Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7326619-WW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Yate Head Office
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Financial Accountant
NHS AfC: Band 5
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job overview
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Sirona care & health is a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high quality specialist health and social care. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we’d expect for ourselves and our families. |
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The finance service provides the full range of financial and management accounting support to the company. This includes: · providing monthly management accounts to managers across the company and for the board · processing of all financial transactions for the company including creditor payments, debtor invoices, direct debits and weekly and monthly payroll files · cash management including management of company credit cards · Preparation of statutory accounts and all statutory returns. · The team provides advice and support across the company on all financial matters · Procurement support coordinating all procurement of equipment and supplies across the company
The team provides advice and support across the company on all financial matters. |
Main duties of the job
Key areas of responsibility for this role will include:
- To provide cover for the Senior Financial Accountant in their absence for the full Financial Accounting Services areas.
- Review of debtor balances to ensure appropriate and timely action is taken to recover debts. This includes liaison with the Payroll Team regarding salary overpayments.
- Maintain the purchase ledger including supplier accounts.
- Process weekly payment runs for creditor payments and payroll payments.
- Review control account reconciliations to ensure that errors have been cleared and the financial position of the company is not understated.
- Manage the staff reporting to this post reviewing the team workload on a regular basis.
- Deal with queries from suppliers, budget holders and managers regarding supplier invoices which can be complex. Ensure that all queries are responded to in an appropriate and timely manner. Where necessary, ensure that the underlying problem is resolved, appropriate corrective action is taken, and the relevant body or person is notified.
- To be responsible for the controls over maintenance and updating of supplier standing data files on the computer system, including modification of bank details for BACs transactions to ensure the correct destination of electronic payments. To ensure that security requirements and processes over electronic banking transactions are fully complied with.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The detailed job description is attached to the job advert and gives the full information regarding the role.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK you must have 12 months remaining on your visa from your start date.
Person specification
Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Experienced of working within a financial accounts team working within a complex organisation.
- Able to work autonomously with minimal input from line manager. Able to prioritise and make decisions and offer advice about the best course of action to resolve problems.
- Understanding of financial accounting systems and the interrelationships between the financial modules (e.g. debtors, creditors and chart of accounts)
- Good IT literacy including knowledge of financial ledger systems & excel.
- Able to interpret and explain a variety of routine and non routine financial information to a variety of audiences.
- Evidence of ability to resolve routine and non-routine problems using sound logic.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a health and social care setting
- Experience of taking card payments
Qualifications and Training Required
Essential criteria
- Hold recognised qualifications within the accountancy area at AAT/degree level/BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma/Graduate Certificate level/NVQ4/VQ4
- Trained in a range of systems/ IT applications e.g. finance systems, excel and outlook
Desirable criteria
- Educated to AS/ A level standard.
- NVQ 3, VQ3, Progression diploma/ BTEC awards at level 3/International Baccalaureate.
- Studying towards an accountancy qualification from one of the CCAB accountancy bodies
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Ball
- Job title
- Senior Financial Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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