Job vacancy: Finance Assistant Cash Management, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton

Job summary

Main area: Finance Assistant Cash Management
Grade: BAND 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 230-27305952-CORP-BB

Employer: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL
Town: Nuneaton
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 PER ANNUM
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59

Finance Assistant Cash Management

BAND 4

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsible for the safe keeping of debtors card details and processing the payment as and when required in line with instalment plans.

Action requests made by senior finance officers in relation to transferring monies from the Trust’s commercial bank accounts to the government bank account thereby assisting with cash management guidelines.

Action requests made by the Trust Payroll Providers to stop BACS payments to employees thus avoiding overpayments and from senior finance officers to stop potential payments to incorrect suppliers.

Responsible for the raising of foreign drafts and BACS payments into overseas accounts when required for the purchase of goods/services from the EU/Worldwide

Monitor any duplicate payments and implement reimbursement, where necessary

Responsible for the maintenance of all suppliers/individuals on the Accounts Payable ledger. Coordinate the input of new bank details on suppliers’ accounts when rejected BACS payments have been returned into the Trust bank account owing to incorrectly held bank details, thus ensuring prompt reissue of returned payments
Write and maintain written procedures for tasks within the department
Log all budget changes and ensure that each is supported by evidence of their validity (e.g. senior manager sign off, skill mix requests, etc); ensure all movements in and out of Trust reserves are authorised, store all documents in an appropriate manner and respond to management and audit queries as they arise.

Undertake mandatory training as appropriate – Information Governance, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities

Person specification

Qualification and Professional Training

Essential criteria

Possess a pass in GCSE English and Mathematics or Accounting or equivalent qualification (grade C or above)
NVQ Level 4/AAT intermediate level(or equivalent qualification) or 2 years finance office experience

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Office experience
Finance environment

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of VAT input and output regulations

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Numeracy
Ability to use financial packages

Desirable criteria

Speed, accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to create spreadsheets to record routine transactions

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills – both orally and in writing
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to work under pressure – effectively manage time to successfully carry out set tasks, prioritising as necessary in order to achieve deadlines Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive financial information in a professional manner

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.