Join a dedicated and supportive finance team at NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust and play a vital role in ensuring our suppliers and partners are paid promptly and accurately.
We are seeking an organised, proactive, and detail-focused Accounts Payable Clerkto support the efficient financial operations of the Trust. Based at Heatherwood Hospital but primarily working from home, this role offers the flexibility of remote working with the support of an experienced team.
Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payments to the Trust's suppliers, both internal and external. You'll work with minimal supervision, managing your own workload while meeting key financial deadlines.
You'll also contribute to maintaining data accuracy in our finance systems and play an essential part in verifying, processing, and resolving invoice-related queries.
Job summary
Join a dedicated and supportive finance team at NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust and play a vital role in ensuring our suppliers and partners are paid promptly and accurately.
We are seeking an organised, proactive, and detail-focused Accounts Payable Clerkto support the efficient financial operations of the Trust. Based at Heatherwood Hospital but primarily working from home, this role offers the flexibility of remote working with the support of an experienced team.
Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payments to the Trust's suppliers, both internal and external. You'll work with minimal supervision, managing your own workload while meeting key financial deadlines.
You'll also contribute to maintaining data accuracy in our finance systems and play an essential part in verifying, processing, and resolving invoice-related queries.
The Team
You will join a supportive Accounts Payable team of around 10 colleagues, working closely within a wider Finance Directorate of approximately 60 staff, including Business Support, Technical Accounts, Income, Costing and Contracting teams.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure timely and accurate payments to suppliers, following Trust financial processes.
* Assist with weekly payment runs, including manipulating and validating payment data using Excel (including VLOOKUP).
* Validate and enter new supplier details into the finance system, ensuring correct approval processes are followed.
* Match invoices to receipts using both manual and digital systems.
* Process invoices using tools such as EROS and Finance Process Manager.
* Respond to complex and sensitive supplier and manager queries by phone and in writing.
* Scan, template, and upload invoices accurately and promptly.
* Accurately input financial data across various systems and spreadsheets.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
* A flexible hybrid working arrangement
* A collaborative, values-led team culture
* Opportunities to develop new skills and contribute to improvement initiatives
* Access to NHS benefits including generous annual leave and pension scheme
Please note: This role does not offer sponsorship.
For full details, refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* 5 GCSE Grade C or over, including English and Mathematics (or equivalent)
* AAT Level 3 or accounting NVQ 4 or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience
* MS Office/Windows
* Detailed knowledge of Financial Accounts procedures
Desirable
* Evidence of knowledge of finance issues probably derived from working in a financial environment
* Experience of NHS VAT legislation
* Education to A level standard or equivalent
Specific Competencies
Essential
* IT skills, incorporating the input of financial data, creation and manipulation of spreadsheets
* Ability to process large volumes of data input
* Working with spreadsheets and computer systems
Desirable
* Previous accountancy experience having gained knowledge of finance computer systems and finance ledgers
Experience
Essential
* Working with spreadsheets and computer systems
Desirable
* Previous Accountancy 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heatherwood Hospital
Finance, Greenwood Offices, Brook Avenue
Ascot
SL5 7GB
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
£28,859 to £31,670 a yearper annum including HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-LC345
Job locations
Heatherwood Hospital
Finance, Greenwood Offices, Brook Avenue
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