Finance Assistant

Job summary

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for commissioning health services for the population of Derbyshire; working closely with the local providers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our financial services team for 1 full time and 1 part time basis.

The post holder will be responsible for the processing of invoices and ensuring suppliers are paid in a timely manner. Resolving internal and external enquiries requiring communication with all levels if colleagues, customers and suppliers.

You should have good interpersonal and computer skills, especially Excel. Have the ability to work on your own and as part of a team and meet challenging deadlines.

This role will give the successful candidate a broad range of experiences within the Financial Services team and provide a solid foundation for a career in finance.

1 x 37.5 hours / week

1 x 22.50 hours / week

The positions can be based at Scarsdale, Chesterfield or the council building, Derby.

Please confirm your preferences in the supporting information field on your application form.

Main duties of the job

• Review accounts payable invoices daily in the ledger workflow and forward to relevant staff for checking and approval and escalated as necessary to ensure prompt payment.
• Required to input and upload direct payments via invoice payment files.
• Monitor and clear the holding account for invoices received but not set up on the ledger.
• Carry out detailed system investigations then raise supplier set up requests on the ledger enabling suppliers to be paid.
• Review and process claims received from GP's.
• Promote the use of purchase orders within the organisation including resolving issues or supporting others to resolve issues.
• Raise accounts receivable invoices to customers.
• Ensure documented procedure notes are followed and that any errors to procedural guidance or need for updating is flagged to the line manager for communication to the Associate Director of Finance.
• Work closely with NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) to resolve service issues if and when they arise.
• Support the financial services team in other projects, as required.

About us

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.