Finance
There are many roles within Finance including finance officer, procurement officer, finance clerk, accounting technician, finance assistant, payments assistant, ledger clerk, financial analyst, and payroll assistant. More senior posts include such roles as payroll manager, finance director, senior buyer, business accountant, head of finance and management accountant.
NHS Finance departments carry out a number of duties including ensuring staff get paid; paying for goods and services; collecting income; managing the IT systems that track all financial activity; gathering and interpreting the financial data required to make day-to-day and strategic management decisions; preparing annual financial reports and co-ordinating with the Inland Revenue, VAT collection and other authorities; checking expenditure and income.
Entry Requirements
You may enter Finance at a clerical level with no qualifications and work your way up as you study for a qualification such as the Association of Accounting Technicians qualification - based on NVQs level 2 to 4. For more senior roles you will need a qualification that is recognised by the Association of Accounting Technicians or the Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies.
You will normally need to be a professional accountant to hold a senior management post.
Further Information
Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
154 Clerkenwell Road
London
EC1R 5AD
Tel: 0207 827 8600
Website:
www.aat.co.uk
The Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA)
Student Promotions
29 Lincoln''s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3EE
Tel: 0207 396 5800
Website:
www.acca.co.uk
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Gloucester House
399 Silbury Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 2HL
Tel: 01908 248108
Website:
www.icaew.co.uk/careers
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
26 Chapter Street
London
SW1P 4NP
Tel: 0208 849 2251
Website:
www.cimaglobal.com
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
215 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1JA
Tel: 0207 407 9010
Website:
www.cipfa.org.uk
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
Suite 32
Albert House
111 Victoria Street
Bristol BS1 6AX
Tel: 0117 929 4789 Fax: 0117 929 4844
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.hfma.org.uk
NHS Finance Function Website: www.nhsfinancecareers.com (for information about finance careers)
NHS Graduate Training Schemes
Innovation Court
New Street
Basingstoke
RG21 7JB
Tel: 0870 169 9731
Website:
www.bringingleadershiptolife.nhs.uk
(For information on the NHS Financial Management Training Scheme)
For more details see the NHS Careers Website
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