Accounts Receivable Officer - Oxford

NHS; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Accounts Receivable Officer to join their Finance Team in Oxford. This role involves processing payments, maintaining customer accounts, and ensuring timely invoicing. Candidates should have AAT intermediate qualifications or equivalent experience, alongside strong attention to detail and good communication skills. You will enjoy the benefits of a hybrid working model and the opportunity for career progression while making a positive impact on NHS finances.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Understanding of Information Governance and legislation surrounding confidentiality.
• Experience in Accounts Receivable function and NHS accounting.
• Credit control experience.

Responsibilities

• Process all payments received and allocate to correct invoices.
• Identify errors on payments and liaise to resolve.
• Maintain customer account records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Spread sheet skills

Positive attitude

Education

AAT intermediate or equivalent

Tools

Financial Ledger Systems

Job description

We're recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Officer to join our Finance Team based at Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford.

You'll be working in the hub of our HQ as part of our busy Accounts Receivable team making sure invoices are processed and payments are received in timely manner. We're looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail, good communication skills and experience of using financial systems within an AR role.

We operate a hybrid working pattern where you'll be on site 1-2 days per week. If this sounds like your area of expertise and you'd like to make a positive difference to NHS finances, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Process all payments received onto the system allocating to the correct invoices where applicable orjournaling any non-invoiced income to the relevant cost centres.
• To take payments by Bank Transfer or GovPay where appropriate, banking any cheques in a timelymanner.
• Identify any errors on payments received and liaise with customers and other departments to ensurerelevant action is taken to resolve.
• Arrange payment plans with customers, gaining supervisor approval within the Trust policies andprocedures.
• Ensure that customer account records are maintained by completing a form for the Accounts ReceivableSupervisor to make any amendments.
• Accurately process invoice and credit note requests as per process document. This includes ensuring correct VAT treatment.
• Post any printed invoices out in a timely manner.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Understanding of requirements for Information Governance and legislation surrounding confidentiality (e.g. GDPR)

Qualifications

• AAT intermediate, part qualified, NVQ 4 qualified or working toward qualification, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• A good understanding of Accounts Receivable function will be considered as relevant experience, as full training will be given to the successful candidate

Experience

• AR Experience. Experience in using financial Ledger Systems
• NHS accounting experience

Further Training & Job related Skills

• Spread sheet skills and advanced keyboard skills
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and grow with the Role. Enhancements to process and systems
• Credit control experience
• Awareness of NHS guidance and financial policies

Personal Qualities

• Good interpersonal skills
• Meet time and quality deadlines
• Receptive to ideas/embrace change
• Ability to communicate with several teams and participate in team training and events
• Open to contribute with ideas / feedback

Other requirements

• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to follow processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum | pro rata