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Taurus Healthcare Limited

Finance Manager - Much Birch Surgery

The closing date is 22 September 2025

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Job summary

Much Birch Surgery has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals.

As a key member of the Senior Management Team, you will work alongside the Practice Manager, Operations Manager, GP and Nursing Clinical Leads, and the Dispensary Manager to support the strategic and financial leadership of the practice.

The role will be jointly managed by the Practice Manager and the Chief Accountant at Taurus Healthcare, giving you the benefit of being embedded within the practice while also contributing to and drawing on the expertise of a wider finance team.

We strive for excellent clinical and professional support, a healthy work-life balance and a challenging but rewarding career, whatever your area of interest. We pride ourselves on excellent patient care, fantastic teamwork and a willingness to look at new ways of working.

We are a rapidly growing GP-led organisation with a mission to ensure that all patients have access to comprehensive, coordinated and continuous care within a sustainable primary care system.

* This position is for 16.5 hours per week *

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

To assist the Practice Manager & Taurus Finance Team in financial and associated tasks.

Organisational responsibilities.

Maintaining and increasing sources of income analysing and reporting on threats and opportunities.

Understanding of the financial implications of contract changes and legislation.

Maximising income.

Minimising expenditure.

Reporting to the MB SMT and Relevant Taurus Directors.

About us

Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patients home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.

At Taurus Healthcare we strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including those from Military Veterans and family members of serving personnel.

Taurus Healthcare offer many employee benefits, such as:

  • Access to a generous NHS pension scheme with 20.68% employer contribution.
  • 33 to 38 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on service -pro rata for part-time staff.
  • Access to an extensive Employee Benefits Programme.
  • Access to the Blue Light extensive discount scheme.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£33,874.54 to £38,245.45 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

S0001-25-0063

Job locations

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Much Birch Surgery

Much Birch

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR2 8HT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

To assist the Practice Manager & Taurus Finance Team in financial and associated tasks

Organisational responsibilities

Maintaining and increasing sources of income analysing and reporting on threats and opportunities

Understanding of the financial implications of contract changes and legislation.

Maximising income.

Minimising expenditure.

Reporting to the MB SMT and Relevant Taurus Directors.

Operational responsibilities

Use of Sage accounts package, to include purchase ledger and Sales ledger inputting.

VAT processing.

Management of bank accounts.

Banking/BACs/Credit card processing.

Assist the Chief Accountant with Cashflow monitoring and forecasting including an annual savings plan:

Fees register; utilities; cost effective purchasing; insurances;

Reporting anomalies to the Chief Accountant.

Monthly reporting to Much Birch and finance management team to include monthly P&Ls and Budget variances/ financial performance, in particular the locum budget and dispensary.

Overseeing all much birch contracts, with a contracts register to ensure a timely review for contracts to end or get renewed.

Supporting Much Birch SMT to interpret the financial performance of the much birch contracts with a monthly financial report.

Provide financial input into business cases for Much Birch.

Ensuring financial policies at Much Birch are up to date.

Participation in overall Taurus reporting process, incidents and risk registers.

Finance team away days, Much Birch SMT and quarterly Much birch staff meetings.

Processing of income and expenditure information.

Record-keeping.

PO system/purchase and sales ledger processing.

Organise annual appliance testing and calibration of medical equipment.

Maintain Teamnet Premises and Equipment Check Portal. Oversee estates of Much Birch surgery, including health and safety and upkeep, working with the Taurus corporate teams to represent estates. Liaise with handyman and outsourced tasks (decorating/building/repairs)

Provide financial control mechanisms and delivery for Ordering consumables; stock; vaccine; equipment.

Liaise with PM for claims processes - including CQRS; GPES and maintaining strong relationships.

Completing Monthly/Quarterly Claims for all contracts, via appropriate systems eg EMIS and inputting all information onto Sage Ledger system, analysing and correcting any discrepancies.

Liaise with all finance team members.

Liaise with PCN managers.

Liaising with the Chief Accountant.

Liaising with the Director of Finance.

Any other related or relevant task in line with the role.

*A full Job Description & Person Specification is attached to this advert*

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

To assist the Practice Manager & Taurus Finance Team in financial and associated tasks

Organisational responsibilities

Maintaining and increasing sources of income analysing and reporting on threats and opportunities

Understanding of the financial implications of contract changes and legislation.

Maximising income.

Minimising expenditure.

Reporting to the MB SMT and Relevant Taurus Directors.

Operational responsibilities

Use of Sage accounts package, to include purchase ledger and Sales ledger inputting.

VAT processing.

Management of bank accounts.

Banking/BACs/Credit card processing.

Assist the Chief Accountant with Cashflow monitoring and forecasting including an annual savings plan:

Fees register; utilities; cost effective purchasing; insurances;

Reporting anomalies to the Chief Accountant.

Monthly reporting to Much Birch and finance management team to include monthly P&Ls and Budget variances/ financial performance, in particular the locum budget and dispensary.

Overseeing all much birch contracts, with a contracts register to ensure a timely review for contracts to end or get renewed.

Supporting Much Birch SMT to interpret the financial performance of the much birch contracts with a monthly financial report.

Provide financial input into business cases for Much Birch.

Ensuring financial policies at Much Birch are up to date.

Participation in overall Taurus reporting process, incidents and risk registers.

Finance team away days, Much Birch SMT and quarterly Much birch staff meetings.

Processing of income and expenditure information.

Record-keeping.

PO system/purchase and sales ledger processing.

Organise annual appliance testing and calibration of medical equipment.

Maintain Teamnet Premises and Equipment Check Portal. Oversee estates of Much Birch surgery, including health and safety and upkeep, working with the Taurus corporate teams to represent estates. Liaise with handyman and outsourced tasks (decorating/building/repairs)

Provide financial control mechanisms and delivery for Ordering consumables; stock; vaccine; equipment.

Liaise with PM for claims processes - including CQRS; GPES and maintaining strong relationships.

Completing Monthly/Quarterly Claims for all contracts, via appropriate systems eg EMIS and inputting all information onto Sage Ledger system, analysing and correcting any discrepancies.

Liaise with all finance team members.

Liaise with PCN managers.

Liaising with the Chief Accountant.

Liaising with the Director of Finance.

Any other related or relevant task in line with the role.

*A full Job Description & Person Specification is attached to this advert*

Person Specification

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

  • Reliable, conscientious and flexible approach to work.
  • To be able to work independently on own initiative.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection.
  • Required to travel to meetings.

Desirable

  • Experience in working in a Primary Care Commissioning or GP Practice role.

Experience

Essential

  • Financial Ledger System -SAGE an advantage.
  • Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/office packages.
  • Such as Word and Excel.
  • Experience of having a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload in order to meet strict deadlines.
  • Experience showing ability to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems.
  • Experience showing ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and ensure a customer focused response.
  • Experience showing ability to work both independently where required and as a team and player.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 5/ Association of Accounting Technicians -AAT, qualification or equivalent general practice experience of a minimum of 3 years.

Desirable

  • Evidence of on-going professional development.
  • Training towards a CCAB qualification.

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines.
  • To manage and prioritise own work to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Good level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Person Specification

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

  • Reliable, conscientious and flexible approach to work.
  • To be able to work independently on own initiative.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection.
  • Required to travel to meetings.

Desirable

  • Experience in working in a Primary Care Commissioning or GP Practice role.

Experience

Essential

  • Financial Ledger System -SAGE an advantage.
  • Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/office packages.
  • Such as Word and Excel.
  • Experience of having a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload in order to meet strict deadlines.
  • Experience showing ability to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems.
  • Experience showing ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and ensure a customer focused response.
  • Experience showing ability to work both independently where required and as a team and player.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 5/ Association of Accounting Technicians -AAT, qualification or equivalent general practice experience of a minimum of 3 years.

Desirable

  • Evidence of on-going professional development.
  • Training towards a CCAB qualification.

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines.
  • To manage and prioritise own work to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Good level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Employer details

Employer name

Taurus Healthcare Limited

Address

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Employer's website

https://www.herefordshiregeneralpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Taurus Healthcare Limited

Address

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Employer's website

https://www.herefordshiregeneralpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£33,874.54 to £38,245.45 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

S0001-25-0063

Job locations

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Much Birch Surgery

Much Birch

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR2 8HT


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