Primary Care Careers

Finance Officer

The closing date is 10 June 2025

Job summary

Queens Park Group Surgery in Bedford are looking to welcome an experienced finance officer to our team on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week. Reporting to the practice and business manager, the successful individual will oversee the bookkeeping, credit control and reporting for the surgery and work across our three sites.

Main duties of the job

  • Bookkeeping, processing invoices on Xero.
  • Reconciliation of all bank accounts.
  • Credit control.
  • Payroll administration, liaising with the external payroll provider.
  • HRMC payroll duties.
  • Managing any finance/payroll queries.
  • Calculate pensions.
  • Process new starter and leavers information.
  • Analysis of both financial and statistical reports.
  • Preparing end of year financial information.
  • Administer petty cash for all sites.
  • Process any claims.
  • Liaise with the PCN, managing any requests for information.
  • Check ARRS reimbursement.

About us

We are a very long-established practice working on two sites in Bedford, looking after 12,500 patients. We are also care-taking another local practice in Bedford, with a list size of 9,000 patients.

  • SystmOne clinical system
  • Rated Good by CQC
  • High QOF achievers
  • Friendly nursing and administrative support
  • Development of special interests encouraged
  • Training supported
  • Attractive salary and terms and conditions
  • 6 months mutual assessment period

We are active members of our primary care network and we welcome collaborative working. Our vision is progressive, we are actively looking for new opportunities and we are a training practice. We grow our own staff and are developing advanced nurse practitioners and healthcare support workers. Bedfordshire is a great location and has a reputation for excellent schools, beautiful villages and countryside, close to Milton Keynes for shopping, and 35 minutes from London by train.

For further information please contact our Practice & Business Manager -jen.gough@nhs.net

Informal enquiries/visits welcome.

Details

Date posted

28 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28649

Job locations

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT qualified or equivalent/experience.
  • GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths.

Experience

Essential

  • Bookkeeping/finance experience.
  • Experience of working in a GP practice or other healthcare setting.
  • Experience of the accounts software Xero and advantage.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Flexibility to work additional hours.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT qualified or equivalent/experience.
  • GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths.

Experience

Essential

  • Bookkeeping/finance experience.
  • Experience of working in a GP practice or other healthcare setting.
  • Experience of the accounts software Xero and advantage.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Flexibility to work additional hours.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Queens Park Group Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

28 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28649

Job locations

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


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