NHS Trust Accounts Assistant West London 3 Month Temporary Assignment

Adept Recruitment Ltd ,
London, Greater London
Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £14 per hour

Overview

Outstanding opportunity for an experienced NHS Trust Finance Assistant to work in a 3 month Temporary assignment. Key aspects of this diverse and challenging Temporary assignment includes Supporting the JRO to track, cost and bill for research activity undertaken in the Trust (commercial and non-commercial) in line with Trust and JRO policies and procedures. This will include linking data on study activity to costing information held within legal agreements and ensuring that all relevant research income is accurately billed for, and distributed according to the Trust’s Income Share Model Generate billing requests to study sponsor organisations and maintain JRO payment tracking and financial audit systems Process research related expenses, reimbursements & invoices. This will include processing expenses for other team members, as required Maintain JRO finance databases and spread sheets in an accurate and timely manner Maintain office management systems and generally support the smooth running of the JRO office e.g. checking generic JRO email accounts, cross covering with JRO Research Operations Administrator, providing secretariat support to JRO meetings and events, as required With training, support the delivery of research related eProcurement, as required Identify improved ways of working and propose changes to practices, procedures and processes in own area of work as well as others areas of work where relevant. Implement any changes to own area of work Be an active team member, managing own workload effectively and only referring to line manager when necessary. Work to matrix management arrangements, taking direction and work allocation from specialist members of the JRO team e.g. Finance and Database Officers Communication Act as first point of contact, for all research finance queries and respond to general administration queries, as required Liaise with other Departments within the Trust, for example the research divisions , research active teams in other Specialities, JRCO, Trust Finance, Procurement and IT to deliver JRO outcomes and ensure that the JRO interfaces efficiently with them SKILLS/ABILITIES Excellent oral and written communication skills. Numeracy skills Good telephone manner Good keyboard and IT skills - proficient use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook) Ability to input and retrieve data accurately on a computerised system Ability to manage difficult situations positively Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative Accurate filing ability Good working knowledge of MS Excel Application forms/interview/ Assessments EXPERIENCE Previous experience of being an administrator in a research environment Previous NHS experience Trust Accounting experience is a must. Knowledge of basic medical and research terminology Prior experience of working in a healthcare environment. Previous experience of dealing with procurement and booking system. Standard IT access - eprocurement, PIM desirable, invoicing, billing and journaling. Application form/interview/ references COMMUNICATION Excellent written/verbal communication skills Application form/interview To Apply Please email your up to date CV stating your current salary, notice period & salary sought IMPORTANT NOTE Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future. We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest. Adept Recruitment Ltd encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Adept Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003. Adept Recruitment is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.