Financial Administrator

Bupa Global; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Financial Administrator to join their team in Chelmsford. This role involves managing financial transactions, liaising with local authorities, and providing essential clerical support to ensure smooth operations. The ideal candidate will possess a friendly demeanor, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service. With a focus on person-centered care, this position offers an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of residents. Join a caring and responsible organization that champions diversity and supports the wellbeing of its employees.

Benefits

Free access to healthcare support

Annual healthcare allowance

Early wage access

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on shifts

Interest-free travel loan

Pension plans

Parental leave schemes

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a Financial Administrator with excellent customer service skills.
• Approachable, organized, and detail-oriented with strong relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Raise invoices and process income, ensuring accurate documentation.
• Liaise with authorities for information and payment, manage petty cash transactions.
• Provide clerical support to the Home Manager and maintain filing systems.

Skills

Financial Administration

Customer Service

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Relationship Building

Tools

Bespoke Software

Job description

Requisition Title

Job Number:

Job Number:

THE069E

The Lawns

Lawn Lane Chelmsford

The Lawns, Lawn Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7JB

CQC rating: Good

Salary : £26,447 to £32,604 depending on experience

Perm contract 37.5 hours

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Nestled in a quiet residential spot not far from the centre of Chelmsford, the home welcomes anyone in need of nursing, residential, convalescence, respite and palliative care. They also offer support for those living with a physical disability.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Using bespoke software to raise invoices, process income including cash allocation, complete banking and take appropriate action in relation to debt management.
• Liaising with Local and Health Authorities to ensure appropriate information and payment is received.
• Ensuring correct and complete documentation including Terms and Conditions are provided and recorded for all admissions.
• Safeguarding monies on behalf of residents and funds raised by the home, recording and reconciling transactions to bank statements.
• Ensuring effective administration of purchasing and supplier payments, management of petty cash transactions and replenishment.
• Processing of employee related information and payroll to ensure staff information and payments are accurate and timely.
• Providing clerical support to the Home Manager, including letter writing, memos and local management reporting.
• Maintaining a well-ordered filing system, stationary replenishment and personnel file management.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

You’ve worked as a Financial Administrator before with experience in providing excellent customer service and you’ll have a friendly manner both face to face and over the phone. You’re approachable, organised, have an eye for detail and the ability to build strong relationships with our residents, their families and internal/external teams. You're dedicated, efficient and can handle a varied workload, and importantly, your caring attitude underpins everything you do - to make a real difference to people’s lives.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We ’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview /assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.