Accounts Receivable Associate

Supply Chain Corporation; Alfreton CP; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Annual bonus

Well-being leave

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain invites applications for an Accounts Receivable Associate located in Alfreton, operating on a hybrid model with two days on-site per week. The role is a 9-month fixed-term contract with a starting salary of £26,753.

Key duties include chasing outstanding debts, maintaining customer relationships, and improving cash flow while aligning with NHS financial controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable or debt collection.
• Strong relationship management and communication abilities.
• Ability to chase outstanding debt per policies and procedures.
• 2–3 years experience in a similar role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively chase all outstanding customer debt in accordance with terms and procedures.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Maximise cash-flow and minimise overdue debt levels.
• Raise awareness and involve wider business in debt collection.
• Process and reconcile customer transactions and debt per standards.
• Analyse customer data to identify adverse behaviours and mitigate risk.

Skills

External stakeholder relationships

Cash flow management

Debt collection

Financial procedures

Job description

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Associate

Function: Finance

Location: Hybrid Worker – Expectation is two days per week on site at our Alfreton office

Contract type: 9 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Offered on a starting salary of £ 26,753

Closing Date: Monday 21 st September 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Associate to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

Every day you will …

• Actively chase all outstanding customer debt in accordance with agreed terms, policies and procedures and to promptly resolve queries. To process customer transactions and debt in accordance with agreed standards.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders
• Maximising cash-flow and minimizing the levels of overdue debt.
• Raising awareness and involving wider business in collection of debt.
• Developing and maintaining effective customer relationships
• Actively chase outstanding customer debt in accordance with agreed terms, policies and procedures and promptly resolve queries and/or Process and reconcile customer transactions and debt in accordance with agreed standards
• Analyse customer data to identify adverse behaviours and prevent exposure to risk

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• The ability to develop and maintain external stakeholder financial relationships.
• Ensuring effective working relationships, regular communication and the optimisation of business results
• Demonstrating a proactive attitude and ownership of the taks
• Ideally will have had 2/3 years experience within a similar role

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.