Financial Controller (CoS Available) At Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom
Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 29 January 2026

Job Summary

The Financial Services Department of Northumbria Healthcare provides a comprehensive financial accounting service to the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and its subsidiary companies. This encompasses accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury management, cashiering, charitable funds, patients’ property and lease cars.

Main Duties of the Job

The postholder has overall responsibility for leading the financial services team, delivery of financial accounting and controls, statutory reporting, technical accounting expertise and efficient financial operations. This includes leading the production of the Annual Accounts and coordinating external and internal audit work.

The successful candidate will also play a key role in leading by example and modelling the behaviours outlined in the Trust’s values. They are responsible for the leadership and development of team members.

About Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust manages three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. The Trust is leading in innovation and quality, opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust supports staff and focuses on staff experience as much as the experience of patients. The area offers clean air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools and a wealth of history.

Applicants are advised to read the applicant guidance notes before submitting an application.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• To coordinate and strategically develop a professional financial accounting service to the Trust in an effective and efficient manner in compliance with statutory and Department of Health guidelines.

• Ensures efficiency, effectiveness, integrity and business focus of financial systems and processes.

• Ensures all statutory/NHS accounts and NHSE returns represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.

• Leads in the compilation of business plans and financial forecasts to allow the Trust to determine its future policy in relation to stated objectives.

• To ensure sound systems of internal financial control are in place.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB Professional Accountancy qualification e.g. the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) or the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

• Further specialist training and experience

• Ongoing participation in the relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme as required by the professional accountancy body

Desirable

• Significant experience of Oracle financial system

Experience

Essential

• Expert knowledge of Financial Services, NHS & NHS Foundation Trust financial regimes, financial and non-financial aspects of NHS legislation

• An advanced expert practical knowledge of NHS legislation & policies (e.g. FTARM and underpinning accounting policies) and legislative and accounting requirements

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools

• Knowledge of or experience in quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other Requirements

Essential

• A valid driving licence and ability to use a car for work purposes, with reasonable adjustments considered where necessary

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Further information is available on the NHS Careers website.

How to Apply

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