Senior Finance Officer; XN

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated and proactive Senior Finance Officer to join our Management Accounting Team.

This is a key role in providing excellent financial management support, working closely with both clinical and corporate departments to ensure sound financial decision-making. You will play a vitalpart in month end processes, financial analysis and reporting.

Expected Shortlisting Date

09/02/2026

Planned Interview Date

05/03/2026

The purpose of the Senior Finance Officer role is to produce and provide routine financial monitoring information, as well as support and advice to budget holders and finance colleagues across the Trust. The role acts as a key linkand point of support for a number of designated business units.

This involves carrying out routine management accounting tasks and responding today-to-day financial queries, in line with agreed timetables, procedures and quality standards.

The post holder will also support the Accountants in producing timely and accurate financial information. This includes completing tasks on behalf of the team, as well as undertaking work that is less routine and more complex in nature.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts.

Everyyear, LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from thecity of Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. We also play an important role in the training and education of medical, nursing and dental students and are a centre of world-class research and pioneering new treatments.

Ourvision is to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

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PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Reporting and accounting:

Toproduce monthly financial statements and associated information for a numberof departments to an agreed timetable and in line with agreed processes and procedures.

Interfaces with budget holders/other customers:

Toact as the first point of contact for budget holders and monitors in terms ofroutine queries in respect of their financial information and day to day budgetary management responsibilities. This will also require the organisation of monthly budget holder meetings to discuss the month end financial reports in order to ensure their underlying accuracy and to dealwith immediate queries.

Costing and provision of other financial information:

Torespond to requests for the financial assessment of routine proposals,costing each element of expenditure or income contained within the proposal,making appropriate use of spreadsheets and standard costing information and guidance: presenting the information in a clear and concise manner suitable for the recipient, advising budget holders of any potential issues.

Delivery of cross-functional or cross team tasks

Toperform tasks which need to be co-ordinated by one individual, on behalf ofthe team.

Yearend accounting

Tocarry out year end accounting tasks in line with year end timetables.

To participate in the production of annual budgets and ensuring high quality standards.

• Use of Microsoft Office including Excel and Word
• Use of Oracle Ledger and reporting tools
• Practical experience within Management Accounting, including detailed understanding of accounting procedures, financial ledgers, coding structures and interpreting financial information
• Financial Management experience within the NHS

• A confident, pleasant and enthusiastic approach, willing to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, budget holders and other managers
• Good team working skills, able to carry out work with others and to provide informal training to less experienced or new members of the support team as required

• 5 GCSE/O levels or equivalent, to include Maths and English
• AAT Technician / NVQ Level 4 or equivalent
• Evidence of Continued Professional development and/or commencement of professional qualification

• Ability to provide routine advice to non-finance colleagues in order to influence their behaviour, explaining in simple terms any basic financial terms and regulations which are related to the issue i
• Ability to organise/plan own work, to ensure that tasks are performed in accordance with set deadlines, responding positively to changes in requirements and timescales
• Ability to work independently within clearly defined operating policies, while checking own work and the work of others to ensure accuracy and…