Finance Officer

2 weeks ago

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Somerset Care Full time £25,000 - £35,000 per year
Job Introduction

Job Role: Finance Officer

Hours: 37 hours per week

Pay Rate: £28,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid Role once training completed. Office Address: Taunton TA1 2PX

Shift Patterns: Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5pm Friday

What We're Looking For:
  • Experience working within a busy finance environment
  • High degree of computer literacy and system proficiency - good existing knowledge of Excel including lookup formulae and pivot tables; willingness to learn more
  • Experience of credit control procedures, and understanding of Sales Ledger processes
  • Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
  • Effective communication skills both written and verbal
About Us:

As a major care provider in Southern England and one of the largest not-for-profit care companies in the UK, Somerset Care offers an extensive, holistic range of care and support services, tailored to an individual's needs.

As a Finance Officer you will:
  • Work closely with the Community & Realise administrators and Systems Support, ensure that all invoices are either printed and distributed, or extracted electronically for additional processing where necessary, to meet invoice calendar deadlines.
  • Adjustment of local authority invoices via extensive use of Excel, with varying formats to meet individual requirements of relevant County Council or NHS organisation.
  • Export of invoices from the care planning system (Roster) into the general ledger system (Sun) and reconciliation of any differences.
  • Processing of any necessary income/accounting adjustments in our Sun sales ledger system.
  • Implementing and following robust credit control procedures, with support from colleagues and the Finance Manager as needed. This will involve liaison, either verbally or in writing, with local authorities, Community & Realise staff, and service users, to review and progress appropriate action to achieve effective debt recovery.
  • Preparing aged debtor lists and credit control reports in Excel for review with managers.
  • Ensure that queries from external customers and internal staff are dealt with professionally and within reasonable timescales.
At Somerset Care, we place a strong emphasis on supporting our team and providing them with outstanding benefits:
  • Wagestream: Access your earned wages before payday.
  • So Much More Rewarding: Save an average of £1,000 annually with discounts at thousands of high street retailers.
  • Exceptional training & development with recognised qualifications.
  • The Hub online learning platform - your one-stop destination for continued growth.
  • 24/7 Free counselling service for you and your family.
  • Fully paid induction and DBS paid by Somerset Care.
  • And much more
Attached documents:
  • Support Centre Finance Officer Job - Support Centre Finance Officer Job Description

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