Bookkeeper in Horley

Location: Hybrid / Horley, UK
job type: Permanent / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Other
Annual Salary range:from £ 999,999.99 to £ 999,999.99
Salary details: dependent on experience (pro rata)

Reports to: Cura Finance PCN Lead

Responsible to: Associate Director of Finance

Proposed salary: Band 5.1 – 5.12 on the ABC pay scale, which is equivalent to £28,888.23 - £35,918.88 per annum dependent on experience (pro rata)

Hours of work: Part time – 15 – 26.25 hours a week

Base: Hybrid – home working with attendance at ABC HQ as required in Horley, Surrey

About Alliance for Better Care CIC

Alliance for Better Care (ABC) is a GP Federation uniting 77 NHS GP member practices across 98 sites within 24 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues - and their patients - to transform how healthcare is delivered in their communities.

We work closely with GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations, and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships enable us to deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our populations.

If we can do something better, we should.

• We are honest

Even when it is difficult.

And put the patient first.

• We are inclusive

We listen and we act.

And we’re known to like a challenge!

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Access to NHS pension
• Bespoke training programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity pay
• NHS discounts
• Leadership Development Programme
• Salary sacrifice schemes – technology and electric vehicle
• Opportunities for secondments

There are opportunities for a study leave allowance.

Supervision

Regular supervisions on a one-to-one basis including an annual formal appraisal are held with a line manager. If you are in a patient-facing role, you will also receive regular Clinical Supervisions with a Clinical Supervisor.

Induction Programme

You will receive an in-depth induction programme and will be invited to a face-to-face induction day within your first week to give you relevant information about the organisation and your job role.

Job summary

Having grown rapidly both in supporting our PCNs and in the clinical services we provide we are looking to grow our finance team, this role brings the opportunity to work autonomously but with support and development from our Head of Finance and Lead Management Accountants.

This job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

This job description may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Organisation.

Primary duties and areas of responsibility

• Maintain accurate records of financial transactions using accounting software (Xero)
• Process invoices, receipts, payments, and bank reconciliations
• Manage accounts payable and receivable
• Inter-company accounts reconciliation
• Be point of contact with bank liaison
• Assisting with preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports (accruals/prepayments)
• Support budget monitoring and variance analysis

Support to Finance Team

• Liaise with internal departments and external stakeholders (e.g., suppliers, customers)
• Provide administrative support for audits and year-end processes

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of UK financial systems and business requirements e.g tax, national insurance, pensions
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal/communication skills
• Organised administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills
• Strong communication
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Self-motivated
• Resilient
• Flexibility
• NHS administration understanding of organisation, priorities, workflows, training requirements
• Ability to learn new processes and systems, including new IT systems

Qualifications

• Knowledge of a full range of Business and Administration procedures acquired through NVQ Level 3 or proven practical experience
• Part or fully qualified AAT or qualified by experience

Experience

• Scheduling and Diary Management
• Financial workflow experience - payroll, invoices, budget tracking
• High level use in Microsoft Office software
• Experience of working in an office environment
• Able to use own initiative within agreed protocols
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Use of accounting software Xero
• Experience of working within business administration and financial processes
• Experience of creating pivot tables and using VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs
• NHS Primary Care experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.