Finance Assistant | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This post is based at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Working within a small team, the Finance Assistant will assist the day-to-day Financial Management functions and undertake a range of tasks. They will provide financial information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues, and support the development of robust financial processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

The role is a 12 month contract.

The post holder will provide support to the Directorate Accountant in the delivery of financial and statutory obligations of the Trust's Financial Management Function. Responsibility for supporting the production of financial information and providing support to a group of clinical and departmental budget holders. To be a key member of the Trust's Finance Department and contribute to the delivery of it's overall objectives.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For full information, please refer to the attached job description

Assist in the production of the monthly financial position of the Directorates in accordance with agreed timescales for the Directorate Accounts to report to the Assistant Head of Finance. Financial information and reports are produced in a timely and accurate manner. Queries are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.

To work as part of a team in delivering financial information for the Directorates and the Directorate Accountant as and when required. Accurate financial information provided to Directorate Accountants for review.

Maintain spreadsheets and records to assist the Directorate Accountants in ensuring that income and expenditure is recorded accurately.

Assist in analysing income and expenditure, identifying variances, investigating where necessary and reporting to the Directorate Accountants.

Assist in the reconciliation of control accounts on a monthly basis and maintain appropriate documentation on file.

Assist the Directorate Accountants in administering the process of recharges and maintenance of recharge budgets.

Assist in the annual budget setting process for Directorates.

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026