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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We are currently seeking to recruit full time Financial Services Officers on a permanent basis due to internal promotions.
The purpose of the role is to ensure that debtors and creditor invoices, cash and bank transactions, transactions related to non-exchequer funds (endowment, patients’ or clients’ funds) and other financial transactions are processed accurately, promptly and in accordance with the Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) and Standard Financial Procedures (SFPs). The post holder will generally cover no more than two functions at any one time and will be required to move between functions periodically, and may be required to cover another function at short notice.
Candidates must be of a positive and friendly disposition with a pro-active approach to their job, able to work isolated from their line manager. Excellent communication skills and a helpful and supportive approach are essential to be successful in this position, as is the ability to work quickly and accurately. Experience of dealing with all levels of staff, customers on a one to one basis or within a group is essential together with full working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of software is required.
In addition the post-holder will require an HNC in Accounting or AAT Level 6 (Scotland) diploma (intermediate), or equivalent experience obtained through working in a financial services department of a large organisation with experience in at least two of the following: purchase or sales ledger, cashier work and ledger control.
Informal enquiries to: Douglas MacArthur; tel: 01463 704895; email: douglas.macarthur@nhs.scot or Stephanie Innes; tel: 01463 704874; email: stephanie.innes2@nhs.scot.
Closing date for completed Applications: 04/09/2022
Please note that we are unable to accept late applications
You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Job Train: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ . We suggest you use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge as your internet browser.
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