Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Accounts Payable Clerk

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Job summary

To assist the Accounts Payable Coordinators to provide professional accounts payable services to the Trust in an effective and efficient manner.

Main duties of the job

  • To assist the Accounts Payable Co-ordinators in the smooth and efficient operation of the Finance Department and in maintaining good working relationships with Senior Managers, Budget Holders and Health Service professionals.
  • To process all invoices and credit notes received on a prompt basis.
  • Checking invoice details against goods received notes.
  • Carry out validation on invoice authorisation.
  • Review of supplier statements on a regular basis
  • Input of invoices, manual/urgent payments and other documentation to the financial system.
  • To assist with the prompt answering of queries from staff and suppliers.
  • Processing invoices through the DbCapture system
  • Maintenance of credit notes and copy invoices.
  • To assist in the filing and scanning of documentation.
  • To carry out such duties of a similar nature as may be assigned or delegated from time to time, appropriate to the grade, by senior staff.

About us

About Us

We are a large employer in the East of England with more than 5,400 staff working across more than 200 sites. We also provide services in people's home and community settings. EPUT has grown from strength to strength, providing many community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Luton and Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.

This post is part of the finance function of the Trust and placed within the Finance Department, which is part of the strong and dynamic corporate function of the Trust, supporting the smooth running and success of the Trust.

Our Vision

"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".

Our Purpose

"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Details

Date posted

24 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-6058

Job locations

Thameside House, Thurrock Hospital

Long Lane

Grays

RM16 2PX


Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To assist the Accounts Payable Coordinators to provide professional accounts payable services to the Trust in an effective and efficient manner.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To assist the Accounts Payable Co-ordinators in the smooth and efficient operation of the Finance Department and in maintaining good working relationships with Senior Managers, Budget Holders and Health Service professionals.
  • To process all invoices and credit notes received on a prompt basis.
  • Checking invoice details against goods received notes.
  • Carry out validation on invoice authorisation.
  • Review of supplier statements on a regular basis
  • Input of invoices, manual/urgent payments and other documentation to the financial system.
  • To assist with the prompt answering of queries from staff and suppliers.
  • Processing invoices through the DbCapture system
  • Maintenance of credit notes and copy invoices.
  • To assist in the filing and scanning of documentation.
  • To carry out such duties of a similar nature as may be assigned or delegated from time to time, appropriate to the grade, by senior staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To assist the Accounts Payable Coordinators to provide professional accounts payable services to the Trust in an effective and efficient manner.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To assist the Accounts Payable Co-ordinators in the smooth and efficient operation of the Finance Department and in maintaining good working relationships with Senior Managers, Budget Holders and Health Service professionals.
  • To process all invoices and credit notes received on a prompt basis.
  • Checking invoice details against goods received notes.
  • Carry out validation on invoice authorisation.
  • Review of supplier statements on a regular basis
  • Input of invoices, manual/urgent payments and other documentation to the financial system.
  • To assist with the prompt answering of queries from staff and suppliers.
  • Processing invoices through the DbCapture system
  • Maintenance of credit notes and copy invoices.
  • To assist in the filing and scanning of documentation.
  • To carry out such duties of a similar nature as may be assigned or delegated from time to time, appropriate to the grade, by senior staff.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Knowledge of accounts payable processes or other finance functions

Essential

Essential

  • Proficient in use of IT

Essential

Essential

  • Good communication skills
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Knowledge of accounts payable processes or other finance functions

Essential

Essential

  • Proficient in use of IT

Essential

Essential

  • Good communication skills

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).

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

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thameside House, Thurrock Hospital

Long Lane

Grays

RM16 2PX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thameside House, Thurrock Hospital

Long Lane

Grays

RM16 2PX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Manager AP/AR

Wendy Barnes

w.barnes1@nhs.net

01375364493

Details

Date posted

24 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-6058

Job locations

Thameside House, Thurrock Hospital

Long Lane

Grays

RM16 2PX


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