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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties to include but not limited to:
1. Posting journals and ensuring accurate balance sheet reconciliations are maintained
2. Preparation of monthly and ad-hoc financial information including variance commentaries and communicating these to stakeholders
3. Preparing and presenting financial reports for quarterly board meetings
4. Preparation and review of sales invoices, liaising with relevant approvers within the trust as applicable
5. Control of company bank account ensuring funds received and transferred in accordance with requirements
6. Submission of monthly VAT returns to HMRC
7. Monitoring of pharmacy stock, facilitating rolling and annual stock-takes as required and investigating discrepancies and causes of any wastage
8. Implementing processes to improve financial performance and compliance
9. Preparation of year end accounts and supporting schedules
10. Leading on the external financial audit ensuring completion and filing in timely manner
11. Management of the accounting system including the creation and maintenance of all types of accounts and structures to ensure that it provides a robust account of the financial operations of the company
12. Production of annual budgets including both P&L and Balance sheet elements for Board approval with subsequent performance monitoring to ensure targets are met
13. Financial modelling of project specific business opportunities
14. Assisting LTHTr finance colleagues with matters relating to LHS
15. Line management of accounting support staff and delivery drivers including appraisals, sickness and workload allocation
16. Compiling staff overtime and absence information for payroll, ensuring timely and accurate submission to facilitate correct payments to all subsidiary employees.
17. Reviewing and authorising employee expenses
18. Preparing and presenting KPI information at monthly contract meetings
19. Provide strategic advice and guidance to the LHS Board to keep them aware of developments and ensure that the appropriate policies and procedures are developed to comply with company and statutory requirements
20. Represent the company in negotiations with customers, suppliers to ensure contracts are secured on the most effective and efficient terms
21. Contribute to effective operational management of the company within the core leadership team, providing direction and co-ordination of resources as necessary
22. Provide input into the company Single Improvement Plan, taking responsibility for any actions or improvements as identified
23. Ensures systems are in place for the purchase of pharmacy consumables
24. Acting as a superuser on the electronic rostering system, ensuring accurate entitlements are in place
25. Ensuring appropriate insurances (including professional indemnity) and regulatory registrations are in place
26. In conjunction with the Operations Manager, prepare corporate and annual business plans and monitor progress to ensure the company attains its objectives and contractual requirements.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Qualified Accountant or equivalent knowledge and experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Experience of working in a senior Finance position within a small company.
* Excellent financial and analytical skills
* Extensive experience of data manipulation, investigation and analysis.
* Advanced computer skills (including Microsoft and accounting software packages)
* Experience of staff management and leadership
* Experience of managing projects and tasks from concept to implementation.
* Experience in a combination of both management and financial accounting
Desirable criteria
* Health or Pharmacy experience
* Line management experience
* Stock control experience
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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