Assistant Financial Accountant
Oxford
Full Time
£32,073 - £39,043 Per annum
Expires: 07/06/2026
Band 5
Permanent
About the Role
Job overview
We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Financial Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting senior finance colleagues to deliver accurate, timely financial accounts and high-quality information that underpins effective decision-making across the Trust.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in financial accounting, gain hands-on experience in a complex organisation, and be part of a team that truly values collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Main duties of the job
You’ll contribute to the planning, monitoring, control, and reporting of the Trust’s assets and liabilities, helping ensure strong financial governance, integrity, and compliance. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your financial accounting expertise, gain exposure to complex financial systems, and be actively involved in improving processes and supporting robust financial management.
Alongside core accounting responsibilities, you’ll work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, support audits, contribute to system improvements, and help translate financial information into meaningful insights for stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proven Financial Experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of accounting concepts and methodologies
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Degree or Equivalent Study toward Professional CCAB Qualification or AAT with evidence of passes of the minimum at foundation levels
Further Training
Desirable criteria
- Financial skills through training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse complex data and information
Documents to Download
Assistant Financial Accountant (PDF, 800.3KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Muhammad Atif Saeed
Title: Head of Financial Accounts
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07919413202