Job summary
An exciting opportunity exists to join our Accounts Payable Team as a Payment Clerk. The post holder will play a key role part of the team responsible for the payment of supplier invoices.
We are looking for a highly motivated, hardworking, and focused individual who has good attention for detail.
1. To be responsible for inputting of data into the Purchase Ledger including the processing of purchase invoices and receipt control forms.
2. Processing accounts for payment, ensuring that invoices are paid in accordance with the Trusts standard settlement term.
3. Coding and completing relevant documents ready for the input via the non-purchase order system.
4. Supplier/department liaison and answering queries.
5. Provides monthly accrual information in spreadsheet format to be included in budget reporting.
6. Routine maintenance duties, filing etc.
7. To provide cover, when required, for opening of departmental post
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibilities will be to process a high volume of invoices, scanning and dealing with queries via telephone, email or face to face meetings.
You will also need to be able to work as part of a team and be prepared to cover for and support your colleagues as necessary.
The successful candidates will need to be hard working and reliable, have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work to deadlines, and be computer literate.
This is an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic, proactive and professional individual to join a successful and friendly finance team.
Closing date of applications: 1 December 2024
Interview date: 11 December 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
8. Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
9. On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
10. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
11. We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
12. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
13. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
14. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
15. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
16. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
17. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
18. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Skills & Experience
Essential
19. 5 GCSEs above C grade including Maths & English
20. Finance experience
21. Computer literate
22. Experience with Microsoft packages
Desirable
23. High volume input experience
24. NHS Accounts Payable experience
25. AAT qualified or working towards AAT qualification or equivalent
26. Knowledge of NHS COS VAT scheme