Senior Contracts Assistant

Thera Trust has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Contracts Assistant to join our team based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. You will join us on a full-time, 12 month fixed term contract. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £31,521.10 per annum.

Are you proactive, analytical, and thrives in a fast?paced environment and want to work in a values?driven organisation where your work directly supports our impact on people s lives?

At Thera, we are passionate about ensuring people with a learning disability live the life they choose. We are proud to be a group led by a charity and strongly influenced by people we support. As part of our commitment to delivering high?quality, person?centred services, we are looking for a Senior Contracts Assistant on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract to support our Contracts & Commercial team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong financial, analytical, and contract management experience looking to further their career. If you are detail?focused, organised, and enjoy improving systems and processes, we would love to hear from you.

About the Senior Contracts Assistant Role:

As our Senior Contracts Assistant, you will play a vital role in the financial management and monitoring of social care contracts across the Thera Group of Companies. You ll help ensure contract information is accurate, compliant, and up to date to deliver high?quality services.

Key Responsibilities as our Senior Contracts Assistant include:

• Manage and maintain accurate contract and customer data
• Provide reports, statistics, and budget management support
• Ensure compliance with quality standards set by commissioners and local authorities
• Support CQC submission processes
• Monitor and complete external reporting requirements
• Review, quantify, and challenge information relating to contract variations
• Implement process improvements in response to commercial changes
• Maintain databases, finance systems, and DocuWare documentation
• Assist operational teams with contract queries, liaising with commissioners where needed
• Update invoice monitoring sheets and support accurate invoicing
• Reconcile local authority payments against delivered support
• Prepare budgets, contract notices, and Individual Agreements
• Support the Head of Contracts and Commercial with the management of the contract catalogue

About You:

• Experience in a similar role, relevant qualification, or transferable skills
• Confident using Microsoft Office and database systems
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities
• Able to build strong relationships and work collaboratively
• Strong analytical and problem?solving skills
• Confident using initiative and influencing others
• Able to work with large volumes of data and maintain accuracy

Apply Now to join our dedicated team and make a difference as our Senior Contracts Assistant.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate