Financial Administrator

**BRIDGEGATE MEDICAL CENTRE**

**Job title: FINANCE ADMINISTATOR**

**Reports to: Practice Manger**

**Job summary**:The post-holder will ensure that the practice operates in a profitable and cost-effective manner, in keeping with the financial aspirations of the partners.

Organisational responsibilities
- Maintaining and increasing sources of income - analysing and reporting on threats and opportunities
- Understanding of the financial implications of contract changes and legislation
- Maximising income
- Minimising expenditure
- Reporting to the partners if required

Operational responsibilities
- Processing of income and expenditure information
- Record-keeping
- Cash-flow monitoring and forecasting
- Management of bank accounts
- Monthly payroll
- Purchase and sales ledger processing using Quickbooks
- PAYE
- Pensions management
- Manage partner drawings
- Liaising with the practice accountant
- Liaising with the practice bankers
- Manage practice accounts; submit year-end figures promptly and liaise with the Practice accountant

**Confidentiality**:

- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

**Personal/Professional development**:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

**Quality**:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients’ needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload

**Contribution to the implementation of services**:
The post-holder will
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £13.64 per hour

Expected hours: 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)
- Financial services: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: BMC Finance Administrator
Expected start date: 03/02/2025