Financial Accountant

Haringey GP Federation; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional ambulance service is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in finance, including preparing financial accounts and liaising with auditors. Responsibilities include managing a small team and ensuring financial governance. The role offers 37.5 hours per week, professional development opportunities, and a competitive salary along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year

Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working

Car leasing scheme

Free parking across Trust sites

Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes

Access to a wide range of discounts across the UK

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of financial & accounting procedures is essential.
• A sound understanding of current developments in financial reporting standards, including IFRS.
• Experience of the NHS accounting regime and working through organisational changes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparing monthly financial accounts including month-end close-downs.
• Liaising with Internal and External Auditors.
• Managing the Financial Accounts Team and conducting performance reviews.

Skills

Expert knowledge of financial & accounting procedures

Advanced level Excel (pivot, lookups)

Education

Qualified Accountant

Degree or Management qualification

Job description

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Financial Accountant

Closing date: 19 January 2026

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible professional to join our finance team as a Financial Accountant on a permanent basis. We are looking for an individual with experience of working in an accountancy role and who is a committed team player and can contribute to the performance of our wider team.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is a regional Ambulance Service covering the whole of the South West England with an annual turnover of over £400m.

The primary functions of the role will be contributing to the production of the accounts and the Trust £20m+ capital plan. Working in a small team this role is vital to the development of the Trust over the coming years.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for preparing monthly financial accounts including:

• Month end close-down, closing and posting monthly fixed asset journals, reconciling the fixed asset system, closing and posting monthly finance lease journals, updating and revising capital / Finance lease plans and projections on an ongoing basis according to Trust activity etc.

Liaising with both Internal and External Auditors

Supporting the Financial Controller on financial accounting, statutory financial reporting, tax compliance, financial governance, costing, income and financial control for the exchequer and charitable funds.

Managing the Financial Accounts Team, motivate and develop the team. Undertake recruitment, selection, annual objectives, and conduct performance reviews

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

• Qualified Accountant
• Evidence of CPD
• Degree or Management qualification

Previous Experience

• Expert knowledge of financial & accounting procedures
• A sound understanding of current developments in financial reporting standards; IFRS. Advanced level Excel (pivot, lookups)
• Experience of the NHS accounting regime
• Experience of working through organisational and key financial systems changes

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.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust