Accounts Receivable Specialist - NHS Finance & Impact

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Accounts Receivable team member to help ensure invoices are raised accurately, support timely income collection, and perform administrative tasks including processing mailings and cash receipts. The role offers exposure to high-volume invoicing and cross-functional collaboration within a large NHS finance team.

You will work in a busy environment processing approximately 25,000 invoices annually, supporting the financial sustainability of one of

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of non-NHS debtor accounts and take responsibility for ensuring prompt collection of cash and resolution of any queries regarding individual invoices.
• Pursue debt in excess of 30 days by contacting debtors to secure payment or understand why payment is not being made.
• Update the sales ledger with notes detailing all attempted contacts and their outcome.
• Prepare weekly update reports for the AR Manager detailing the status of arrears recovery in each case.
• Liaise with service managers to ensure they are aware of collection difficulties with particular debtors and discuss on-going credit control measures including stopping services until payment received.
• Maintain full and comprehensive notes on the AR system of debtor contacts made
• Liaise with external debt collection agencies and solicitors to ensure vigorous arrears recovery action is being taken on behalf of the Trust
• Monitor and respond to messages left on the team voicemail or e mail
• Keep the Treasury Officer updated with information on expected material receipts, defaults or variations to cash forecast expectations
• Provide cover for absent team members where necessary to ensure the team as a whole continues to provide its full service, including maintenance of sales ledger transactions to ensure invoices are not delayed in despatch.

Job description

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Accounts Receivable team member to help ensure invoices are raised accurately, support timely income collection, and perform administrative tasks including processing mailings and cash receipts. The role offers exposure to high-volume invoicing and cross-functional collaboration within a large NHS finance team.

You will work in a busy environment processing approximately 25,000 invoices annually, supporting the financial sustainability of one of