About this role
Job summary
Help keep our services running smoothly.
We're looking for a proactive Finance Officer to deliver timely, accurate financial support to colleagues, stakeholders and customers/suppliers; helping teams understand their numbers, resolve queries, and stay on track.
This role is based at Pemberton House, Sunderland. The ICB offers a hybrid working approach with a requirement of 2 days office working and flexibility to work at home or in an office for the remainder of the week
Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Manage Accounts Receivable activities, including raising sales invoices, allocating receipts, resolving income queries and supporting debt management. Process Accounts Payable transactions, including supplier invoice checking/coding, statement reconciliations and responding to supplier queries. Support cash and treasury management processes through timely posting of bank transactions. Ensure transactions are processed in line with relevant policies, procedures and delegated authorisation limits, maintaining a clear audit trail at all times.
About us
Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.
With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.
The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Produce and reconcile financial information, ensuring its accurate, relevant and on time. Complete statutory, internal and external reporting (with supporting working papers) including VAT and HMRC. Investigate variances, discrepancies and complex queriesthen drive them to resolution. Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, and auditors with tact and confidence. Support month-end close processes and help improve finance procedures and ways of working. Provide day-to-day guidance and supervision to junior colleagues within the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
AAT level 3 / NVQ level 4 / Part Qualified Accountant or equivalent.
Desirable
Minimum 5 GCSE's Grade A-C or 5 to 9 including Maths and English or equivalent.
Experience Essential
Good understanding and experience of financial systems and functions. Accounting and finance experience and a good knowledge of accounting legislation and financial procedures. Experience of working autonomously with confidential and sensitive information.
Desirable
Experience of staff management. Experience of large integrated financial systems and dealing with large volumes of data in analysis.
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.
Employer details Employer name North East & North Cumbria ICB
Address Pemberton House
Colima Avenue
Sunderland Enterprise Park
SR5 3XB
Employer's website https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)