20 hours per week | NHS Pension | Salary dependent on experience
Location: Oakham Medical Practice, Cold Overton Road, Oakham, LE15 6NT
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Accounts Assistant to join our team.
Oakham Medical Practice is based in a thriving market town in the beautiful county of Rutland. Market Overton is a picturesque village in the North of Rutland with a branch surgery in the village of Somerby just across the border in Leicestershire. The Practices serve 20,000 patients.
We are part of Rutland Health PCN and work collaboratively and effectively with our local partners in general practice, the community and social care.
We are a dynamic, creative and forward-thinking Partner led team. We are incredibly lucky to have a wonderful and supportive Practice team to work with. We pride ourselves upon being a learning and teaching Practice.
Job Summary
To complete the accounting responsibilities listed below and to assist the Practice Managers and Partners to ensure that the Practice operates in a profitable and cost-effective manner.
Responsibilities
Record all income and expenditure onto Xero, and on spreadsheets where appropriate
Ensure regular housekeeping of Xero accounts.
Ensure all monies expected are received and if not chase them with the appropriate authority, raising invoices if needed
Make claims for premises reimbursement.
Raise invoices to PCN for reimbursements due for staffing costs.
Bank reconciliation
Cross check invoices with requisitions and delivery notes
Maintain and balance petty cash account
Maintain and reconcile credit card account
Prepare, check and pay in all banking
Prepare BACS payments, set up standing orders and direct debits as required
Manage card payment receipts
Analysis of monthly drug invoices for personally administered drugs, to be entered onto spreadsheet
Monitor, check and match all payments made by patients and other outside authorities, updating spreadsheets.
Preparation of VAT Return
Cash forecasting
Electronically file paperwork / receipts onto GP Teamnet and Xero.
Claiming of all Enhanced Services and checking to ensure the payments are received
Assisting the Practice Accountants with the annual accounts
Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the
Partners or the Practice Manager.
Informal visits are welcomed or please send your covering letter and CV to Claire Southerington, Practice Manager – claire.southerington@nhs.net