Senior Accounts Assistant

Shore Medical are a GP Super Partnership with 6 practices across Poole and Bournemouth. We aspire to offer exceptional care to our 58,000 patients and are innovative in our approach to developing new teams and pathways to ever improve how general practice is delivered. We have a friendly and supportive team of more than 230 staff.

The Practices in the Partnership are Lilliput Surgery, Poole Road Medical Centre, Wessex Road Surgery, Heatherview Medical Centre, Fernside Surgery and Parkstone Tower Practice and we have a great social side to our team with Summer and Christmas parties, sea swimming groups, running and paddle boarding events as well as a dedicated staff wellbeing team.

**Job Summary**:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accounts Assistant to join our finance team based at Lilliput.

We have grown significantly since our merger in 2019 and are now looking for a dedicated professional to support our finance function, working closely with our finance team to help manage the day to day accounting function and provide detailed financial data to the wider management team and Partnership.

Knowledge of primary healthcare finance experience and experience in designing and implementing financial processes would be advantageous.

You should be confident in the production of regular management information and budget monitoring as well as have a good understanding of credit control functions. The role works closely with our other finance staff as well as the Managing Partner of the practice.

**Duties**:

- Process financial transactions, including accounts payable and receivable
- Prepare and maintain financial records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing procedures
- Reconcile bank statements and resolve any discrepancies
- Generate financial reports and assist with data analysis
- Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts

**Skills**:

- Strong knowledge of financial services and accounting principles
- Excellent data entry skills with a high level of accuracy
- Ability to analyze financial data and generate reports
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Have a recognised accountancy qualification.
- Job specific experience.
- Experience in budgetary monitoring and forecasting.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with people at all levels within the organisation.
- Knowledge and experience of financial aspects of NHS finances and restrictions.
- Proficient in the use of all Microsoft software, with particular knowledge of Excel.

**Personal qualities/attributes**
- Be a positive team player.
- Possess excellent analytical skills.
- Have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst producing accurate results.
- Be able to adapt to changing and priorities across the wider senior management team.
- Have effective personal time management.

**NOTE**

**This job description is not exhaustive and is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only. There will be other duties required of the post holder commensurate with the position.**

**Equality and Diversity**:
Shore Medical is committed to developing, supporting and sustaining a diverse workforce, representative of the community it serves, through the creation of a work environment where staff are able to do their jobs to the best of their abilities without having to face discrimination or harassment. **All employees** have a responsibility to ensure that they understand the standards expected and that they promote and adhere to the policies and measures adopted by the practice.

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

**Equal Opportunity**

Shore Medical Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, marriage or civil partnership status, gender, gender expression or gender identity, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or veteran status.

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

Pay: £27,375.00-£32,263.00 per year

Expected hours: 25 - 37 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Ac