Finance Officer (NHS)
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Oldbury
- Salary
- 11.20 - 12.50 GBP Hourly
- Posted
- 16 Jul 2021
- Closes
- 13 Aug 2021
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Finance Officer (NHS)
Ensure financial information is processed in accordance with procedures and in order to provide information for statutory returns. Ensure work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal requirements.
Responsibility for allocating PO numbers, reviewing non PO invoices, processing all supplier invoices within the SBS Finance Oracle system including maintaining the accounting system with accurate supplier details, ensuring they are paid, and to the agreed payment terms.
Location: Predominantly remote working with base in Oldbury
Temporary: Expected to last 7 months with possible extension
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: GBP12.50 per hour (Umbrella) or GBP11.20 per hour (PAYE inclusive of holiday)
Skills/knowledge
* 2-3 years financial experience in support to management and/or financial accounting team.
* Use of a finance system preferably Oracle
* Detailed understanding of accounting procedures
* Interpretation of financial data
* Significant administrative/ secretarial experience including initiating and maintaining office systems.
* Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
* Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
* Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
* An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection
* Knowledge of NHS finance processes
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* To undertake all financial processes which are integral to service delivery
* To be an integral part of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Team and to provide
* To support the Head of Service and Complex/CHC Commissioner with managing specialist requests
* Maintain a comprehensive database in for audit purposes - all entered onto QA iChord
* Review the Non PO (Purchase Orders) invoice workflow queue and assign invoices to correct budget holders, minimising the number of invoices held by post holder.
* Review the PO (Purchase Orders) goods received (receipted) not invoiced and proactively resolve with the requestor and the supplier invoice(s).
* Reconcile statements to invoices and payment history working with Suppliers where SBS cannot support or require local knowledge.
* Create new supplier accounts requests. Update existing supplier accounts regarding address and bank detail changes.
* Advise suppliers on accepted methods of invoicing, billing address and encouraging the use of SBS trade-shift facility
* Using detailed understanding of the finance systems coding structure and budget holders, business areas, add code combinations to invoices awaiting approval.
* Provide secretarial support to the S117 meetings (if required) and maintain electronic database
* To ensure all requests for any specialist funding - eg. Equipment is received on the correct documentation fully completed with supporting information as required. All entered onto iChord
* Liaise with Head of Service and Complex Care/CHC Commissioner to review requests in a timely manner
* Provide formal written outcomes to appropriate clinicians for all requests
* Check, code and authorise invoices for payment (PO and non-PO)
* Deal with CHC payment queries liaising with nursing homes/CSU/SBS
* Assist Head of Service/ CHC Commissioners in processing reimbursements as necessary
Process finance waivers
Ensure financial information is processed in accordance with procedures and in order to provide information for statutory returns. Ensure work is completed in line with financial timescales and legal requirements.
Responsibility for allocating PO numbers, reviewing non PO invoices, processing all supplier invoices within the SBS Finance Oracle system including maintaining the accounting system with accurate supplier details, ensuring they are paid, and to the agreed payment terms.
Location: Predominantly remote working with base in Oldbury
Temporary: Expected to last 7 months with possible extension
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: GBP12.50 per hour (Umbrella) or GBP11.20 per hour (PAYE inclusive of holiday)
Skills/knowledge
* 2-3 years financial experience in support to management and/or financial accounting team.
* Use of a finance system preferably Oracle
* Detailed understanding of accounting procedures
* Interpretation of financial data
* Significant administrative/ secretarial experience including initiating and maintaining office systems.
* Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
* Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
* Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
* An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection
* Knowledge of NHS finance processes
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* To undertake all financial processes which are integral to service delivery
* To be an integral part of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Team and to provide
* To support the Head of Service and Complex/CHC Commissioner with managing specialist requests
* Maintain a comprehensive database in for audit purposes - all entered onto QA iChord
* Review the Non PO (Purchase Orders) invoice workflow queue and assign invoices to correct budget holders, minimising the number of invoices held by post holder.
* Review the PO (Purchase Orders) goods received (receipted) not invoiced and proactively resolve with the requestor and the supplier invoice(s).
* Reconcile statements to invoices and payment history working with Suppliers where SBS cannot support or require local knowledge.
* Create new supplier accounts requests. Update existing supplier accounts regarding address and bank detail changes.
* Advise suppliers on accepted methods of invoicing, billing address and encouraging the use of SBS trade-shift facility
* Using detailed understanding of the finance systems coding structure and budget holders, business areas, add code combinations to invoices awaiting approval.
* Provide secretarial support to the S117 meetings (if required) and maintain electronic database
* To ensure all requests for any specialist funding - eg. Equipment is received on the correct documentation fully completed with supporting information as required. All entered onto iChord
* Liaise with Head of Service and Complex Care/CHC Commissioner to review requests in a timely manner
* Provide formal written outcomes to appropriate clinicians for all requests
* Check, code and authorise invoices for payment (PO and non-PO)
* Deal with CHC payment queries liaising with nursing homes/CSU/SBS
* Assist Head of Service/ CHC Commissioners in processing reimbursements as necessary
Process finance waivers