Finance Officer (Accounts Receivable)
| Posting date: | 28 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 July 2024 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0QJ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6423230/319-6423230IO |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The Financial Services section is responsible for the many of the core functions of the Finance Department including accounts payable and receivables, cash and banking and the preparation of statutory financial statements and returns.
Due to the internal promotion of the existing postholder a vacancy has arisen for an Accounts Receivable Officer.
As well as assisting with the raising of sales invoices and dealing with queries relating to these invoices a key aspect of the role will be work on credit control.
This involves liaising mainly with other NHS Organisations and Local Authorities as well as some private sector customers. Experience in credit control would be useful but more important are good communication skills and the willingness to get involved in credit control.
The successful applicant will also assist the Receivables Team Manager in liaising with patients and insurance companies over billing and collection of payments for private patient treatments.
Ensure invoices and credit notes are processed in accordance with procedures, investigate enquires and queries and provides advice as required.
Supports AR Team Leader with month end procedures and Oracle housekeeping tasks.
Contacts customers directly to enquire over late or non-payment.
To produce timely and accurate control account reconciliations in accordance with agreed timetables and procedures for review by the Finance Managers. This will include the need to ensure that all necessary journals have been raised and amendments made and recommending options to address discrepancies arising on the reconciliations.
To support to the Trust's Treasury Management function, providing necessary support and cover for the cashiers when required.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
The post holder must be able to plan and prepare own work within timescales without direct supervision. Responsible for ensuring timetables are met for processing of invoices and closure of Accounts Receivable in accordance with Finance Dept month end timetable.
The post holder will organise their own workload to ensure such timetables are adhered to.
They are also responsible for planning and organizing work in order to ensure medium term objectives are achieved.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jul 2024
The Financial Services section is responsible for the many of the core functions of the Finance Department including accounts payable and receivables, cash and banking and the preparation of statutory financial statements and returns.
Due to the internal promotion of the existing postholder a vacancy has arisen for an Accounts Receivable Officer.
As well as assisting with the raising of sales invoices and dealing with queries relating to these invoices a key aspect of the role will be work on credit control.
This involves liaising mainly with other NHS Organisations and Local Authorities as well as some private sector customers. Experience in credit control would be useful but more important are good communication skills and the willingness to get involved in credit control.
The successful applicant will also assist the Receivables Team Manager in liaising with patients and insurance companies over billing and collection of payments for private patient treatments.
Ensure invoices and credit notes are processed in accordance with procedures, investigate enquires and queries and provides advice as required.
Supports AR Team Leader with month end procedures and Oracle housekeeping tasks.
Contacts customers directly to enquire over late or non-payment.
To produce timely and accurate control account reconciliations in accordance with agreed timetables and procedures for review by the Finance Managers. This will include the need to ensure that all necessary journals have been raised and amendments made and recommending options to address discrepancies arising on the reconciliations.
To support to the Trust's Treasury Management function, providing necessary support and cover for the cashiers when required.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
The post holder must be able to plan and prepare own work within timescales without direct supervision. Responsible for ensuring timetables are met for processing of invoices and closure of Accounts Receivable in accordance with Finance Dept month end timetable.
The post holder will organise their own workload to ensure such timetables are adhered to.
They are also responsible for planning and organizing work in order to ensure medium term objectives are achieved.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jul 2024
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