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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Assistant

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Fully remote
Salary
£25,760–27,476 per year
Office location
Sleaford, NG34 8GG
Contract
Permanent · Full-time
Department
Finance
Industry
Healthcare
Experience level
To be confirmed

Job Description

Job summary
You will play a key part in the effective operations of the finance team through providing core support in the running of the department's financial processes.

You will also undertake analysis and appraisal of financial transactions and ensure these are accurately recorded and reflected within ledger systems.

Main duties of the job
You will provide direct support to a Business Support Accountant and play a key role in ensuring work completed is in line with our Trust's Standing Financial Instructions, standing orders and national accounting standards.

About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire. com to find out more.

Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year
per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
274-12231-COR
Job locations
Unit 9, The Point
Lions Way
Sleaford
NG34 8GG
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

What you will do

You will provide direct support to a Business Support Accountant and play a key role in ensuring work completed is in line with our Trust's Standing Financial Instructions, standing orders and national accounting standards.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

What success looks like

Essential criteria
- oA detailed understanding of accounting procedures gained from a Diploma/NVQ Level 3 in an accounting based qualification (Association of Accounting Technicians/Degree Level/T Level etc.)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Relevant practical experience of working in a finance department
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles
- Knowledge of NHS Finance regime
- Ability to plan one's own workload
- Ability to manage and prioritise competing objectives during busy times
- Ability to work under pressure to meet ad-hoc, monthly and annual deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key people both internal and external to the organisation
- Ability to liaise effectively with other departments to identify and resolve operational issues
- To be competent in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Experience of using financial software packages to extract and provide information
- Knowledge of the health economy

Desirable criteria
- Drive to develop and continue professional accountancy studies
- Experience of working within Public Sector finance
- Experience of carrying out training on systems process/procedures
- An understanding of Healthcare service issues
- Advanced EXCEL spreadsheet skills
- Advanced Financial systems skills

Benefits

- We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
- Flexible working,

Essential skills
Essential: Organisation
Desirable skills
Desirable: Microsoft Excel
Mentioned skills
Mentioned: Mental Health
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