Job summary
The Financial Services team have a vacancy for an accounts payable assistant based at our site at St. Mary’s Hospital.
This role would be ideal for a candidate who has experience of customer service and accounts payable processes.
Main duties of the job
This role involves inputting invoices and credit notes onto the ledger, reconciling statements, dealing with queries by phone or email, building relationships with suppliers and with budget managers within the organisation.
The successful candidate will be expected to work within a small team, to ensure that invoices are processed in line with the Better Payment Practice Code.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- IT literate (Outlook, Excel & Word)
- Previous experience of using a finance system
- A basic understanding of Purchase Ledger/Payables concepts
Desirable
- Previous experience of NHS Finance including COS VAT
Qualifications
Essential
- At least 4 GSCE’s minimum Grade 4 (Previously Grade C) including Maths and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic finance/book-keeping skills
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of customer service
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and manage varied workload
- Demonstrate experience of working in a finance role
- Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
- Ability to problem solve
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- IT literate (Outlook, Excel & Word)
- Previous experience of using a finance system
- A basic understanding of Purchase Ledger/Payables concepts
Desirable
- Previous experience of NHS Finance including COS VAT
Qualifications
Essential
- At least 4 GSCE’s minimum Grade 4 (Previously Grade C) including Maths and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic finance/book-keeping skills
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of customer service
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and manage varied workload
- Demonstrate experience of working in a finance role
- Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
- Ability to problem solve
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Dryland Block, St Mary’s Hospital
77 London Road
Kettering
NN15 7PW
United Kingdom
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