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Assistant Financial Accountant

East of England Ambulance Service

NORWICH, NR7 0HRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157

Contract

Secondment

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

21 September 2026

14 days left

Job description

The opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant Financial Accountant to join the Finance Team of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust on ...

To support the Treasury Manager in delivering all aspects of the Treasury function, which includes updating the cashbook daily, assisting with control account reconciliations and VAT return.

Assisting with the administration for the Trust's salary sacrifice schemes.

Please see the Job Description for full details of what the role would involve.

You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.

We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

Qualifications

Essential: - 5 GCSE A-C passes or equivalent, including English and Maths.; - NVQ Level 4/AAT Qualified or equivalent experience working in a finance function.

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working in a finance function, specifically dealing with Financial Services.
  • Experience of working with computerised financial accounting reporting system.

Desirable: - Working in the NHS.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Computer literate with a high level of IT skills required to deal with the range of financial systems in use within the Trust.
  • Working knowledge of spreadsheets. Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel.

Desirable: - Knowledge of NHS VAT rules.; - Knowledge of ESR.; - Knowledge of Agresso (Finance Accounting Package).

Personal Qualities, Abilities and Attributes

Essential: - Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

7 September 2026

Last checked

7 September 2026

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About the employer

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East of England Ambulance Service

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