Main area: Finance - Accounts Payable
Grade Band: 4
Contract: 12 months (fixed term contract to cover maternity leave)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 339-TS7850-LGG
Site: Southmead Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/04/2025 23:59
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Job overview
Our high performing Financial Services Team are currently looking to recruit an Accounts Payable Finance Assistant on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the first point of contact for all payable queries and maintain a good communication network with the procurement team and outsource providers. The post holder will be responsible for producing regular BACS payment runs for NHS and non-NHS suppliers.
This position will also focus on reconciling supplier statements and assisting in the agreement of balances process.
Other tasks required include administration of purchase cards and finance balance sheet reconciliations.
This role will encourage continuous improvement and the post holder will be required to be involved in ad hoc projects for the Trust.
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About you:
To succeed in this role you will require the following:
* Proven experience in an Accounts Payable environment and able to investigate and resolve queries effectively.
* Ability to work to internal and external deadlines by managing priorities.
* Very good system skills including Microsoft Office.
* Good team skills with clear and concise communication to non-finance people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description document for further details regarding the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Education and Training
* Grade C or above at GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
* NVQ Level 4/ AAT intermediate or equivalent
Work Experience
* Experience of accounts payable, purchase ledger and maintaining supplier accounts
* Experience of working with financial systems, including ledgers and balance sheet reconciliations
* Experience in accounting including processing journals, using accounting principles, adhering to SFIs
* Experience of working within the NHS or similar sized organisation (working within the NHS for at least 3 years is desirable)
Knowledge
* Knowledge of NHS agreement of balances and relevant guidance
* Knowledge of finance computer systems, ledgers and coding structures and their application
* Knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft products i.e. Excel, Access and Outlook
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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Name: John Davey
Job title: Head of Transactional Accounts
Email address: john.davey@nbt.nhs.uk
For additional information on the role please contact Katie Hall (Katie.Hall@nbt.nhs.uk) or Charmaine Lander (charmaine.lander@nbt.nhs.uk)
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