R&I Finance Officer

Job summary

An exciting opportunity had arisen for an R&I Finance Officer to join us to support the R&I Business Finance Manager to ensure sufficient budgetary control of R&I Grants accurate, timely and useful information.

This is an opportunity to join and contribute to a forward thinking, quality focused organisation and will provide excellent experience to someone who is looking to progress their career in finance.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure accurate reporting internally and external supporting the Trust to manage its R&I Grant financial information
• You will be proactive and highly motivated with strong IT skills, competent in the use of Microsoft Office and computerised ledger systems.
• You will also require a good understanding of the accounting function and should be able to plan your workload in order to meet both strict and conflicting deadlines.
• To ensure financial information is processed in accordance with procedures, to provide monthly reports, through completion of own work and through liaison with other colleagues within the Division.
• To investigate complex financial enquiries, aiding and advice as required.
• Responsible for producing relevant, timely and accurate reports to care organisations and group services ensuring the Trust accounts for its leases in accordance with accounting standards with the ability to understand the content and advise on queries from across the organisation.
• Recharging significant trust invoices and providing reconciliations to R&I codes in a clear and presentable format.
• Providing guidance and support to other members of the team, including hands on coaching and shadowing where required.
• Using Pivot tables and advanced excel to manipulate date to present findings monthly and support the annual NIHR Grant ASTOX submission.
• To support the development of the R&I Finance Team and its operational work streams and undertaking ad-hoc tasks as required.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.