Accounts Receivable Clerk

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

To work as a member of the Accounts Receivable Team providing a professional cashiering service, raising invoices for income due to the Trust, and allocating receipts.

The post holder will be responsible to the Accounts Receivable Team Leader, and requires good communication skills.

Main duties of the job

To receive and accurately record bulk cash, cheques and electronic receipts on behalf of the Trust and to be responsible for their safeguarding to the point of deposit in a Trust bank account or with a Trust approved carrier.

To provide a professional cashiering enquiry service.

To ensure that debtor invoices are raised in accordance with the Trust's procedures and are sent promptly to customers to ensure an accurate record of income due is maintained in the Trust's General Ledger.

To carry out disbursements and reimbursements of petty cash imprests in accordance with Trust procedures.

To administer patients' cash and valuables in accordance with procedures

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-208-24

Job locations

Aintree site

Aintree House, Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To receive and accurately record bulk cash, cheques and electronic receipts on behalf of the Trust and to be responsible for their safeguarding to the point of deposit in a Trust bank account or with a Trust approved carrier.

To provide a professional cashiering enquiry service.

To ensure that debtor invoices are raised in accordance with the Trusts procedures and are sent promptly to customers to ensure an accurate record of income due is maintained in the Trusts General Ledger.

To resolve discrepancies with debtor accounts, or to refer to the appropriate officer for action, to ensure that the credit terms of the Trust are enforced to protect against bad debts and to maximise the Trusts cash flow.

To carry out disbursements and reimbursements of petty cash imprests in accordance with Trust procedures.

To administer patients cash and valuables in accordance with procedures.

Any other duties, appropriate to the grade, as determined by the Departmental Manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To receive and accurately record bulk cash, cheques and electronic receipts on behalf of the Trust and to be responsible for their safeguarding to the point of deposit in a Trust bank account or with a Trust approved carrier.

To provide a professional cashiering enquiry service.

To ensure that debtor invoices are raised in accordance with the Trusts procedures and are sent promptly to customers to ensure an accurate record of income due is maintained in the Trusts General Ledger.

To resolve discrepancies with debtor accounts, or to refer to the appropriate officer for action, to ensure that the credit terms of the Trust are enforced to protect against bad debts and to maximise the Trusts cash flow.

To carry out disbursements and reimbursements of petty cash imprests in accordance with Trust procedures.

To administer patients cash and valuables in accordance with procedures.

Any other duties, appropriate to the grade, as determined by the Departmental Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT or equivalent (Intermediate Level)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Finance Experience including knowledge of vat, petty cash, reconciling control
  • Possess a high degree of numeracy and accuracy and the ability to work with
  • Ability to work with Microsoft Office particularly Excel, Access and Word.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Numerate
  • Ability to organize their own work and use initiative to ensure that all tasks are completed.
  • Good communication in order to work effectively, confidently liaising with staff within the department, Trust and other Trusts.
  • Demonstrates high level of commitment to personal and professional development.

Skills

Essential

  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Good communicator
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT or equivalent (Intermediate Level)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Finance Experience including knowledge of vat, petty cash, reconciling control
  • Possess a high degree of numeracy and accuracy and the ability to work with
  • Ability to work with Microsoft Office particularly Excel, Access and Word.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Numerate
  • Ability to organize their own work and use initiative to ensure that all tasks are completed.
  • Good communication in order to work effectively, confidently liaising with staff within the department, Trust and other Trusts.
  • Demonstrates high level of commitment to personal and professional development.

Skills

Essential

  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Good communicator

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree site

Aintree House, Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree site

Aintree House, Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Accounts Receivable

Andrew Jones

andrew.jones3@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01515292998

Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-208-24

Job locations

Aintree site

Aintree House, Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


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