Accounts Payable Assistant

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the finance team with purchase ledgers and customer service responsibilities. The role demands basic finance knowledge, solid IT skills, and the ability to work independently while contributing to a team.

The ideal candidate will have GCSEs including Maths and English, and a proven ability to handle a varied workload within a healthcare finance environment. NHS experience is beneficial.

Qualifications

• IT literacy incl. Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Experience using a finance system.
• Basic understanding of purchase ledger/payables.
• Knowledge of basic finance/book-keeping skills.
• Experience of customer service.
• Ability to work independently and manage varied workload.
• Experience in a finance role.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Skills

Outlook

Excel

Word

Finance system experience

Customer service

Independent working

Teamwork

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

GCSEs Maths & English

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• IT literate (Outlook, Excel & Word)
• Previous experience of using a finance system
• A basic understanding of Purchase Ledger/Payables concepts

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of NHS Finance including COS VAT

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• At least 4 GSCE's minimum Grade 4 (Previously Grade C) including Maths and English

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate knowledge of basic finance/book-keeping skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate experience of customer service
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and manage varied workload
• Demonstrate experience of working in a finance role
• Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
• Ability to problem solve

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. We will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: