Finance Assistant

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Rainham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rainham is looking for a Band 4 finance support role. The position requires chasing outstanding debts and implementing Trust policies. Essential qualifications include sound Excel knowledge and experience in a busy office environment. The organization offers a supportive work culture with excellent benefits. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged, making this a great opportunity for individuals seeking a balanced work life.

Benefits

Proactive health and wellbeing support

Flexible working opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy office environment is essential.
• Experience in an NHS Environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Chase outstanding debt.
• Implement Trust policies for overseas visitor and income.
• Investigate financial queries and analyze data.
• Assist with reporting duties as required.

Skills

Sound knowledge of Excel

Analysing data skills

Organising and Prioritising own workload

Job description

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Band 4 (Band 3 Development Opportunity)

Aim of the role

The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day to day work.

• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together with our communities

The post holder will be required to provide support to the finance team.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Chasing outstanding debt.
• Implementing Trust policies and procedures relating to overseas visitor and NCA income.
• Investigating financial queries and analysing detailed data to identify errors and discrepancies.
• Attending meetings when needed.
• Assisting with any other financial or reporting duties as required.
• Planning own workload to ensure monthly and weekly timescales are met.
• The post holder will be a member of a large finance team and will be required to work closely with finance and operational colleagues, project groups and other partner organisations, including ICBs, local Authorities and other NHS organisations and stakeholders to support the provision of efficient and effective financial management.

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Sound knowledge of Excel
• Analysing data skills

Desirable criteria

• Being Professional and Honest
• Organising and Prioritising own workload

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working in a busy office environment

Desirable criteria

• Working in NHS Environment

Demonstrating Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Putting people First

Desirable criteria

• Promoting what is possible - examples

Benefits

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term / chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.