is a challenging yet rewarding role,
offering a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to make it their
own.
1.Support the Financial Accounts team in delivering accurate and timely financial
reporting across the GESH Hospital Group.
2. Manage the Trust’s treasury and cashflow processes, ensuring strong financial control
and compliance with NHS accounting standards and the Trust’s Standing Financial
Instructions.
3. Monitor daily cash positions, prepare cash flow forecasts, and reconcile bank and
control accounts.
4. Assist the Financial Manager in coordinating and completing monthly and quarterly
financial returns to NHS Improvement and contribute to statutory returns and audit
working papers.
5. Provide expert advice and guidance on the accounting treatment of complex
transactions and supervise junior staff within the Financial Accounts section to ensure
timely and accurate monthly reporting.
6. Provide support to the Capital Accounting team as required.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Professional:
1. Support the Finance Manager in maintaining effective treasury management processes,
including daily cash monitoring, short-term investments, and management of the Trust’s
bank accounts in line with NHS and Trust policy.
2. Assist in preparing and maintaining accurate daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow
forecasts, identifying funding requirements and investment opportunities.
3. Prepare monthly treasury and balance sheet reports, supporting management review of
cash position, liquidity, and working capital.
4. Reconcile all bank and control accounts on a regular basis, ensuring variances are
promptly investigated, documented, and resolved.
5. Liaise with commercial banks, NHS Shared Business Services, and internal departments
on treasury-related matters, resolving queries efficiently.
6. Prepare and post journals relating to income, expenditure, accruals, prepayments, and
balance sheet adjustments, ensuring compliance with IFRS and NHS guidance.
7. Assist with the Agreement of Balances process for NHS and non-NHS debtors and
creditors, supporting the completion of quarterly and year-end exercises.
8. Contribute to the production of the Trust’s annual accounts, including notes and
schedules relating to cash, investments, borrowings, and leases.
9. Support the management and reconciliation of payroll, VAT, and other key control
accounts, ensuring accurate financial records are maintained.
10. To calculate the performance figures for the Better Payment Practice Code each month
and for inclusion in the returns.
11. To support Finance Manager in monthly and year-end preparation of provision,
borrowings, PDC capital, PDC charge, equity and other reconciliations.
12. To support Finance Manager in monthly and year-end stock accounting and stock
reconciliation.
13. To support Deputy Head of Technical Accountant in year-end disclosures such as
remuneration and pension report, pay multiples and other year-end disclosures.
14. To investigate and understand the reconciling differences between the valuation of
pharmacy stock per the pharmacy JAC system and the financial system.
15. Provide accurate and timely information to support internal and external audits,
addressing audit queries and implementing recommendations.
16. Ensure that adequate audit trails are maintained for all reconciliations, journals, and
supporting documentation in line with Trust policy.
17. To support the Finance Manager in the preparation of salary sacrifice deduction
schedules (including cycle schemes and lease cars), managing patient monies, season
tickets, and retirement vouchers, processing court order payments, and liaising with SBS
and staff to resolve queries related to deductions, refunds, and balance recoveries when
needed.
18. Participate in the development and improvement of financial systems and procedures
within the Financial Accounts team, promoting efficiency and consistency.
19. Assist the Finance Manager and Capital Accounting team with the reconciliation of fixedasset and lease schedules, including IFRS 16 reporting where required.
Group Financial Accountant and Capital Section
20. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Finance Directorate and other
departments to maintain strong financial governance and effective communication.
21. Provide guidance and support to Finance Assistants and trainees, promoting learning
and professional development within the team
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Nov 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and experienced Senior Financial
Accountant to join our Financial Accounts Team. We currently have a Band 6 vacancy for an
accountant who is AAT Qualified or CCAB/CIMA part-qualified, or holds a bachelor’s
degree in accounting and finance and is actively studying towards a CCAB/CIMA
qualification. Applicants should have a minimum of three years’ NHS finance experience.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
along with a professional and positive attitude. This is a challenging yet rewarding role,
offering a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to make it their
own.
1.Support the Financial Accounts team in delivering accurate and timely financial
reporting across the GESH Hospital Group.
2. Manage the Trust’s treasury and cashflow processes, ensuring strong financial control
and compliance with NHS accounting standards and the Trust’s Standing Financial
Instructions.
3. Monitor daily cash positions, prepare cash flow forecasts, and reconcile bank and
control accounts.
4. Assist the Financial Manager in coordinating and completing monthly and quarterly
financial returns to NHS Improvement and contribute to statutory returns and audit
working papers.
5. Provide expert advice and guidance on the accounting treatment of complex
transactions and supervise junior staff within the Financial Accounts section to ensure
timely and accurate monthly reporting.
6. Provide support to the Capital Accounting team as required.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Professional:
1. Support the Finance Manager in maintaining effective treasury management processes,
including daily cash monitoring, short-term investments, and management of the Trust’s
bank accounts in line with NHS and Trust policy.
2. Assist in preparing and maintaining accurate daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow
forecasts, identifying funding requirements and investment opportunities.
3. Prepare monthly treasury and balance sheet reports, supporting management review of
cash position, liquidity, and working capital.
4. Reconcile all bank and control accounts on a regular basis, ensuring variances are
promptly investigated, documented, and resolved.
5. Liaise with commercial banks, NHS Shared Business Services, and internal departments
on treasury-related matters, resolving queries efficiently.
6. Prepare and post journals relating to income, expenditure, accruals, prepayments, and
balance sheet adjustments, ensuring compliance with IFRS and NHS guidance.
7. Assist with the Agreement of Balances process for NHS and non-NHS debtors and
creditors, supporting the completion of quarterly and year-end exercises.
8. Contribute to the production of the Trust’s annual accounts, including notes and
schedules relating to cash, investments, borrowings, and leases.
9. Support the management and reconciliation of payroll, VAT, and other key control
accounts, ensuring accurate financial records are maintained.
10. To calculate the performance figures for the Better Payment Practice Code each month
and for inclusion in the returns.
11. To support Finance Manager in monthly and year-end preparation of provision,
borrowings, PDC capital, PDC charge, equity and other reconciliations.
12. To support Finance Manager in monthly and year-end stock accounting and stock
reconciliation.
13. To support Deputy Head of Technical Accountant in year-end disclosures such as
remuneration and pension report, pay multiples and other year-end disclosures.
14. To investigate and understand the reconciling differences between the valuation of
pharmacy stock per the pharmacy JAC system and the financial system.
15. Provide accurate and timely information to support internal and external audits,
addressing audit queries and implementing recommendations.
16. Ensure that adequate audit trails are maintained for all reconciliations, journals, and
supporting documentation in line with Trust policy.
17. To support the Finance Manager in the preparation of salary sacrifice deduction
schedules (including cycle schemes and lease cars), managing patient monies, season
tickets, and retirement vouchers, processing court order payments, and liaising with SBS
and staff to resolve queries related to deductions, refunds, and balance recoveries when
needed.
18. Participate in the development and improvement of financial systems and procedures
within the Financial Accounts team, promoting efficiency and consistency.
19. Assist the Finance Manager and Capital Accounting team with the reconciliation of fixedasset and lease schedules, including IFRS 16 reporting where required.
Group Financial Accountant and Capital Section
20. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Finance Directorate and other
departments to maintain strong financial governance and effective communication.
21. Provide guidance and support to Finance Assistants and trainees, promoting learning
and professional development within the team
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Nov 2025
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