Assistant Head of Core Accounting Team

Are you a dynamic and experienced finance professional (fully qualified CCAB/CIMA individual) ready to lead the delivery of a high-quality fast paced finance function?
Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for a finance manager to join our Core Accounting Team supporting the Deputy Head of the Core Accounting Team to ensure the integrity and compliance of our financial operations. You will manage the financial feeders and debtors’ team. A robust feeders process is crucial for ensuring accurate, timely, and complete financial information for reporting and decision-making.
We are looking for
Experience of managing a large team within a complex organisation
Excellent communication skills
A proactive response to problem solving and driving best practice
Experience in financial controls, audit processes, and year-end reporting.
By way of summary, the key responsibilities of this role include: Supporting the Deputy Head of the Core Accounting Team to ensure the integrity of all accounting entries transacted into the accounting ledger.
You will ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures, manage financial controls, and audit processes and support the year-end financial processes, which will include liaising with the external auditors.
You will have a proven track record of managing a large team. This will include being responsible for the allocation of workloads and balancing competing demands within the team that can change at very short notice.
Working under your own initiative to drive good practice and compliance with financial procedures and policies.
Maintain and foster excellent professional relationships and strong lines of communication with internal departments and external partners, such as service providers and the external auditors.
Project manage the process improvement agenda streamlining areas of work and automating manual tasks to improve accuracy and efficiency.
Contribute to the positive culture, governance, and control environment of the team through maintaining high standards of working practices and leading the team by example whilst developing and implementing new continuous change improvements.
Previous financial experience in the NHS is mandatory for this role.
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
**Our services are provided in**:
**Four main hospitals**: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
**Five community hospitals**: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
**Two integrated care centres**: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 29/09/2025.