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Job overview

This role works as part of the Trust's Financial Accounts team and will be responsible for supporting the Financial Accountant - Transactions in contributing to the maintenance of cash and bank records and the day-to-day financial accounting functions of the Trust.

Ensure their key responsibilities run as efficiently and effectively as possible ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered to the Trust at all times.  Ensuring Standing Financial Instructions, best accounting practice and other statutory legislation is adhered to.

The role consists of hybrid working both at home and in the office.

Main duties of the job

Key elements of the role are to:-

• Assist with the Treasury function , liaising with East Lancashire Financial Shared Services (ELFS) in making payments and ensuring treasury related issues are investigated and rectified in a timely manner.
• Support the preparation of the Trusts bank reconciliation and other balance sheet reconciliations.  Dealing and resolving bank related queries by liaising with the bank and other organisations.
• Provide cover for the Cashiers Office involving receiving and recording monies from around the Trust. 
• Deal with enquiries from patients, relatives, members of the public and Trust staff by telephone or in person.
• Administration and reconciliation of Trusts petty cash floats.
• Use the Trusts ledger system (ABS) to post monthly journals, raise requisitions, goods receipting and system enquiries.
• Reconciliation of salary deductions and preparation of payments to be made to the appropriate bodies

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.