Financial Services Apprentice

Job summary

Are you ready to take your first step into the world of finance with the UK's largest employer?

We're looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and detailed-oriented individual to join our Finance Team as a Financial Services Apprentice at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced finance department. While studying towards a nationally recognised qualification - all while contributing to the vital work of the NHS.

Please read the attached Job Description/Person Specification and Apprenticeship Addendum for further information.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

In this role, you will assist the Financial Services Assistant in the timely and accurate production of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts including:

• Ensure all postings in relation to accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll are posted accurately and to agreed deadlines.
• Assist in the Agreement of Balances exercise between the Trust and other NHS bodies to agreed deadlines.
• Complete suspense accounts reconciliations on a monthly basis resolving queries to agreed timescales.
• Save the month end reconciliation pack produced by SBS for receivables and payables and follow up queries to resolution.
• Assist with specific monthly balance sheet reconciliation's, resolving any issues within an agreed timescale.
• Responsibility of Timeout Manager for Oracle users,
• Collate paperwork ready for approval for CHAPS and BACS payments as and when required in a timely and accurate manner.
• Answer queries, referring to line manager for advice when required. Ensure all queries are responded to efficiently and effectively.
• Review non purchase order invoices as and when required
• Process journal entries as part of month and year end procedures.
• Maintain clear and accurate working papers.
• Ensure sales orders are processed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure all non purchase order invoices are directed to the relevant budget holder for coding and approval and that credit notes are chased in a timely manner.
• Process payment requests in a timely and accurate manner.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 4 GCSE's or equivalent including Mathematics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact:

Yee Lay Tang

[email protected]

02381030273