Finance Assistant

3 weeks ago

Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board Full time

About the Role

The Finance Assistant plays a key role in overseeing the monthly reporting cycle, ensuring precise financial reporting for the ICB. This involves managing provisions, accruals, and prepayments, and processing adjustments to the general ledger.

The postholder will support financial reporting by maintaining and monitoring income and expenditure budgets through the ICB's ledger system. They will also provide support to the Finance Officers to ensure financial information is both timely and robust and reflects the ongoing financial risks faced and opportunities available.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support in the production of Management Information with particular emphasis on Month end Management Accounts and Annual Budgets.
  • Assist Management in meeting Statutory Obligations.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with various Directorates to position the Finance Department as a trusted advisory service.
  • Provide the Finance Officers with the necessary information to build and maintain good relationships with external bodies.
  • Assist with the daily systems administration of the Department and plan your workload to ensure routine tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) are completed accurately and on schedule in accordance with timetables.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Good working knowledge of administrative processes and procedures.
  • Significant experience of initiating and maintaining office systems (filing systems).
  • Knowledge and experience of NHS finance regime.
  • Knowledge in areas relevant to the post including NHS and non NHS commissioning and financial management.
  • Detailed knowledge of financial accounting systems, processes and procedures general ledger.
  • Experience of drafting correspondence.
  • Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel and SharePoint.
  • Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and managing sensitive and confidential information.
  • Previously worked in similar position within the public sector.
  • Demonstrable experience of producing reports.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a diverse team.
  • Experience working in NHS Finance including some exposure to non NHS commissioning.
  • Has used Oracle or similar ledger to upload journals and run reports.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • A high level of accuracy and excellent attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical skills in order to interpret complex commissioning data, and the ability to advise colleagues on the financial implications of the data.
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work and manage stakeholder expectations.
  • A flexible/adaptable approach to work in order to meet various deadlines.
  • Ability to work at pace in a busy working environment and able to multi-task.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Provides a high standard of customer service to all internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong team player with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Excellent written and presentation skills: capable of constructing and delivering clear information/instructions to staff and service users.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

  • Fosters good working relationships and values diversity and difference.
  • Adherence to the Data Protection Act 2018/General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR).
  • Upholds the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Mobility

Essential

  • Car driver/owner or reasonable alternative due to travel required across Leicestershire and other locations as required.

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