Finance Assistant

**Job Title: Finance Assistant**

**Term**:Permanent

**Hours**:37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to be agreed.

**Salary**:£23,285 per annum

**Responsible to**:Accounts Manager

**Base**:Newfield House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EW

**Overview**:
**Our ‘Why’**:To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

**Our Goals**:To make sure that we live and breathe our purpose, we’ve split it up into five goals or aspirations to...
- be here for this generation and the next
- be a great place to work
- provide healthcare at its best for our communities
- be revolutionary, evolutionary and visionary
- reach beyond healthcare

Ø **Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy**

Ø **Awesome: We aren’t here to be average, we’re here to be awesome**

Ø **Humble: We’re here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become**

Ø **Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done**

Ø **Oomph: We have natural oomph It’s infectious**

Ø **Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity**

Our key expectations are:
Ø Self-awareness - Living authentically

Ø Adaptability
- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Ø Openness - What you see is what you get

Ø Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Ø Generosity of spirit
- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ø Ability to have fun - Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

**This role will require the post holder to exercise discretion, diplomacy and to adhere to confidentiality at all times.**

**Who we are looking for**:
Our values are very important to us at FCMS so you will have a passion to be part of our company and align with our values.

**Key Responsibilities**:
This role will support all aspects of the finance function including purchase ledger, sales ledger, banking, reporting, analysis - full training will be given for all technical aspects of the role, but initiative is vital.

**Key Duties**:

- To undertake any work required within the finance function, including administrating the purchase invoice system, raising invoices and tracking payments, maintaining spreadsheets, working with other departments regarding costs, filing, reconciling accounts and much more
- Identify and improve processes.
- Assist with the analysis, preparation and delivery of financial information to key business stakeholders.
- Processing statements that need to be reconciled to identify any upcoming or ongoing issues that may need addressing.
- Assistance in year end audit.
- Undertake any other ad-hoc general duties as required and agreed within the finance office.
- To adhere to Health and Safety Policies and Procedures and to be mindful of the welfare of other people, following safe working practices at all times both in the working environment and whilst working from home

The above list represents key duties of the role but is not an exhaustive list of all tasks and duties.

**You will be able to demonstrate the following**:

- IT literate; confident working with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel) and has robust keyboard skills. Advanced Excel skills or an aptitude for working with Excel with a willingness to learn advanced skills would be beneficial.
- Highly organised with an eye for detail
- Proactive and able to prioritise daily workload accordingly.
- An enthusiastic person with a strong energy drive and professional can-do attitude
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to articulate themselves easily to the Finance and other FCMS teams.
- Enjoys a challenge.
- Capable collaboratively with other members of the finance team to seek continual improvement.
- Has a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
- Has confidence in ability to show initiative and not wait for instruction.
- Has good verbal and written communication skills.
- The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role._

**Disability Confident Employer** - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

**Person Specification**

Specific Job Requirements - Essential
- Good level of IT skills. Proven experience of excel spreadsheets is essential

Desirable
- Working knowledge and experience of finance packages

Qualifications - Essential
- GCSE (or equivalent) passes in Mathematics and English Language

Desirable
- To have an accounting qualification eg AAT

Experience - Essential