Management Accounts Assistant

Haringey GP Federation; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Management Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in Exeter. This role involves supporting management accounting tasks, utilizing Excel for data preparation, and assisting with month-end procedures. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 GCSEs including Maths and English, be willing to undertake the AAT qualification, and possess strong team collaboration skills. The position offers personal and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year

Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working

Career and salary progression

Car leasing scheme

Free parking across Trust sites

Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes

Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a financial environment.
• Experience of working within a team.
• National Health Service experience.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly excel schedules for finance team to complete.
• Keeping records of reports and queries up to date, and chasing responses from budget holders.
• Assisting the month end process with posting journals.

Skills

Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

Experience of Microsoft Software packages particularly spreadsheets (Excel)

High levels of numeracy

Knowledge and experience of financial systems

Experience of using Oracle

Education

Minimum of 7 GCSE's of C and above including Maths and English or equivalent

Willing to undertake the AAT qualification

Job description

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Management Accounts Assistant

The closing date is 17 February 2026

We require an enthusiastic, organised and confident individual to join our finance team, based at Trust Headquarters, Exeter and making use of homeworking.

The role is responsible for supporting the delivery of an efficient and effective management accounting service and you will work within a busy financial management team. Responsibilities will include supporting the team in the day to day function in the provision of a highly professional and efficient management accountancy service, Using Excel for preparing journals, supporting the month end closedown process and carrying out tasks to assist the wider finance team.

The successful candidates will be willing to undertake studies to obtain an AAT qualification that will allow you to develop within the role and be considered for senior posts within the team.

Right to work / Certificate of sponsorship

This role does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under current Home Office regulations. You must have the existing right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

For further information on visa sponsorship and eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance on Skilled Worker visas www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

This job will cover a range of tasks that will help the team meet its deadlines and targets. This work will help the candidate with their accountancy studies and prepare them for future roles in finance. Task include:

• Preparing monthly excel schedules for finance team to complete.
• Keeping records of reports and queries up to date, and chasing responses from budget holders.
• Assisting the month end process with posting journals.
• There will be a range of other task which you'll be helping other team members with while developing your accountancy skills.

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Minimum of 7 GCSE's of C and above including Maths and English or equivalent.
• Able to meet the requirements of the Knowledge and Skills Framework for their role.
• Willing to undertake the AAT qualification.
• Studying for AAT qualification.

Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job)

• Experience of working within a financial environment.
• Experience of working within a team.
• National Health Service experience.

Skills, knowledge, ability

• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Experience of Microsoft Software packages particularly spreadsheets (Excel).
• High levels of numeracy.
• Knowledge and experience of financial systems.
• Experience of using Oracle.

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>

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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