About this role
Job summary
Working as part of a Treasury Team and reporting to the Treasury Manager to ensure all work associated with the Trust and subsidiaries (the Group) Annual Accounts are completed within the defined timetable. This will involve working with the Group's External Auditor to ensure that all information is correct and that the Group not only fulfills its financial duties but achieves an unqualified audit reports.
Dependent on the needs of the business the Treasury duties could be carried out in the Treasury Office at the Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Women's Hospital or remotely from home.
A key rotational role will be to ensure the Cashiers Offices are fully manned and operational within the opening hours determined by the Chief Financial Officer. There is a Cashiers Office located in both the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital. Dependent on the needs of the business cover needs to be given to both sites. The Cashier role involves Customer Service to patients, staff and liaising with Cash carriers.
Work with the Trust's Internal Auditors when the Treasury Department is audited, sharing processes and procedures. This will require implementing any proposed recommendations within agreed timescales.
Main duties of the job
Ability to analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries and discrepancies. There are both balance sheet reconciliations and salary deduction reconciliations requiring different processes.
Analyses financial data to identify errors and rectifies problems from a range of options. This could be errors identified on Petty Cash reconciliations that have been incorrectly receipted to the Finance Ledger that need correcting or payroll entries being posted to wrong control accounts.
Various salary deduction schemes require complex calculations about payments and decisions whether and how to pursue over/underpayments on these Schemes need to be made e.g. Travel cards, childcare, salary sacrifice.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE Math & English Grade C or above AAT Technician or equivalent experience and theoretical knowledge
Knowledge & Nature of Experience Essential
Experience in Cash Handling Detailed understanding of accounting procedures such as reconciliations, coding structures, procedures A practical working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and experience using a computerised general ledger
Desirable
Experience of working in an NHS Finance environment with a Shared Service Provider
Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential
Ability to analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries and discrepancies Analyses financial data to identify errors and sorts out problems from a range of options Carries out complex calculations about payments and decides whether and how to pursue over/underpayments
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge Essential
Liaise with Treasury Manager to ensure Cashier office is manned during opening times Detailed understanding of accounting procedures to Technician Level
Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes Essential
The ability to work under minimal supervision and direction Neat and precise methods of working, including the maintenance of complete and accurate filing and record systems, both manual and computerised The ability to use initiative in fulfilling and completing tasks Excellent time management skills to manage workload within time frames Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role Ability to resolve difficult situations under pressure Excellent communication skills
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.
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Employer details Employer name Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)