Assistant Cash Manager Finance

Job summary

The Cash Manager and the Cash Management team are part of the wider financial accounts team.

The function of the Cash Management team is to provide the Trust with an efficient and cost effective accounts payable, accounts receivable and treasury management service.

As part of this remit the Cash Manager and Assistant Cash Manager are responsible for the provision of information and advice on financial issues to non-financial managers. These services include, income, debtors, VAT, cash flow and the general office functions (e.g. purchase card and petty cash) for the Trust.

The Assistant Cash Manager will take the day-to-day responsibility for a number of agreed services from the list of services referenced above to include management of the Finance Officers for the agreed services, and will be accountable to the Cash Manager for performance and provision of information in this area.

From time to time the post holder will undertake other duties as agreed with the Cash Manager or other senior members of the Financial Accounts and Cash Management team. This will include deputising for colleagues at meetings when required; the provision of data requests for statutory returns, freedom of information requests and contributing to wider finance team developments such as the attendance of away days, the annual Budget Holders Conference and contribution to non-finance communications such as the Budget Holders Newsletter etc.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for cashier function and accounts receivable. This includes ensuring all bank accounts are reconciled, raising invoices, chasing aged debt and preparing month end reporting.
• Leading the purchase card and petty cash function. This includes requesting new card users, ensuring credit limits are in line with policy and posting month end journals for spend to the ledger.
• Supporting the financial running of the Charity. This involves quarterly reporting, monitoring of donations and liaising with fund users.
• Line management responsibility for finance officers across multiple sites.
• Deputising for Cash Manager.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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