Finance officer

One Wight Health are advertising this vacancy on behalf of St Helens Medical Centre.

This role will be directly employed by St Helens Medical Centre.

We are looking for a reliable and organised Finance Officer to support our management team on a part-time basis.

• Experience in bookkeeping or finance administration
• Comfortable using accounting software and Microsoft Excel
• Good attention to detail and a methodical approach

Experience in a healthcare setting is beneficial but not essential.

Main duties of the job

You’ll support the day-to-day financial administration of the practice, helping to keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. Working closely with the Practice Manager and GP Partners, your work will include tasks such as raising invoices, bank reconciliations, monitoring income, and assisting with payroll and year-end processes.

About us

St Helens Medical Centre is a busy 2 Partner, 6500 patient, village practice located in a prime coastal part of the Isle of Wight. We operate out of our own, purpose-built, well-equipped premises, with a branch surgery in the neighbouring village of Bembridge.

We seek to progress, develop and maintain high standards in our busy training practice. We are actively engaged in commissioning and innovations to develop our services to meet local population needs and have consistently high QOF and QPSS achievement.

Job responsibilities

To oversee the practice accounts, monitoring all income and expenditure, providing strong financial leadership that ensures the GP surgery remains financially sustainable, compliant, and able to deliver high-quality healthcare services to its patient population. The role ensures accurate financial reporting, effective budgeting, cash flow management, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial planning to support high-quality patient care and sustainable practice operations. Working closely with GP partners, the Practice Manager, and external accountant, the Finance Officer provides financial insight, monitors NHS income streams, manages expenditure, and supports business development initiatives.

Main Duties:

• Prepare and monitor annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Oversee practice accounting, claims, invoices and reconciliations.
• Raising invoices, following up missed payments and liaising with payment providers to ensure payments are made.
• Produce quarterly financial performance reports.
• Manage cash flow, banking, payroll oversight, and financial controls.
• Monitor NHS funding, enhanced service payments, and other income streams.
• Ensure compliance with NHS, HMRC, and statutory financial regulations.
• Support year-end accounts preparation and liaise with external accountant.
• Analyse financial data and provide recommendations to Practice Manager.
• Monitor contracts, service agreements, and financial risks.
• Compliance with petty cash, cash handling and banking duties
• Contribute to business planning, service development, and cost-efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure robust governance arrangements.
• Liaising with external payroll systems.
• Support the Practice Manager/Partners.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of bookkeeping.
• Experience using accounting software and Microsoft Excel for financial analysis and reporting.
• Experience in financial management, preferably within healthcare, primary care, or NHS environments.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Experience of payroll processes, and supplier payments.
• Understanding of NHS funding mechanisms and GP contract finances.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (Written and Oral).
• Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Negotiation and conflict management.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of SystmOne.

Behaviours

• Smart, polite and confident.
• Planning and organising.
• Performing under pressure.
• Using initiative.
• Self-motivated.
• Flexibility.
• Confidentiality.

Qualifications

• GCSE Mathematics C or above/ or equivalent
• GCSE English C or above/ or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development in finance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.