Finance Transactions Officer

Posting date:	09 March 2026
Salary:	£24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£24937.00 - £26598.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	16 March 2026
Location:	Preston, PR2 8DY
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9435-26-0109

Summary

Maintenance and Development of thePayables and Receivables Ledgers Accounts Payable Reviewing invoices appearing in the PO and Non POworkflows on a daily basis and ensuring invoices andnotifications are routed correctly via the SBS system forapproval Performing regular statement reconciliations and liaising withSBS / suppliers to ensure any appropriate actions areundertaken to ensure the payables ledger is updatedaccordingly. Regularly review supplier accounts which are in credit andwork with the supplier to ensure credits are matched againstinvoices or a payment is made to clear the account. Maintain supplier accounts Providing advice and assistance to suppliers and trustmanagers to investigate and resolve written and telephonequeries, often of a complex and sensitive nature. Accounts Receivable Reviewing credit memo requests and ensuring these aredealt with in an appropriate time scale by Trust managers Maintain supplier accounts. Providing regular statements to debtors and chasing debtwhere necessary. Providing advice and assistance to customers and trustmanagers to investigate and resolve written and telephonequeries, often of a complex and sensitive nature. Financial Planning and Reporting Assist the FTM & SFTO to manage and deliver the BetterPayment Practice Code target for paying bills within 30 daysof receipt and produce monthly reports on the position. Assist the FTM & SFTOs to ensure timely input into trustcash flow forecast based on regular contract payments anddue dates, both incoming and outgoing. Assist the SFTO to produce the aged debt analysis. Run and review housekeeping reports on a weekly basisand take appropriate action where invoices to clear anyissues. Production of backing documents and working paper tosupport the month-end file and the notes to the annualaccounts. Assist in the completion of the inter-NHS agreement ofbalances exercise, preparing working papers to reconcileback to the ledger and escalating any issues wherenecessary. Financial Management and Control Preparation of the weekly submission of the BACs Runs,RFT payments and cheque runs Monitoring of disputed invoices, goods received not invoicedaccruals and taking action to deal with them. Work closely with the Financial Advice Team to ensurecreditor accruals are made where appropriate. Raising of invoices where required to ensure Trust income isreceived.Excellent care with compassion Monitoring of disputed invoices and assistance with clearingthese down to ensure prompt payment by debtors. Monitor the SBS workflow systems for both invoices andcredit memos, produce reports on performance and ensurethat authorised signatories are clearing their workflowsaccording to Trust procedures. Review the ledger for duplicate invoice payments andestablish, with SBS, an action plan for recovery. Review unallocated cash to ensure correct coding and dealwith any duplicated receipts. Work proactively with the procurement team on all aspectsconnected to creditor control, identifying issues that requireescalation. Work with SBS to ensure an effective credit control functionto ensure all overdue debts are collected, tracking all ageddebt to ensure that overdue debts are chased and escalatedto the SFTO if appropriate. Provide support to the Finance Transaction Assistantswhere required Financial Accounting Ensure all one-off supplier payment requests are correctlyauthorised and input correctly into the ledger. Ensure payroll payment request are input accurately in to theledger by the required deadlines. Support the monthly reconciliation process in respect ofrelevant creditor control accounts. Ensure cash is correctly allocated and process transactionsfor accounting purposes. Liaise with internal and external audit, act as a point ofcontact to provide creditor information and assist with sampletesting. Any other duties as directed by the FTM & SFTOcommensurate with grade