Finance Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Sawbridgeworth; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Free meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Finance Assistant at Elysium Healthcare Limited is a part-time role based at Gardens Neurological Centre and Jacobs Neurological Centre in Sawbridgeworth. You will support cash handling, petty cash, and purchase order processing within a compassionate healthcare setting.

You’ll work 22.5 hours per week, assist with patient monies, ledger spreadsheets, and ensure compliance with finance policies. The post offers training, development opportunities, and a supportive benefits package.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths or equivalent required.
• Articulate and numerate with cash handling experience.
• Experience with reconciliations and finance admin in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Patient Monies system management.
• Manage Petty Cash within Finance Office and hospital-wide.
• Assist Purchase Order Processing - WAP/Ordering of Goods and Services.
• Maintain Head Office Purchase Ledger Spreadsheet and address ad-hoc queries.
• Ensure compliance with Finance Policies & Procedures.
• Liaise with disciplines and Head Office staff regularly.
• Undertake other tasks commensurate with the post.

Skills

Articulate numerate

Cash reconciliations

Verbal & written comms

Plan prioritise workload

Organisational skills

Healthcare knowledge

Data Protection Act awareness

Confidential handling

Education

GCSE Maths or equivalent

Tools

None

Job description

Are you an articulate and numerate Financial Assistant with experience in dealing with cash and performing reconciliations? Join Jacobs Neurological Centre as the Finance Assistant and utilise yourskill setwithin a healthcare environment to deal with all finance-related admin.

As the Finance Assistant, within a healthcare environment, you will provide administration assistance to ensure a comprehensive and efficient Finance service meet the needs of the unit.

Working 22.5 hours a week you will turn your hand to everything finance admin-related, including assisting with Patient monies, the management of petty cash, assisting in purchase order processing, assisting in maintaining the Head Office purchase ledger spreadsheet and ensuring compliance with all financial polices and procedures.

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you, means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As a Finance Assistant, you will be:

• Assisting in the management of Patient Monies system, including any DWP benefit claims as appropriate.
• Assisting in the management of Petty Cash within the Finance Office and also throughout the hospital
• Assisting in Purchase Order Processing - WAP/Ordering of Goods and Services
• Assisting in maintaining Head Office Purchase Ledger Spreadsheet including dealing with any adhoc queries.
• Ensuring compliance with all Finance Policies & Procedures.
• Liaising with all disciplines and Head Office staff on a regular basis.
• Undertaking any other tasks requested that are commensurate with the post.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• GCSE in Maths or equivalent
• Articulate and numerate
• Experience of dealing with cash and performing reconciliation
• Good verbal and written communication
• Plan and prioritise workload
• Excellent organisational skills
• Knowledge of healthcare business
• Appreciation of Data Protection Act
• Able to handle information of a highly sensitive and confidential manner

Where you will be working:

Location:

Gardens Neurological Centre and Jacobs Neurological Centre have a combined total of 132 beds on the same site in Sawbridgeworth (CM21 0HH), which is on the Hertfordshire and Essex border within easy travelling distance of London and Cambridge.

The two Centres deliver specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions, and brain or spinal injuries who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability. Recovery is assisted wherever possible, with emphasis placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort and quality of life.

Each service has communal lounges, dining rooms, and all bedrooms have en-suite facilities with over 95% on single occupancy. All rooms are adapted to each resident's requirements according to their assessments and needs.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £25,564.50 ( Pro-Rata)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window. (Pro-Rata)
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure