Finance Officer (Accounts Receivable)

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Financial Services section is responsible for the many of the core functions of the Finance Department including accounts payable and receivables, cash and banking and the preparation of statutory financial statements and returns.

Due to the internal promotion of the existing postholder a vacancy has arisen for an Accounts Receivable Officer.

As well as assisting with the raising of sales invoices and dealing with queries relating to these invoices a key aspect of the role will be work on credit control.

This involves liaising mainly with other NHS Organisations and Local Authorities as well as some private sector customers. Experience in credit control would be useful but more important are good communication skills and the willingness to get involved in credit control.

The successful applicant will also assist the Receivables Team Manager in liaising with patients and insurance companies over billing and collection of payments for private patient treatments.

Main duties of the job

Ensure invoices and credit notes are processed in accordance with procedures, investigate enquires and queries and provides advice as required.

Supports AR Team Leader with month end procedures and Oracle housekeeping tasks.

Ensure aspects of work of the AR section is completed on time and to financial timescales.

Contacts customers directly to enquire over late or non-payment.

About us

NHCT

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

06 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5871692PM

Job locations

Cobalt

Northumbria House, Unit 7/8 Silver Fox Way

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE27 0QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder must be able to plan and prepare own work within timescales without direct supervision. Responsible for ensuring timetables are met for processing of invoices and closure of Accounts Receivable in accordance with Finance Dept month end timetable.The post holder will organise their own workload to ensure such timetables are adhered to.They are also responsible for planning and organizing work in order to ensure medium term objectives are achieved.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

AAT intermediate level/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant experience)
GCSE Maths, English (or equivalent portfolio of experience)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

AAT intermediate level/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant experience)
GCSE Maths, English (or equivalent portfolio of experience)

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).

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