Financial Administrator

Bupa; Cobham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

28 days holiday

Free meal on shift

Pension plan

Job summary

Bupa St Georges Care Home in Cobham is seeking a Financial Administrator to support day-to-day financial operations within a 40-hour week. The role involves invoicing, cash handling, payroll processing and liaison with authorities to ensure timely payments.

You will join a care-focused environment dedicated to resident wellbeing, with a welcoming bonus and opportunities to contribute to financial administration in a supportive team setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial administration and providing excellent customer service.
• Ability to be friendly, approachable and work well with residents and families.
• Organised with eye for detail and strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Raise invoices using bespoke software and process income.
• Liaise with Local and Health Authorities for payment information.
• Ensure documentation for admissions is complete and recorded.
• Safeguard resident monies and reconcile transactions.
• Administer purchasing and supplier payments; manage petty cash.
• Process payroll and employee information for accurate payments.
• Provide clerical support to the Home Manager; prepare reports.
• Maintain filing system and stationery replenishment.

Skills

Financial administration

Customer service

Attention to detail

Organised

Relationship building

Tools

Invoicing software

Banking & debt management

Job description

Job Description: Financial Administrator St Georges Care Home, 5 Byfleet Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1DS CQC rating: GOOD Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.7 / 10 Salary: £29,328 - £37,377.60 depending on experience Contract :Permanent 40 hours per week Welcome bonus: £1000* 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.

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.

Benefits

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 a career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on a 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.

*Your starter bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks’ service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI. **Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

Time Type: Full time Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support Locations: St Georges

Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion - they're at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.