Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

The Methodist Church in Britain; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk to join the Financial Accounts team. This entry-level Band 3 role supports a range of duties in the accounts payable area, in line with Standing Financial Instructions and internal procedures.

You will contribute to a quality, responsive finance service across the Trust, with duties covering AP/AR processes, reconciliation, and timely processing.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths and English, or equivalent work-based experience
• Recognised accountancy qualification, acquired or in progress, or relevant finance work experience
• Experience of working in a busy administrative environment
• Experience of using spreadsheets

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of duties within the Accounts Payable team
• Work in line with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Reservation and Delegation and internal office procedures
• Contribute to a quality, responsive Finance service across the Trust

Skills

Reconcile control accounts

Plan workload

Work on own initiative

Communication skills

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English

Accountancy qualification in progress or completed

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

This Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk post sits in the Financial Accounts team at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist neurology and neurosurgery hospital. The work covers a range of duties within the Accounts Payable team, carried out under the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions and internal office procedures. It is an entry-level Band 3 role that will no longer be eligible for international sponsorship after April 2026. Anyone who has applied for this post before is excluded.

What the job involves

• Undertake a range of duties within the Accounts Payable team
• Work in line with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Reservation and Delegation and internal office procedures
• Contribute to a quality, responsive Finance service across the Trust

What’s required

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths and English, or equivalent work-based experience
• Recognised accountancy qualification, acquired or in progress, or relevant finance work experience

Experience

• Experience of working in a busy administrative environment
• Practical accounts experience
• Experience of using spreadsheets

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of computerised accounting systems
• Good IT skills in Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to reconcile control accounts
• Ability to plan workload to meet deadlines set by managers
• Ability to work on own initiative when required

Other

• Team worker who contributes to section and department objectives
• Good communication skills, including with wide-ranging groups of people, especially the public
• Responsive approach to problem solving
• Adaptable and flexible
• Motivated to learn

Nice to have

• Progression towards ECDL (IT skills)
• Previous NHS or public sector experience