• Job Description

  Req#: C9236-25-1222?language=en&page=55&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  As a result of career progression of the existing postholder, we have an opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual to join the Northern Care Alliance finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to join and contribute to a forward thinking, quality focused organisation and will provide excellent experience to someone who is looking to progress their career in finance.

  The role is the Business Accountant to support a clinical division. This post is an integral part of the management team of a high profile and complex division. The post holder will support the organisation's aims and objectives by ensuring a high quality finance service is delivered to the division to allow for continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be flexible and responsive to change.

  Main duties of the job

  The role involves working closely with colleagues, both in finance and the organisation as a whole. The post holder will support the finance department in the process of meeting its objectives. This includes the preparation of budgetary and reporting systems, and implementing procedures that enable effective financial management and efficient use of resources.

  This is a pivotal role to contribute to helping the organisation to ensure it maintains its high quality of clinical services whilst identifying ways in which to safely reduce costs.

  You will be proactive and highly motivated with strong IT skills, competent in the use of Microsoft Office and computerised ledger systems.

  You will require a good understanding of the accounting function and should be able to plan your workload in order to meet both strict and conflicting deadlines.

  You will be a CCAB qualified accountant with post qualification management experience.

  About us

  The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

  As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

  We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

  www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  Details

  Date posted

  09 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8b

  Salary

  £62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

  Reference number

  236-BCO-AC175-25

  Job locations

  Bury Care Organisation

  Rochdale Old Road

  Bury

  BL9 7TD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • CCAB
  • Evidence of CPD

  Experience

  Essential

  • Including providing financial support and advise to managers of complex services / in a complex organisation, contribution to productivity and efficiency initiatives, use of SLR / PLICS data to drive change.

  Desirable

  • NHS experience

  Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of excellent written communication skills
  • Evidence of ability to work as a team member and to lead a team
  • Ability to build effective working relationships
  • Evidence of ability to negotiate with a variety of staff members to reach an agreed goal
  • Evidence of being motivated and proactive
  • Evidence of flexible working practices to meet service needs
  • Evidence of ability to organise work independently and adapt to changing priorities using own initiative
  • Evidence of ability to problem solve and produce solutions

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • CCAB
  • Evidence of CPD

  Experience

  Essential

  • Including providing financial support and advise to managers of complex services / in a complex organisation, contribution to productivity and efficiency initiatives, use of SLR / PLICS data to drive change.

  Desirable

  • NHS experience

  Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of excellent written communication skills
  • Evidence of ability to work as a team member and to lead a team
  • Ability to build effective working relationships
  • Evidence of ability to negotiate with a variety of staff members to reach an agreed goal
  • Evidence of being motivated and proactive
  • Evidence of flexible working practices to meet service needs
  • Evidence of ability to organise work independently and adapt to changing priorities using own initiative
  • Evidence of ability to problem solve and produce solutions

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bury Care Organisation

  Rochdale Old Road

  Bury

  BL9 7TD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bury Care Organisation

  Rochdale Old Road

  Bury

  BL9 7TD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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