Senior Finance Officer

Taurus Healthcare/Much Birch Surgery hasan exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Officer to join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals.

As a key member of the finance team you will work alongside the Practice Manager and team at Much Birch surgery, as well as the core finance team within Taurus Healthcare.

The role will managed bythe Chief Accountant at Taurus Healthcare, with support from the Much Birch Surgery Practice Manager, 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 achallenging but rewarding career, whatever your area of interest. We pride ourselves on excellent patient care, fantastic teamwork and a willingness tolook 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 up to 37.5 hours per week *

* Office working - Hybrid home working considered *

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

Organisational responsibilities

Taurus Healthcare/Much Birch Surgery hasan exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Officer to join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals.

As a key member of the finance team you will work alongside the Practice Manager and team at Much Birch surgery, as well as the core finance team within Taurus Healthcare.

The role will managed bythe Chief Accountant at Taurus Healthcare, with support from the Much Birch Surgery Practice Manager, 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 achallenging but rewarding career, whatever your area of interest. We pride ourselves on excellent patient care, fantastic teamwork and a willingness tolook 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 up to 37.5 hours per week *

* Office working - Hybrid home working considered *

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

Understanding of the financial implications of contract changes and legislation

Maximising income

Minimising expenditure

Assisting the reporting to the MBSMT and Relevant Taurus Directors

Useof Sage accounts package

Maintaining the Purchase Ledger, Sales ledger, Nominal Accounts and Cashbook within Taurus Sage 200 system

Align financial controls, reporting standards and assurance processes across both the Taurus corporate finance environment and the day-to-day general practice setting

Supporting in the information provided to complete VAT returns

Banking-BACs-Credit processing

o Supporting the wider team withcashflow and forecasting Fees register; utilities; cost effective purchasing; insurances;

Reporting anomalies to the Assistant Management/Chief Accountant

Assist with Monthly reporting to Much Birch and finance management team to include monthly P&Ls and Budget variances/ financial performance.

Assist the practice manager, overseeing all much birch contracts, with a contracts register to ensure a timely review for contracts toend or get renewed

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

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 23.78% 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 (Vivup) offering:

o 24/7 access to counselling services

o Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes

o Access to a wide range of discounts from national…