Job summary
The opportunity
An opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable Officer to join our Payments team on a 6 month fixed term contract basis has arisen due to an internal secondment. We are ideally looking for a candidate who has accounting experience in a high transaction volume environment.
This is a busy and varied role where you will be contributing to an effective and efficient financial payments process for NHS Resolution. By ensuring the management and payment of creditors is undertaken within agreed financial timescales and processed in accordance with NHS Resolution finance procedures.
Main duties of the job
What you'll be doing
Working with the Accounts Payable Manager to ensure targets are met (i.e. daily, weekly monthly, quarterly and year end accounts).
Accurately producing daily payment runs, by Payable Order, BACS or CHAPS and, within agreed timescales.
Processing invoices in line with procedures.
Processing staff expenses on time and accurately.
Processing weekly cheque payments and ensuring they are promptly sent out to Court and Solicitors. Handling any returned cheques, rectifying any errors and ensuring they are resolved.
Reconciling the aged creditors report and identifying potential duplicate payments / credits resulting in monies due back to NHS Resolution.
Assisting colleagues across the organisation to ensure the Purchase -to-Pat (P2P) process is followed correctly.
About us
Who we are
NHS Resolution is a not-for-profit arms length of the NHS working for health care providers to resolve claims fairly and to share learning across the NHS and beyond.
We provide a supportive environment for our staff with specialist training and the opportunity for personal development.
NHS Resolution operates several indemnity schemes, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, primarily for the handling of liability claims against English NHS Trusts and other commissioners and/or providers of NHS care.
To apply please provide us with a supporting statement explaining exactly what you will bring to this role and how you meet the essential criteria in terms of your background, experience and career achievements to date as well as your CV listing detailed work history and job responsibilities.
We recognise some candidates may wish to use AI to support their application. We do not prohibit such use but please clearly indicate in your application where you have used AI.
Closing date: 26 August 2025
We reserve the right to close the advertisement early, should we receive sufficient applications.
You must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you require a Visa, NHS Resolution is currently unable to support sponsorship requests.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What you’ll bring
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level qualification and/or relevant experience.
- Experience of working in a similar high transaction volume environment for example: Public sector; Banking; Insurance or Retail. Where you have reviewed high volumes of financial data and investigated and resolved errors.
- Previous experience of working in a team environment where weekly roles and responsibilities are rotated. For example: Cheques; BACs payment runs and monitoring inboxes.
- Experience of working in a pressurised environment to meet strict daily deadlines
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (e.g. Outlook/Word/Excel etc.) and practical experience of working with financial software packages
- Numerate with excellent analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail. As you will be dealing with large transaction values which must be accurately processed.
- Experience of dealing with internal and external auditors queries in relation to payments
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (internally and externally across all levels of the organisation).
- Ability to manage own workload, use own initiative and work to tight deadlines
- Able to work from NHS Resolution London office one day a week.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for career growth and development.
- Collaborative and innovative work environment.
- A commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion.
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme and a minimum of 27 days' annual leave.
- Commitment to support individuals in having a work and life balance, offering flexible working arrangements.
When joining the NHS family, there are a wealth of savings, discounts and support you will be able to access.
- 24 hours employee assistance programme from Health Assured (EAP)
- Eye care vouchers for Specsavers.
- Health service discounts.
- Blue Light card, a discount service for the emergency services and the NHS.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket loan scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What you’ll bring
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level qualification and/or relevant experience.
- Experience of working in a similar high transaction volume environment for example: Public sector; Banking; Insurance or Retail. Where you have reviewed high volumes of financial data and investigated and resolved errors.
- Previous experience of working in a team environment where weekly roles and responsibilities are rotated. For example: Cheques; BACs payment runs and monitoring inboxes.
- Experience of working in a pressurised environment to meet strict daily deadlines
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (e.g. Outlook/Word/Excel etc.) and practical experience of working with financial software packages
- Numerate with excellent analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail. As you will be dealing with large transaction values which must be accurately processed.
- Experience of dealing with internal and external auditors queries in relation to payments
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (internally and externally across all levels of the organisation).
- Ability to manage own workload, use own initiative and work to tight deadlines
- Able to work from NHS Resolution London office one day a week.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for career growth and development.
- Collaborative and innovative work environment.
- A commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion.
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme and a minimum of 27 days' annual leave.
- Commitment to support individuals in having a work and life balance, offering flexible working arrangements.
When joining the NHS family, there are a wealth of savings, discounts and support you will be able to access.
- 24 hours employee assistance programme from Health Assured (EAP)
- Eye care vouchers for Specsavers.
- Health service discounts.
- Blue Light card, a discount service for the emergency services and the NHS.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket loan scheme.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level qualification and/or relevant experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a similar high transaction volume environment for example: Public sector; Banking; Insurance or Retail. Where you have reviewed high volumes of financial data and investigated and resolved errors.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level qualification and/or relevant experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a similar high transaction volume environment for example: Public sector; Banking; Insurance or Retail. Where you have reviewed high volumes of financial data and investigated and resolved errors.
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.
