Invoice Processor

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

The closing date is 07 October 2024

Job summary

3 posts fixed term to the end of March 25.

The invoice processing team deal with multiple customers processing healthcare invoices requiring validation against Clinical databases. This team has a high volume of transactions to process, but also important interactions with Clinical Suppliers to resolve queries.

Prior experience working in a Financial Services environment is important.

Main duties of the job

Maintenance of database, recording all claims/invoices received (and processed)

Validation of claims/invoices received to ensure compliance with agreed contracts, regulations and guidance.

Ensuring that all contract, regulation and guidance documentation is kept up to date.

Preparation and coding of appropriate payments documentation.

Resolving queries regarding payments claimed/invoiced.

Updating ICB financial ledgers.

About us

We are a multi award-winning organisation that has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Award for 'We invest in people' and 'We invest in wellbeing' and are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe that every team member should have the opportunity to contribute and share their ideas.

We reward the hard work and commitment of our people with the following benefits:

  • A competitive salary with annual pay reviews
  • A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days
  • Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Flexible working and family friendly policies, including enhanced parental leave and pay
  • A wide range of in-house and external learning and development opportunities
  • Access to salary sacrifice and discount schemes
  • Access to employee assistance and occupational health services.

Date posted

23 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum (indicative banding subject to evaluation)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

880-6637859

Job locations

St Johns

Leicester

LE1 6NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Arden & GEM is contracted to provide a range of Finance support to multiple Healthcare organisations. The Finance Solutions team is a customer facing team with a focus on delivery of operational finance.

The CHC/NCA Finance Assistant will be responsible for coding and validating a range of healthcare and continuing care service provider invoices for payment processing, dealing with contractor queries and providing related performance information to ICBs.

Arden & GEM is contracted to provide a range of Finance support to multiple Healthcare organisations. The Finance Solutions team is a customer facing team with a focus on delivery of operational finance.

The CHC/NCA Finance Assistant will be responsible for coding and validating a range of healthcare and continuing care service provider invoices for payment processing, dealing with contractor queries and providing related performance information to ICBs.

See Attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Arden & GEM is contracted to provide a range of Finance support to multiple Healthcare organisations. The Finance Solutions team is a customer facing team with a focus on delivery of operational finance.

The CHC/NCA Finance Assistant will be responsible for coding and validating a range of healthcare and continuing care service provider invoices for payment processing, dealing with contractor queries and providing related performance information to ICBs.

Arden & GEM is contracted to provide a range of Finance support to multiple Healthcare organisations. The Finance Solutions team is a customer facing team with a focus on delivery of operational finance.

The CHC/NCA Finance Assistant will be responsible for coding and validating a range of healthcare and continuing care service provider invoices for payment processing, dealing with contractor queries and providing related performance information to ICBs.

See Attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Mathematics and English

Desirable

  • AAT Intermediate

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working in a financial services environment to demonstrate skills and abilities have been applied and embedded.
  • Experience of financial services /payments processing/use of ledger systems.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an NHS organisation
  • Experience of working with Oracle.

Skills

Essential

  • Able to analyse and interpret financial regulations and guidance and apply to claims/invoices received.
  • Able to carry out detailed financial analysis to investigate queries, identify errors and discrepancies.
  • Able to plan own workload to ensure compliance with monthly, quarterly and annual financial processing timetables.
  • Able to quickly and accurately input financial data into ledger systems
  • Able to produce and manipulate data in spreadsheets to intermediate Excel standards.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills to deal with a range of clients, patients and contractors (both inside and outside the NHS).
  • Ability to develop successful working relationships with staff at all levels
  • Strong analytical skills in order to interpret claims data, regulations, guidance and contracts and the ability to give advice on the financial implications.
  • Ability to stay calm when working to deadlines.

Workplace Values

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence their values as part of the application process.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Mathematics and English

Desirable

  • AAT Intermediate

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working in a financial services environment to demonstrate skills and abilities have been applied and embedded.
  • Experience of financial services /payments processing/use of ledger systems.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an NHS organisation
  • Experience of working with Oracle.

Skills

Essential

  • Able to analyse and interpret financial regulations and guidance and apply to claims/invoices received.
  • Able to carry out detailed financial analysis to investigate queries, identify errors and discrepancies.
  • Able to plan own workload to ensure compliance with monthly, quarterly and annual financial processing timetables.
  • Able to quickly and accurately input financial data into ledger systems
  • Able to produce and manipulate data in spreadsheets to intermediate Excel standards.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills to deal with a range of clients, patients and contractors (both inside and outside the NHS).
  • Ability to develop successful working relationships with staff at all levels
  • Strong analytical skills in order to interpret claims data, regulations, guidance and contracts and the ability to give advice on the financial implications.
  • Ability to stay calm when working to deadlines.

Workplace Values

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence their values as part of the application process.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Address

St Johns

Leicester

LE1 6NB


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Address

St Johns

Leicester

LE1 6NB


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Hub Lead

Clare Grocock

clare.grocock@nhs.net

Date posted

23 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum (indicative banding subject to evaluation)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

880-6637859

Job locations

St Johns

Leicester

LE1 6NB


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