Overview
The Cash Manager and the Cash Management team are part of the wider financial accounts team. The function of the Cash Management team is to provide the Trust with an efficient and cost effective accounts payable, accounts receivable and treasury management service. The Cash Manager and Assistant Cash Manager are responsible for the provision of information and advice on financial issues to non-financial managers, including income, debtors, VAT, cash flow and the general office functions (e.g. purchase card and petty cash) for the Trust. The Assistant Cash Manager will take day-to-day responsibility for a number of agreed services from the list above, including management of the Finance Officers for the agreed services, and will be accountable to the Cash Manager for performance and provision of information in this area. From time to time the post holder will undertake other duties as agreed with the Cash Manager or other senior members of the Financial Accounts and Cash Management team. This includes deputising for colleagues at meetings, provision of data requests for statutory returns and freedom of information requests, and contributing to wider finance team developments such as attendance at away days, the annual Budget Holders Conference and participation in non-finance communications such as the Budget Holders Newsletter.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible for cashier function and accounts receivable. This includes ensuring all bank accounts are reconciled, raising invoices, chasing aged debt and preparing month end reporting.
* Leading the purchase card and petty cash function. This includes requesting new card users, ensuring credit limits are in line with policy and posting month end journals for spend to the ledger.
* Supporting the financial running of the Charity. This involves quarterly reporting, monitoring of donations and liaising with fund users.
* Line management responsibility for finance officers across multiple sites.
* Deputising for Cash Manager.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Details
Date posted 30 October 2025
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 4
Salary £27,485 to £30,162 a year
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number C9369-25-0838
Job locations Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF
Job description and responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert under "Supporting Information" which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
* Essential: AAT qualified to level 3 or equivalent accounting experience
Experience
* Essential: Accounting experience
* Essential: IT literate including extensive use of Word and Excel
* Essential: Knowledge of ledger systems/accounting strategy and budgetary control processes
* Desirable: Line management experience
* Desirable: Knowledge of NHS finance and NHS VAT
Knowledge and skills
* Essential: Good communication skills both verbal and written
* Essential: Ability to explain finance information to non-finance managers
* Essential: Experience of working as a team, adopting a task-based approach to workload
* Essential: Good analytical skills
* Essential: Ability to produce and interpret financial information including variance analysis, analysis of pay and non-pay, review of complex information
* Essential: Manage own time and workload in accordance with monthly / annual and ad-hoc timetables, ensuring all deadlines are met on a timely basis
* Desirable: Experience in delivery of informal training to work colleagues and non-finance staff on a range of subjects related to own area and a range of general procedures.
* Desirable: Logical approach to problem solving
Employer details
Employer name Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF
Employer's website https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/
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