Accounts Receivable Officer (XN03)

NHS; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds seeks a self-motivated individual to join the Accounts Receivable team. The role is focused on debt recovery and involves preparing reconciliations, processing invoices, and managing debtor accounts. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a background in Accounts Receivable, especially within an NHS context. Opportunities may include remote working. Apply today to join a friendly and progressive finance team.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Receivable including credit control.
• Experience of working with a large computerised AR system.
• NHS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Timely collection of debts.
• Generate and issue reminder letters and statements.
• Deal with persistent and aged debtors.
• Maintain the sales ledger system.
• Respond to debtor queries and maintain records.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Negotiation skills

Numeric skills

Ability to reconcile financial data

Education

5 GCSE/O Levels including Maths and English

Tools

Oracle R12 AR application

Large computerised AR system

Job description

Doyou have excellent communication and interpersonal skills? Do you enjoyworking in a busy office environment and working to deadlines? Then thiscould be the job for you.

Weare looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic individual to join us inAccounts Receivable. The department provides a debt recovery service to theTrust in accordance with statutory requirements, accounting guidance andagreed local procedures.

Itis an exciting time to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and be part ofour award-winning finance team. If you would like to play your part and gainexposure to all the fantastic opportunities that being part of the teampresents and take the next step in your career in Finance; then apply today.

Thepost will have a primary base of St Jamess University Hospital; however,there may be the opportunity for home working.

Thereis a free staff shuttle which runs between Leeds Train Station and the StJames Hospital site, or if travelling by car there are several pay anddisplay carparks within the vicinity of the site and the option to purchase astaff car parking permit.

Expected ShortlistingDate

10/11/2025

Planned InterviewDate

17/11/2025

Main duties of the job

Therecovery of debt is a key priority for our trust and one that requires adedicated, driven and dynamic person to ensure that our debt recovery processis implemented at all times.

Youwill be working in Accounts Receivable supporting the team leader to provideexcellent financial services to the Trust. The role includes the preparationof reconciliations, processing invoices, analysing information and monitoringdebtors in accordance with set procedures..

Asignificant part of the role is dealing with credit control therefore we arelooking for a candidate with strong attention to detail, excellentcommunication and problem solving skills. They need to be able to buildrelationships easily and have strong negotiation capabilities to effectivelymanage accounts and chase payments.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year.

TheFinance team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals is large but friendly and there aremany opportunities for development and progression. Our mission is to be thebest provider of finance, procurement & planning services to support thedelivery of patient care in The Leeds Way.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

KEYRESULT AREAS

To be responsible for the timelycollection of debts.

To generate and issue reminderletters and statements.

To deal with persistent and ageddebtors on an individual basis either by telephone or in writing.

Maintenance of the sales ledgersystem i.e. adjustments/re-allocations.

To respond to verbal and writtendebtor queries and maintain appropriate records.

To monitor instalment paymentsreceived and maintain appropriate records.

To liaise with departmentsregarding bad debts and provide information as and when required.

To undertake all clerical andadministrative duties in support of the Credit Control section.

To comply with the Trust's StandingFinancial Instructions.

To assist in drawing up andmaintaining operational procedures.

To provide cover within theDepartment as and when required

To contribute towards thecontinuous quality improvement of the Finance and Procurement Directorate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSE/O Levels or equivalent, to include Maths and English.

Experience

• Experience in Accounts Receivable including credit control
• Experience of working with a large computerised AR system.
• NHS experience
• Experience of Oracle R12 AR application

Skills & behaviours

• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work on own initiative
• High level of integrity and able to develop credibility with colleagues and members of professional groups
• A knowledgeable understanding of wider financial accounting and cash management. Sufficient to understand how AR related transactions impact on an organisations financial position, general ledger and
• Excellent telephone manner. Pleasant, polite, professional but firm when necessary.
• Demonstration of active efforts to influence events which impact upon own areas of work, for example by suggesting new ways of working which improve quality, efficiency or outcomes and implementing ag
• Excellent numeric skills, competent in processing and interpreting figures
• Ability to create spreadsheets either for the purpose of reporting financial information or preparing feeder files for system uploads.
• Ability to build relationships and liaise with multi-disciplinary service users to engage their support in recovering debt
• Ability to reconcile financial data and maintain appropriate documentation on file.