A Band 4 administrator post in the research and innovation office at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the delivery of Trust-sponsored research. The work centres on recovering income owed for invoiced trial activity, producing monthly activity-versus-income summaries, and investigating and resolving trial income queries. Accounting expertise across reconciliations, ledgers and VAT is essential, and the post is advertised full-time at 37.5 hours, with part-time applications encouraged. Candidates need experience of NHS finance or finance to be considered.
What the job involves
- Assist with recovering income due to the Trust from trial activity
- Produce reporting and analysis of information to support the R&I income function
- Help produce monthly finance summaries comparing activity with income for all active commercial and non-commercial studies
- Analyse, investigate and resolve trial income queries and discrepancies
- Lead on resolving escalated Integra invoice approvals within delegated financial limits
- Maintain and update the Income and Costing Team's procedure notes and review procedures
- Work with disease group teams to promote effective use of data, information and technology
- Maintain a clear electronic filing system and audit trail
- Help deliver training to researchers and research-related staff on the invoicing process and R&I costing system
What’s required
Qualifications
- Diploma or equivalent experience
- NVQ level 4
Experience
- Experience in NHS finance or finance
- Experience and expertise across accounting areas such as reconciliation, balances, finance computer systems, ledgers and coding structures
Skills & knowledge
- Competent user of Microsoft Office
- Skilled in written and verbal communication with people at all levels
- Advanced keyboard skills for inputting and manipulating data in research databases and spreadsheets
- Attention to detail
- Understanding of the NHS R&I funding system
Other
- Conscientious and hardworking
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
- Able to plan own workload
- Works as part of a team
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
Nice to have
- Degree or equivalent experience
- ECDL or equivalent
- Experience and expertise in VAT payments and deductions, payroll agreements and procedures
- Experience of working in an R&I office
- Understanding of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
