Job summary
Kickstart Your Career in finance!Apprentice Financial Accounts Assistant
Want to earn while you learn in a rewarding NHS role? Join our friendly Finance Team as an Apprentice Financial Accounts Assistant.
No experience needed - just enthusiasm, a can-do attitude, and a commitment to excellent service. You'll get full training, on-the-job learning, and NHS benefits including generous leave, Blue Light Card discounts, and wellbeing support.
We're looking for GCSEs (Grade 4/C+) in English & Maths, good communication skills, basic IT knowledge, and an interest in people and problem-solving.
This is your chance to gain real-world finance / accounts experience in one of the UK's largest healthcare organisations and build a long-term career in recruitment. This post is a development post that allows for on the job learning moving from Band 3 to Band 4 on completion of a Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 apprenticeship.
Apply now and take your first step towards an exciting future in the NHS!
Main duties of the job
Providing cashiering services and the receipting of Trust income, together with a mix of general financial accounting duties.
All of these tasks assist in producing accurate and timely financial reports and information throughout the year, which enable the requirements of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial cycles to be met including the statutory annual accounts.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for secure handling, recording and banking of the Trusts income from a variety of sources to ensure all financial timetables are met.
- Responsible for accurately receipting income received directly into the Trusts bank accounts.
- Book keeping entries ensuring the integrity of the ledger is maintained.
- Responsibility for producing a section of the control accounts and alerting the Financial and Business Support Accountants to any problems and recommending appropriate remedial action.Ensure daily cash sheets are checked and signed in line with financial procedures.
- Responsible for collecting cash from vending machines and other collection boxes and ensuring this cash is allocated correctly.
- To provide reimbursement for patients travel expenses under the Hospital Travel Costs Scheme as required. Handling queries and disputes in a sensitive manner.
- To analyse and interpret financial reports to identify errors and discrepancies stemming from the receipting of cash.Ensure petty cash reimbursements are authorised in line with financial procedures and with evidence of receipts in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions.
- Responsible for managing petty cash floats including year-end reconciliation and agreements.
- To provide advice to managers and staff in the hospital re the control and handling of patients valuables. Responsible for safe-keeping of patients cash & valuables.
- Liaison with visitors, patients and other departments of the trust in order to investigate and resolve cash office queries in person, by telephone and in writing.
- Fast and accurate input of information to financial systems and spreadsheets requiring keyboard work for much of the day.
- Any other duties as may be required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for secure handling, recording and banking of the Trusts income from a variety of sources to ensure all financial timetables are met.
- Responsible for accurately receipting income received directly into the Trusts bank accounts.
- Book keeping entries ensuring the integrity of the ledger is maintained.
- Responsibility for producing a section of the control accounts and alerting the Financial and Business Support Accountants to any problems and recommending appropriate remedial action.Ensure daily cash sheets are checked and signed in line with financial procedures.
- Responsible for collecting cash from vending machines and other collection boxes and ensuring this cash is allocated correctly.
- To provide reimbursement for patients travel expenses under the Hospital Travel Costs Scheme as required. Handling queries and disputes in a sensitive manner.
- To analyse and interpret financial reports to identify errors and discrepancies stemming from the receipting of cash.Ensure petty cash reimbursements are authorised in line with financial procedures and with evidence of receipts in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions.
- Responsible for managing petty cash floats including year-end reconciliation and agreements.
- To provide advice to managers and staff in the hospital re the control and handling of patients valuables. Responsible for safe-keeping of patients cash & valuables.
- Liaison with visitors, patients and other departments of the trust in order to investigate and resolve cash office queries in person, by telephone and in writing.
- Fast and accurate input of information to financial systems and spreadsheets requiring keyboard work for much of the day.
- Any other duties as may be required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade C or over, including English and Mathematics (or equivalent)
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- IT skills, incorporating the input of financial data, creation and manipulation of spreadsheets
- Ability to process large volumes of data input
- Organised and methodical
- Good attention to detail
- Questioning mind
- Good communicator, both written and orally
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of cashiering function
Experience
Essential
- Working with spreadsheets and on computer systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade C or over, including English and Mathematics (or equivalent)
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- IT skills, incorporating the input of financial data, creation and manipulation of spreadsheets
- Ability to process large volumes of data input
- Organised and methodical
- Good attention to detail
- Questioning mind
- Good communicator, both written and orally
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of cashiering function
Experience
Essential
- Working with spreadsheets and on computer systems
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.
