Job summary
The post holder will support the income team with transactional day to day activities as well as supporting the Income & Cost Accountant with the maintenance of the SLAM (contract management) system. Activities may include invoicing, data processing, reconciliations, external customer liaison and reporting of income and activity.
Main duties of the job
- To support the timely and accurate inputs to the SLAM system (Contract and Income management software).
- To support the monthly income process and reporting via SLAM and the ledger systems; helping to make improvements and develop internal reporting when required
- To help maintain the General Ledger by updating contracted and other patient related income actuals and budgets.
- To ensure contract and clinical activity invoices are raised on time and liaise with external colleagues to ensure timely recovery of cash.
- To work with Business Intelligence and management accounts colleagues on any aspects of data quality identified through divisional queries
- To support the automation of income processes
- To provide analysis and interpretation of SLAM outputs to the Head of Income, Associate Director of Finance and other finance colleagues
- To provide exception reporting on SLAM outputs, flagging areas for further scrutiny and initiating actions where appropriate
- Support the Overseas team, providing details required for recovering income from private and overseas patients
About us
We're a humble Trust. But we know what makes us good: our clinical performance and sound operations - rooted in patient safety, robust governance and continuous quality improvement; our highly engaged staff, whose passion for patient care creates a palpable, warm and welcoming spirit and the innovative way we work with our partners. We are good - the CQC recognised this in April 2019 and our staff tell us this every time we ask them. But we want to be outstanding. Not for ourselves, but for the communities we serve.
Bolton is a special place, part of the Greater Manchester family but with a robust identity of its own; communities that are rich in their diversity but unified in the shared characteristics of friendliness, compassion and resilience. They deserve outstanding services.
We have clear ambitions for our finance function to be the very best it can be and need a new Systems & Income Support to help guide and shape that journey with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the production of the monthly financial returns.
- To assist in the production of information for the annual plan.
- To understand the annual planning process and assist with the calculation of annual income plans through SLAM
- To explain finance systems and procedures; working towards being able to explain these to non-finance colleagues
- To support as needed with data processing for the costing system (Logex).
- To assist in the provision of a customer focused service.
- To be responsible for the completion of designated routine tasks within set timescales.
- Deputise for the Income & Cost Accountant as and when required/appropriate
- Any other duties and ad hoc projects as identified by the Head of Income and ADoF
- To play an active role in the both the Directorates Finance Development Plan and contribute to the Future Focused Finance (FFF) strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the production of the monthly financial returns.
- To assist in the production of information for the annual plan.
- To understand the annual planning process and assist with the calculation of annual income plans through SLAM
- To explain finance systems and procedures; working towards being able to explain these to non-finance colleagues
- To support as needed with data processing for the costing system (Logex).
- To assist in the provision of a customer focused service.
- To be responsible for the completion of designated routine tasks within set timescales.
- Deputise for the Income & Cost Accountant as and when required/appropriate
- Any other duties and ad hoc projects as identified by the Head of Income and ADoF
- To play an active role in the both the Directorates Finance Development Plan and contribute to the Future Focused Finance (FFF) strategy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial and computing systems
- NHS Finance Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within NHS management accounts or income team
- Experience of working with SLAM
Qualifications
Essential
- AAT Technician or Equivalent
- Working towards Professional Accountancy Qualification
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Numeracy Skills
- Work to deadlines
- Work as part of a team
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of NHS Finance
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Financial Funding Flows / Processes
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial and computing systems
- NHS Finance Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within NHS management accounts or income team
- Experience of working with SLAM
Qualifications
Essential
- AAT Technician or Equivalent
- Working towards Professional Accountancy Qualification
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Numeracy Skills
- Work to deadlines
- Work as part of a team
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of NHS Finance
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Financial Funding Flows / Processes
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
