Finance Assistant

To view a full Job Description and Person Specification; please see the 'supporting files' section. The following are the core responsibilities of the Finance Assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The Finance Assistant is responsible for: a.

General bookkeeping, including all financial ledgers and reconciling statements, identifying any inaccuracies, and reporting to the Practice Manager b. Recording all income and expenditure on the practice's accounts package. c. Ensure compliance with petty cash, cash handling and banking duties ensuring that all staff are aware of the internal process with petty cash.

f. Monitoring expenditure to see that budgets are adhered to. g. Monitoring income, to include: raising invoices; following up missed payments; identifying all income sources; liaising with payment providers to ensure payments are made.

h. Assisting in providing the accountants with information or evidence they require to they require to complete year end i. Complete mandatory training and to have read and understood mandatory practice policies. j.

Directly contribute to financial improvement by identifying financial trends, exploring areas for increasing income and reducing costs. k. To provide monthly monitoring and finance updates to the Practice Manager and the Partners.