Finance Assistant

1 month ago

Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual to undertake a rewarding fixed term role within the Urgent Care Group Finance team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Candidate will demonstrate that they are proactive, logical, clear thinkers with a methodical and organised questioning approach whilst focused on accuracy and attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

If this is you, and you have any questions about the role, please contact Andrew Baugh, Director of Finance - Urgent Care, for more details.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

The Role:

To support the Finance Manager in the delivery of finance tasks and activities that underpin the work of the Care Group To be responsible for the production of monthly management accounts and performance data Maintain the accuracy of Finance General ledger, including requesting invoices, monthly accruals & prepayments, plus any changes required to budgets Provide support to the Finance Manager in responding to enquiries from budget holders and managers and assisting them on all operation finance and performance issues.

About us

The Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) is one of the largest district general hospital foundation trusts in the country. With a turnover of over £375m, employing over 5,000 staff and delivering care from multiple sites, we provide acute medical and surgical services to a population of 500,000 patients in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services to a wider population of 1 million across Berkshire and its borders.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist in the provision of financial support and advice to Directorates

To be responsible for a specified workload, with the support of the Finance Manager, in the production of monthly management accounts and performance information Helping to maintain the accuracy of Finance General ledger, including requesting invoices, monthly accruals & prepayments, plus any changes required to budgets Provide support to the Finance Manager in responding to enquiries from budget holders and managers and assisting them on all operation finance and performance issues Support the Finance Manager in the training of new budget holders Meet budget holders unaccompanied where appropriate Assist in the formulation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, using appropriate spreadsheets and software packages to calculate pay and non-pay expenditure projections and correctly input into the financial system Produce ad hoc reports, including spreadsheets and graphs, as required Be responsible for requisitions and invoicing queries related to centrally managed services within the Care Group

Manage own workload

Support the reconciliation of ESR to the budgeted establishment and processing of changes to both ESR and the ledger in line with the Budget Virement process Responsible for checking payroll data and the production of code correction journals Raise all accruals and prepayment journals as appropriate and then be responsible for the input of them onto the financial ledger Be responsible for the raising of invoices to ensure the correct level of income is received and cash flow maintained

Ensure that all work is completed in line with Care Group and Trust deadlines

To undertake all work within Trust financial procedures, policies, guidelines and best accounting practices Be responsible for planning own work to meet monthly and periodic Care Group and Trust timetable deadlines

Investigate and analyse monthly variances

Investigation and analysis of initial budget variances, performance management and expenditure trends, with guidance/direction from Finance Manager Monitoring of computer generated accounting information, comparisons with budget and correction of errors Raise and input budget variations and accrual journals as necessary

Assist in providing information for statutory and regulatory returns

Assist in providing information to support the production of annual accounts, external audit and Monitor returns, as guided by Finance Manager

Other duties and responsibilities

Support the Finance Manager as required Cover the duties of the Finance Manager in the event of short term absence Undertake other ad hoc duties as and when required by Finance Manager and Care Group Director of Finance Provide support to cover other Care Group finance needs during periods of absence Person Specification

Education/Qualifications & Training

Essential

oAAT Intermediate level or equivalent experience

Desirable

oActively Studying for a full professional qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of using accounting ledger systems

Desirable

Management accounts experience

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