OUR VALUES ARE:

• We truly care about the people we support and we put people before profit
• We enable people to maximise their independence and to achieve their aspirations for the future
• We ensure that our services deliver high quality, are responsive and are person-centred
• Staff wellbeing is very important to us
• We work together and in partnership to deliver the best possible outcomes for people
• We take responsibility and are accountable for our decisions and actions
• We provide services we would be happy for our families to use.
  Job Type: Part-time
  Pay: £12.97 per hour
  Expected hours: 23.5 per week
  Work Location: In perso

ROLE SUMMARY:

To be part of the PASS team which supports people who are in receipt of a direct payment or a personal budget. The team offer a range of services including supporting people to employ their own personal assistants to support them to lead a fulfilling life and engage in social interactions. The service also supports people to manage their direct payment/personal budget.

• AAT Level 3 qualification will be desirable but not essential
• Previous experience in accounting/finance essential

MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Setting up folders for new clients, calculating the costings, arranging Insurance and registering clients with HMRC.
• Management of the Money Manager and Direct Payment Card recording system for client accounts – and ensuring accuracy of recording client’s personal funds.
• Reviewing high-volume bank statements and allocating income and expenditure to the relevant accounts – monitoring over 270 accounts and ledgers, and processing end of year tasks on MM.
• Bank reconciliations – identifying and resolving any discrepancies.
• Proactively ensuring sufficient balances on each client account to meet payment obligations. Investigate reasons why account balances are low and resolve the issues.
• Purchase invoices recording, checking validity and payment runs from both Money Manager and DPC accounts
• Liaising with both the local authority and Focus finance teams and social workers for audits and all other aspects of the direct payment accounts.
• Remove ended clients from DPC or Money Manager
• Add new clients to the system and add to starters, changes leavers list.
• Providing monthly report of client balances to the PASS Team Leader, and Head of Finance noting any anomalies or trends requiring attention.
• Responsible for Nurtrio records of HMRC payments and correspondence to ensure that they are correct, chasing any refunds due, liaising discrepancies with payroll and our wage slip provider.
• Pay wages on DPC accounts and import bank payments on Santander
• Send email to clients who hold their own funds and post report/wage slip information
• Provide payroll information from timesheets submitted from Personal Assistants, checking for accuracy
• Keep accurate pay records for PA payroll, and prepare the four-weekly submission to Nurtrio payroll
• Assess current requirements for client’s insurance renewals
• Suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and cost reductions.
• Answering queries from both internal and external contacts providing advice, guidance, and issue resolution as needed.
• Ensuring sufficient balances on each client account and checking service charges and any client contributions are paid.
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified.
• Any other duties that fall within the scope and responsibility of this To become familiar with the finance transaction aspects of the role within the PASS office and gain a good understanding of the other roles within the team.
• To receive, transmit and store information in line with good practice according to Nurtrio policies and procedures.
• Record any information relevant to a client within their folder and doing so in a timely manner.·
• Ensuring all clients and personal assistants files are kept up to date and accurate in line with PASS procedures.