Finance Assistant

3 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual to undertake a rewarding role within the Care Group Finance team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

**The Role**:

- To support the Finance Manager in the delivery of finance tasks and activities that underpin the work of the Care Group
- To be responsible for the production of monthly management accounts and performance data
- Maintain the accuracy of Finance General ledger, including requesting invoices, monthly accruals & prepayments, plus any changes required to budgets
- Provide support to the Finance Manager in responding to enquiries from budget holders and managers and assisting them on all operation finance and performance issues.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) is one of the largest district general hospital foundation trusts in the country. With a turnover of over £375m, employing over 5,000 staff and delivering care from multiple sites, we provide acute medical and surgical services to a population of 500,000 patients in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services to a wider population of 1 million across Berkshire and its borders.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist in the provision of financial support and advice to Directorates
- To be responsible for a specified workload, with the support of the Finance Manager, in the production of monthly management accounts and performance information
- Helping to maintain the accuracy of Finance General ledger, including requesting invoices, monthly accruals & prepayments, plus any changes required to budgets
- Provide support to the Finance Manager in responding to enquiries from budget holders and managers and assisting them on all operation finance and performance issues
- Support the Finance Manager in the training of new budget holders
- Meet budget holders unaccompanied where appropriate
- Assist in the formulation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, using appropriate spreadsheets and software packages to calculate pay and non-pay expenditure projections and correctly input into the financial system
- Produce ad hoc reports, including spreadsheets and graphs, as required
- Be responsible for requisitions and invoicing queries related to centrally managed services within the Care Group

Manage own workload
- Responsible for reconciliation of ESR to the budgeted establishment and processing changes to the both ESR and the ledger in line with the Budget Virement process
- Responsible for checking payroll data and the production of code correction journals
- Raise all accruals and prepayment journals as appropriate and then be responsible for the input of them onto the financial ledger
- Be responsible for the raising of invoices to ensure the correct level of income is received and cash flow maintained

Ensure that all work is completed in line with Care Group and Trust deadlines
- To undertake all work within Trust financial procedures, policies, guidelines and best accounting practices
- Be responsible for planning own work to meet monthly and periodic Care Group and Trust timetable deadlines

Investigate and analyse monthly variances
- Investigation and analysis of initial budget variances, performance management and expenditure trends, with guidance/direction from Finance Manager
- Monitoring of computer generated accounting information, comparisons with budget and correction of errors
- Raise and input budget variations and accrual journals as necessary

Assist in providing information for statutory and regulatory returns
- Assist in providing information to support the production of annual accounts, external audit and Monitor returns, as guided by Finance Manager

Other duties and responsibilities
- Support the Finance Manager as required
- Cover the duties of the Finance Manager in the event of short term absence
- Undertake other ad hoc duties as and when required by Finance Manager and Care Group Director of Finance
- Provide support to cover other Care Group finance needs during periods of absence


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