Care UK

Vacancies

Finance Admin

  • Post Code
  • Colchester
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  • Contract: Temporary

    Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

    Based: Colchester

    Salary: Depending on experience

     

    Care UK have an excellent opportunity for a temporary finance administrator to join our rapidly growing Finance team.

    The role is responsible for raising refunds for residents departures and carrying out the administrative duties involved in the changing of funding. You will be supporting the billing and credit control teams, resolving any account queries and acquiring data relating to the refunds.

    The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a high control environment, focussed on reducing risk to Care UK whilst maintaining lean and effective processes. Operating in a rapidly growing environment they need to be able to welcome and actively participate in the management of change and help drive improved customer service.

    This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to start in the finance sector and gain hands on experience within a corporate setting.

    About us

    Established over 40 years ago, Care UK is one of the largest providers of residential care for older people. Our homes provide a range of care services, from short-term respite care to residential, nursing and specialist dementia care.

    We are trusted by almost 9,000 families and supported by 13,000 colleagues, who deliver against our values of Caring, Passionate and Teamwork every day.

    We are committed to providing excellent care, fulfilling the lives of residents, and proud to hold the highest regulatory ratings of all larger UK providers. *

    We are growing, having opened 54 new homes since 2013 and expect to open a further 13 by 2025, as well as continually investing in the improvement of our older homes.

    *As rated by the Care Quality Commission in England and the Care Inspectorate in Scotland.

     

    Criteria

    • An appreciation/understanding of the impact of billing on the customer
    • Experience of managing time effectively, meeting objectives and deadlines
    • Experience providing excellent customer service
    • Good working knowledge of MS Office packages – in particular Excel
    • Good communication skills both written and verbal
    • High levels of attention to detail

    Here's what you can benefit from working with Care UK:

    • Wagestream – a money management app that gives you instant access to your pay
    • Award Winning Care Provider (Residential Care Provider of the Year - Health Investor Awards 2022 & more)
    • Long service awards
    • Discounted gym membership
    • Competitive refer a friend bonus
    • GEM Awards - we recognise colleagues who go the extra mile
    • Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
    • Cycle 2 work scheme
    • Annual purchase holiday scheme
    • Wellbeing support
    • Pension contribution

     

Care UK is committed to ensuring that it employs people with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and will assess every applicant fairly regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us, it will depend on the nature of the role and background of any offence.