Band 3 Financial Accounts Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our financial accounts team on a permanent basis. This role will give the successful candidate a broad range of experience within a financial accounts function and provide a solid foundation for a career in NHS finance. We are committed to the development of our finance team, and will support the successful candidate in continuing their accountancy studies.,

• Receive and analyse information in order to undertake monthly reconciliations of control accounts, identifying errors and discrepancies,
and taking appropriate actions to clear reconciling balances.
• Carry out recording of income and expenditure in relation to the Trust's charitable fund quickly and accurately, raising queries with the
Trust's Charity Manager where required, and counting and processing cash and cheque donations to the charity.
• Preparing regular finance reports for the charitable fund to be presented to the charitable funds committee, and the annual accounts for
the charitable fund for review by the Financial Accountant.
• Carry out recording of income and expenditure in relation to the Trust's hosted organisation (Partners in Paediatrics), raising orders and
resolving queries with relevant staff as required.
• To assist in the preparation of Trust month end reports and annual statutory accounts, as required., The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Financial Accounting Team in the production of accurate and timely financial information. This will involve the processing of financial information on the general ledger, the analysis of income and expenditure transactions and support to the Financial Accounting Team with the month end and annual accounts processes for the Trust, its associated charitable fund and hosted organisation (Partners in Paediatrics)
All duties are to be carried out in accordance with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions and internal office procedures Please see the job description for full details of the job and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will have completed at least AAT level 3, or equivalent, with relevant experience in a finance office or similar environment. The ideal candidate will have good working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and possess excellent written and oral communication skills. The finance department is continuously looking for ways in which to improve the service we provide to the wider trust, so it is important for the post holder to be able to use their initiative to resolve problems and identify opportunities for improvement

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands. If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you., Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships. Promoting Workforce Equality In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification. The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action. Flexible Working Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working. In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask! Benefits of working for us: + Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements + Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area. + Discounts for local and national retailers + Dedicated well-being services for all employees + Flexible working where possible