Finance Assistant

1. Providing efficient finance assistance to the finance manager, including:

§ Maintenance of departmental capitation expenditure records, and distribution to departments on a regular basis

§ Processing purchase orders, receiving delivered goods and processing invoices

§ Control of petty cash, ensuring receipts obtained for all purchases

§ Receipt, recording, safekeeping and banking of all departmental cash income

§ Maintenance of accounts filing system, suitable for auditing purposes

§ Assisting the finance manager with the production of financial reports.

§ Maintaining the asset register

§ Processing agency timesheets

§ Support with all finance systems including payroll and agency staff pay, invoices, processing orders

§ Any other duties directed by the finance manager

2. Providing assistance to members of staff with regard to purchasing, including:

§ Advising on best-value suppliers

§ Suggesting alternative goods or suppliers

§ Ensuring sufficient departmental funds prior to processing orders.

3. Responsibility for Trust fund, including:

§ Recording of receipt and expenditure on the Trust's accounting system

§ Safekeeping and banking of monies received.

General Statements

§ Required to carry out all reasonable duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's policies and procedures and standing orders.

§ Enactment of Health and Safety requirements and initiatives as appropriate

§ All employees are required to declare any conflict of interest that may arise before or during their employment.

§ Any outside activities, either paid or unpaid, must not in the view of the Trust conflict with or react detrimentally to the Authority's interest, or in any way weaken public confidence in the conduct of the Trust's business.

§ Undergo and meet Trust conditions for a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.