Assistant Financial Accountant
East of England Ambulance ServiceNORWICH, East of England
Overview
This is a emergency services role (fixed-term) with East of England Ambulance Service based in NORWICH. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 6 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Essential: - Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
How this role compares
We hold 13 police & emergency vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £49,387. This role pays less than about 77% of them.
There are 163 police & emergency roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 13 of them in East of England.
You have 3 days left to apply. Police & emergency adverts we hold typically run for around 30 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
East of England Ambulance Service has 11 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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