Assistant Technical Accountant

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Technical Accountant (Band
6) to join our Finance team. This is a key role supporting the delivery of high-quality financial services, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of the Trust's financial information. The postholder will play a central role in maintaining robust financial controls, including the coordination of control account reconciliations, supporting the preparation of annual accounts, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and statutory requirements.

The role also involves investigating complex financial queries and providing professional advice and guidance to both finance and non‑finance colleagues across the organisation. Working closely with the Technical Accountant, you will contribute to continuous improvement within the Finance function, supporting service development and enhancing financial processes and systems. You will also have line management responsibility for finance staff, ensuring effective team performance and development.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to develop their technical expertise, gain exposure to audit and regulatory processes, and make a meaningful contribution to supporting high‑quality services across the Trust.

Coordinate and review monthly control account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies

Support the preparation of the Trust's annual accounts and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Investigate and resolve complex financial queries from internal and external stakeholders, providing clear advice and guidance

Ensure adherence to Standing Financial Instructions, financial policies, and VAT regulations

Develop, review, and improve financial processes, systems, and reporting to enhance efficiency and control.

Liaise with internal and external audit, supporting audit processes and implementing recommendation.

Provide financial advice and support to non‑finance managers to aid informed decision‑making

Monitor financial performance and contribute to achieving key targets, including BPPC

Line manage finance staff, including appraisals, training, recruitment, and workload allocation.

Contribute to continuous improvement and service development within the Finance Department

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Ensure all financial transactions are processed accurately and in line with financial procedures, policies, and statutory requirements.

Coordinate and review monthly control account reconciliations, ensuring discrepancies are identified, investigated, and resolved promptly.

Support the preparation of annual accounts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory reporting standards.

Investigate and resolve complex financial queries, providing clear advice to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.

Communicate effectively with staff, suppliers, and customers regarding financial matters, including sensitive or complex issues.

Provide expert financial advice and…