Finance Assistant (Acute & Community)

The Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull (BBCS) ICB Cluster is seeking a Finance Assistant (Acute & Community) to join our Finance Directorate. Reporting to the Finance Manager you will assist in the financial management process within the Acute and Community services team whilst contributing to wider strategic objectives anchored in the 10 Year Health Plan for England, including:

• Commissioning for Value and Outcomes
• Accelerating Neighbourhood Health
• Making Best Use of Digital Solution in Care Pathways
• Improving Financial Discipline and Service Productivity
• Advancing Heath Equity
• Integrated Partnership Working., This role supports the financial management of Acute and Community services within the ICB. Key responsibilities include producing month-end reports, supporting annual accounts, and providing financial advice to budget managers and stakeholders using Microsoft Office and Oracle.
Maintain accurate financial records by processing journals, invoices, budget adjustments, and transactions. They undertake routine variance analysis to explain differences between actual and planned expenditure, ensuring compliance with required accounting standards. Working with the Senior Finance Manager, the role supports monitoring and reporting of Acute and Community budgets. Duties include attending meetings with budget holders, assisting with budget reviews, carrying out analysis, and contributing to the annual planning process. The role also provides management accounting support to commissioning and contracting teams. This involves resolving financial issues, correcting budget and payment errors, modelling service changes, and ensuring compliance with financial policies, governance and statutory regulations. The postholder contributes to finance team objectives by maintaining audit-ready working papers, supporting governance processes, and completing administrative finance tasks. Success in the role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, effective communication, problem-solving ability, knowledge of NHS financial procedures, and the ability to work independently.

We are looking for an individual educated to NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject (or equivalent qualification ) with demonstrable experience of working in an administrative environment, where use of computerised systems was a regular requirement., You should be a clear communicator with working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, and also have a demonstrable understanding of equality and diversity. In return, you will join a supportive, forward-thinking team offering flexible hybrid working, professional development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference to the health of our communities.

Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) brings together the NHS, local councils and voluntary sector partners to support 2.7 million people. Our vision is to make the area the healthiest place to live and work by improving life chances and reducing inequalities.