Accounts Payable Officer

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cardiff is seeking an enthusiastic Accounts Payable Officer to join their team. The role involves resolving complex supplier invoice queries and providing assistance on financial procedures. Applicants should possess AAT/NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience along with proficiency in Excel and Word. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, and the ability to speak Welsh is desirable. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and is fixed-term for 9 months due to maternity leave.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have excellent team working skills and customer orientation.
• Experience in office environments essential.
• Ability to handle financial systems and technical accounting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex supplier invoice queries following financial procedures.
• Provide advice regarding Accounts Payable policies.
• Respond to both internal and external queries effectively.

Skills

Team worker

Customer orientated

Organised and methodical

Proficient in Excel and Word

Excellent communication

Education

AAT / NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Oracle FMS

Job description

Job Overview

This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months due to maternity leave. Starting 31st March 2026. If you are interested applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

About NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Officer who is enthusiastic, organised and efficient to join the Accounts Payable Team based at Companies House in Cardiff. The post holder will be responsible for resolving invoice queries and responding to queries from both internal and external sources.

Main responsibilities

The main purpose of the role is to resolve often complex and aged supplier invoice queries in line with Health Board/Trust Financial Procedures and Standing Financial Instructions and in accordance with operational timetables and deadlines, ensuring that VAT and Construction Industry tax requirements are correctly applied.

To investigate, resolve and respond to complex and/or sensitive queries from Suppliers, other Departments within the Health Board/Trust and other Finance Department Staff, and to provide advice and guidance to others regarding the application of Accounts Payable related policies and procedures.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/.

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Team worker
• Customer orientated
• Organised and methodical approach to work. Self motivated
• Proficient computer skills, Excel and Word
• Accurate and efficient standard keyboard skills
• Well developed communication and inter‑personal skills
• Working in a team
• Working in an office environment
• AAT /NVQ level 3 or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Financial systems and packages
• Understanding of technical accounting procedures

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
• ECDL or equivalent
• Customer Service Training
• Knowledge of working in an NHS environment
• Oracle FMS

Application information

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.

Welsh language skills are desirable.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification - English (PDF, 456.4KB)
• Swydd ddisgrifiad & Manyleb y person - Cymraeg (PDF, 544.5KB)
• Occupational Health - Functional requirements form (PDF, 1.3MB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)
• NWSSP - Our Benefits 2023 (PDF, 487.5KB)
• NWSSP - Buddion (PDF, 491.0KB)
• PCGC - Amdanom (PDF, 6.7MB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants Nov25 (PDF, 322.5KB)
• Intergrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 (PDF, 15.1MB)
• Intergrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 - Cymraeg (PDF, 18.0MB)

Contact

Name: Ceriann Clatworthy
Job title: Accounts Payable Team Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Additional resources

Our “Benefits” video has been created to highlight and showcase some of the benefits of working for the NHS and NWSSP: https://youtu.be/zX3x046SDhg

Our “Tops Tips – Be Yourself” video has been designed to support candidates applying for roles with NWSSP. We have outlined 8 key steps to help candidates articulate their capabilities and experience when completing applications with NWSSP: https://youtu.be/qe3ibY8b6m4

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.