Finance Officer

Do you like a challenge? Do you relish responsibility? Canyou make complex simple? You should already be working in a finance role,ideally with an AAT qualification. You must have great attention to detail, agift for complex numbers and the ability to communicate to a variety of stakeholders.

If you can tick all those boxes, then becoming our Finance Officer can be your next career step. Working in the fast-paced environment of primary care, you will certainly not get bored. This a 12 month fixed term position, covering maternity leave.

You will be working centrally on Partners Health accounts/PCN practices and providing a financialservice to GP partners.

This role is 22.5 hours (3 days a week). We can be flexible on the days and we would consider you working from home 1 day a week.

Duties include:

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• Manage bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Process invoices, claims, payroll, pensions, reimbursements, payments, and receipts.
• Maintain accurate sales and purchase ledgers, generate reports, and perform credit control activities.
• Handle accounts for a variety of contract types including self-employed and sessional GPs.
• Manage banking activities, reconcile statements, and process payments.
• Assist with the annual budgeting process and year-end financial preparations.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and pension,competitive holiday, free tea & coffee, funded social activities, discountscheme (via Bluelight), support to learn and a fun and supportive working environment. Salary £26,397 - £29,330.

Post

Finance Officer

Salary Grade

Reporting to

Finance & Corporate Governance Manager

Accountable to

CEO

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

You will be supporting Partners Health and practices within the PCN prepare and maintain accurate financial records.

You will be visiting practice within the PCN and tasked with performing accounting activities and maintaining accurate financial records in compliance with financial regulations. You will be working closely with GP Partners to resolve financial queries and provide management information and subject matter expertise to assist them in running the financial side of their business.

Alongside your practice finance role, you will also play a pivotal role in preparing accounts on a daily/monthly/yearly basis to support the accountant in preparing accurate financial records.

In this role you will work on all key finance areas including payroll, purchase/sales and credit control, financial reporting, and budgeting/year end.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All of the below will be performed across a variety of financial settings and you will need to deal with multiple accounts and stakeholders.

• Manage bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Process invoices, claims, payroll, pensions, reimbursements, payments, and receipts.
• Maintain accurate sales and purchase ledgers, generate reports, and perform credit control activities.
• Handle accounts for a variety of contract types including self-employed and sessional GPs.
• Manage banking activities, reconcile statements, and process payments.
• Assist with the annual budgeting process and year-end financial preparations.
• Ensure data accuracy in the Zero accounting system, maintain efficient administrative systems, and meet deadlines.
• Adhere to all legal, statutory, data protection, and information governance regulations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address financial queries, provide accurate and timely financial information.
• Process monthly and ad-hoc invoices, reconcile the sales ledger, and maintain clear and organized filing systems.
• Code and process all purchase invoices with budget holder approval, generate and manage payment reports, reconcile the purchase ledger, and maintain organized filing systems.
• Process invoices received from multiple sources using, generate payment reports, and maintain comprehensive filing systems.
• Manage monthly bank statements, ensure timely banking of received cheques, handle petty cash transactions accurately, and maintain organized filing systems.
• Ensure accurate generation of payroll amendments for the accountants to…