Financial Accountant (Sponsorship Available) At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Job Summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Financial Accountant (General Ledger) to join the Finance Department. The position is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and based at Knowsley Community College.

Key responsibilities include:

• Updating and monitoring the Trust’s ROU asset register.

• Preparation and review of the Trust’s Charitable Funds accounts.

• Remeasurement and monitoring of provisions.

• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.

• Supporting the Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Services with internal and external reporting, including monthly management accounts and statutory year-end accounts.

• Assisting with the year-end external audit and providing relevant information.

Main Duties

ROU Asset Register

• Maintain accurate records for ROU asset capital accounting on the Finance General Ledger and the Trust ROU asset register.

• Conduct regular reconciliations to support accurate production of the Trust Balance Sheet.

• Liaise with budget holders, divisional managers, and the Assistant Director of Finance regarding additions, cessations, upgrades, replacements, damaged, or obsolete assets.

• Highlight issues to the Assistant Director of Finance and support resolution.

General Ledger

• Assist with statutory annual accounts preparation.

• Participate in national agreement of balances exercises.

• Coordinate internal and external balance sheet reconciliations, including salary sacrifice schemes.

• Communicate with internal (management accounts, payroll) and external (customers, suppliers) stakeholders.

• Perform complex reconciliations and actions such as journal corrections or raising invoices.

• Analyse and manage complex financial data using Oracle Finance System, Business Intelligence, and Excel spreadsheets.

Charitable Funds

• Manage the Charitable Funds ledger and supervise the Charitable Funds Officer.

• Prepare Charitable Funds accounts in line with the latest SORP.

• Provide financial information and analysis for the Trust’s Charitable Funds sub-committee and Head of Charity.

Provisions

• Maintain spreadsheets for accurate provision calculations for pensions, employer/public liability claims, and permanent injury benefits.

• Ensure compliance with the latest technical accounting guidance.

Clinical and Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain professional registrations as required.

• Adhere to the relevant professional code of practice.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Ensure all procedure notes and forms comply with departmental policies and audit requirements.

Teaching and Training Responsibilities

• Participate in annual performance development reviews.

• Attend statutory and mandatory training sessions.

Line Management/Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage staff on a day-to-day basis.

• Conduct annual performance reviews as required.

About Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Trust serves over 600,000 people with a workforce of over 10,500 staff across 21 sites.

Services include:

• Acute Care: Emergency, maternity, medical and surgical services at multiple hospitals.

• Primary Care: Services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre (St Helens Hospital).

• Community Services: Adult community care in St Helens, wheelchair services in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire, and inpatient rehabilitation at Newton Community Hospital.

• Specialist Regional Services: Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit (Whiston Hospital) and Spinal Injuries Unit (Southport Hospital) serving 4+ million people across Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man, and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC (August 2018)

• Top 100 NHS workplaces (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: CCAB qualification

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant financial accounting experience.

• Supervisory experience.

• NHS finance experience.

• Experience with Oracle General Ledger System and Business Intelligence.

• Ability to train and support others in specialist area.

• Experience analysing, interpreting, and presenting complex financial data.

• Highly computer literate (MS Word, Excel, Access).

Skills

• Excellent communication, including conveying complex financial information to non-finance managers.

• Professionalism in dealings with colleagues and external bodies.

• Good written communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, planning, and organisational skills.

• Ability to negotiate, influence, manage conflicting priorities, and work under pressure.

• Attention to detail for prolonged periods when analysing or inputting data.

Additional Requirements

• DBS check required (Disclosure and Barring Service).

• Skilled worker sponsorship available for eligible applicants.

• Criminal record certificates required for skilled worker applicants living in other countries for 12+ months in the last 10 years.

• Current UK professional registration required.

How to Apply

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