Finance Assistant at NHS England in Birmingham
About the role
Job summary
NHS England Midlands Region Specialised Commissioning, Health & Justice, West Midlands hub is offering a six month fixed term to gain work experience in basic management and financial accounting.
The applicant should possess a strong work ethic, personal motivation and a commitment to providing an effective and efficient finance service to NHS England and key stakeholders.
Applications should via NHS Jobs and should include a short CV and covering letter explaining what excites the applicant about working for the NHS and challenges they think the NHS will face in the future. The post is based at 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, B2 4HQ. There will be opportunity to work remotely from home.
Interviews will be held on Monday 14 September 2026 in Birmingham or via Teams.. Further details will be sent to shortlisted candidates. Main duties of the job Basic financial accounting and management accounting Purchase and Sales ledger work Oracle ledger work Support to senior staff on specific projects
About us
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.
You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices. Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Job description
Job
responsibilities
Key Functional
Responsibilities
Dealing with routine enquiries in a pleasant and helpful manner, communicating relevant information to stakeholders, referring to others as appropriate. Answer routine telephone calls, taking messages and passing on information accurately to the relevant departments/person.
Ensure that general office supply levels are monitored, and stock replenished when necessary/ if applicable. Promote the image of the department, checking that notices and leaflets are up to date and well presented.
Ensure that all complaints, comments and suggestions are dealt with appropriately, in accordance with policy, resolving where possible and escalating to appropriate manager as required. Responsible for photocopying and word processing documents, letters, emails and reports when/if required.
Work on own initiative deciding priority at work to meet strict within a set of defined policies and procedures deadlines. Responsible for organising meetings for the department and planning any administrative work as required. Demonstrate office systems and department requirements to new starters.
Inputting into, monitoring and printing reports from computerised systems. To carry out other appropriate delegated duties as required.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Skills Essential Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others Clear communicator with good writing, data entry and telephone skills ensuring accuracy Good computer literacy with particular regard to Microsoft Excel Desirable Knowledge of NHS issues.