Previous experience within a finance team
Excellent Excel skills to create and work with detailed reports
Proficiency in MS Office, specifically Excel
To maintain awareness and an understanding of the funding lifecycle for every service user
At the point of funding being approved for a service user to be admitted, assume responsibility for request that a placement agreement/ contract/ purchase order is provided in a timely manner.
On a weekly basis monitor and track 1:1 funding packages for service users across the company and where required ensure that the weekly reporting paperwork is obtained and submitted to the required external parties
Monitor the progress of the FNC application and communicate when confirmed if FNC has been granted
In collaboration with the Finance Team, ensure awareness of any funding changes is communicated internally and that the new funding arrangements are correct and if required a new placement agreement/ contract is requested
Attend the weekly sales/ finance call and ensure that your areas of responsibility are communicated to team members
On an annual basis support the Business Support Manager in communicating fee increases with funding authorities/ Commissioners and follow this through to conclusion where a fee increase/ uplift is agreed