Associate Finance Business Support Officer

Job Summary

Join our NHS Finance team as an Associate Finance Business Support Officer
.

This is an integral role in providing support to the Business Partnering Division, enabling the Trust to meet key financial objectives whilst delivering safe and sustainable services to our patients.

The successful candidate will work with finance colleagues across all areas as well as with non-financial colleagues within their direct reporting area.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you’ll help shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

• Date posted:
  14 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term
• Duration:
  12 months
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time
• Reference number:
  185‑579‑12211
• Job locations:
  Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW
  

You’ll be working in a team to support key financial operations across various NHS Divisions. Based in either Exeter or Barnstaple, you will play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, contributing to the smooth running of financial systems, and supporting the broader finance team in achieving its goals. This is a great opportunity to develop your financial skills within a leading healthcare organisation and one of the largest employers in Devon, offering opportunities for growth, professional development, and the chance to make a real difference to patient care.

We are looking for an AAT Technician or Part Qualified Accountant to join us in the role of Associate Finance Business Support Officer at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

As an Associate Finance Business Support Officer
, you will be part of a team working under the Business Partnering Division, supporting other Divisions in various accounting and financial tasks.

The post holder will deliver professional and timely financial and business support and be fully integrated with the core activities within the organisation.

The post holder will also contribute to developing a culture of strong financial stewardship and control within the Trust, promoting the need for economy, efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of the Trust’s business.

Previous NHS experience is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will be a qualified AAT Technician or Part Qualified Accountant and a member of their accountancy organisation, be reliable and flexible to respond to changing demands of the service.

We work in a hybrid office environment with a minimum of two days in the office. Flexibility and adaptability are essential to succeed in this role.

The role may close early if we have received sufficient applications.…