Peripatetic Administrator

Barchester Healthcare; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer-a-friend bonus (up to £500)

Retail discounts

Access to medical specialists

Counselling services

Tax code review service

Staff lottery

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking an experienced Administrator with a strong financial background to support multiple homes regionally. You will assist the General Manager with income and expenditure recording, and provide HR guidance to home staff.

This role requires balancing financial accuracy with hands-on administration across sites. You will supervise junior administration staff, ensure timely payroll and management accounts, and foster a warm, professional environment for residents and

Qualifications

• Good numeracy level and strong commercial acumen.
• Experience with credit control, invoice chasing, payroll and management accounts.
• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Work with Regional Director to identify where support is needed.
• Check management accounts for accuracy and implications.
• Ensure aged debt is collected and client payments are timely.
• Promote a warm, welcoming environment for residents, families and staff.
• Ensure rotas are complete and up-to-date.
• Complete employment checks and payroll for home-based staff.
• Maintain a professional attitude in person and on the phone.
• Supervise and support the home administration team.
• Manage safe contents.

Skills

Numeracy

Commercial acumen

Credit control

Invoice chasing

Payroll

Management accounts

Full UK driving licence

Word

Excel

Outlook

Education

AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Are you an experienced Administrator with a strong financial background looking to excel in a challenging and more rewarding position where you can truly make a difference? Administrators at Barchester are a vital part of each home's management team, providing the General Manager with the support they require to ensure the running of a high quality and commercially successful home. In this unique position, you will support a number of homes across a region, either in the absence of an administrator or to provide additional support. Our Administrators are relied upon to ensure income and outgoings are timely, effective, and accurately recorded, so strong commercial acumen is key to this position. You will provide HR advice to your General Manager as well as home-based staff, and supervise junior members of the administration team. Here at Barchester, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

NEED TO HAVE

• Good level of numeracy skills
• Strong commercial acumen
• Experience within credit control, invoice chasing, purchase/sales ledgers, payroll, management accounts
• Full UK driving licence
• Proficient user of Microsoft- specifically Word, Excel and Outlook
• AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration would be beneficial

NEED TO DO

• Work with the Regional Director to understand where support is needed
• Check Management Accounts are correct, understand implications
• Ensure aged debt is collected and managed appropriately, encouraging timely payment of client accounts
• Promote a warm and welcoming environment for residents, families, and Barchester staff
• Ensure rota's are complete
• Complete employment checks and payroll for home-based staff
• Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude both over the telephone and in person
• Supervise and support the home's administration team
• Manage safe contents

Rewards And Benefits

• Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral
• Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets
• Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence
• Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services
• Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax
• Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK

• Terms & conditions apply

If you would like to use your finance and administrative skills in an organisation that truly values your contribution whilst providing exceptional quality care, Barchester is the place to be.