Deborah McNelis

Responsible for the corporate and divisional annualised budget setting process Providing financial and commercial expertise to two Barchester divisions consisting of 42 Care Homes and 7 Independent Hospitals, with a turnover of £120million. Scrutiny of financial and commercial intelligence, to support the Divisional Director and Regional Directors in achieving divisional targets and KPI’s Supporting the Divisional Director and Regional Directors with financial analysis, raising key risks and issues Presenting finance data at external Commissioner meetings Line management of 3 Business Managers and 1 Regional Support Administrator plus indirect line management of 49 Administrators Supporting General Managers in reviewing all financial and commercial data. Supporting and training Home and Hospital based Administrators in all areas of Financial and General Administration Recruitment of Business Managers, Regional Support Administrators and Administrators. Guidance, support and mentoring on an on-going basis Coaching colleagues with varying financial abilities on the intricacies of Management Accounts Presenting the Finance offering at Senior Staff Corporate Inductions Supporting the creation and updating of Company Policies, Procedures, Forms, Tools and Guides.

Ensuring General Managers, Hospital Directors and Administration teams are aware of, understand and adhere to the company’s operational, financial and administrative policies and procedures Supporting the Director of Operational Finance (DOF) in maintaining and monitoring fees, debts and system developments, providing training and support in Homes/Hospitals and within the Business Manager team Providing support and guidance to Homes/Hospitals and regional management teams in all areas of home administration and company databases and to provide training and guidance for Administrators, Managers, and Regional Operations Directors in all day to day operational finance aspects of the business. Meeting with Families and Representatives to deal with any financial queries Managing the integration process in 24 homes following the acquisition of Westminster Healthcare Maintaining system parameters and users of Caresys (Finance and HR system) to enable the business to manage their data effectively. Supporting the Director of Operational Finance in software and systems evaluation and development where appropriate.

Integration of administration systems. Helpdesk support and System Administration for newly implemented systems. Production and implementation of administrative policies and procedures. User acceptance testing. Specification of business requirements for administrative/financial software.

Recruitment, training and support of Bursars within Care Homes. Internal audit of financial/administrative systems.

Preparation of all Financial Accounts to Trial Balance Assisting with production of regular management accounts Assisting with the reporting and comparison of results against budgets and targets Assisting in the analysis of budget submissions Responsibility for recruitment, supervision, training and discipline of Finance Office Staff Responsibility for accurate processing of Purchase Ledgers and Payrolls Day-to-day support and training of unit based Administrative staff Assisting in the management and development of financial controls and systems Assisting with internal audits of operating units

Preparation of 4 weekly Management Accounts for Public Houses Auditing of Limited Company Accounts Preparation of year end Accounts for small companies Stock Control and Stock Taking for Public Houses Sales Ledger and Credit Control Purchase Ledger and payment of Creditors Bank Reconciliation Control of Staff

Preparation of Statistics for the Department of Employment Supervision of 5 clerical staff Interviewing of Jobseekers Taking details of vacancies Total responsibility for the Job Centre Information Point