Ledger Clerk

NHS; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare trust in St Leonards is seeking a highly motivated full-time Ledger Clerk. The role involves supporting the Financial Services team with ledger management and accurate record-keeping. Ideal candidates will have an AAT qualification and relevant experience in sales and purchase ledger within a complex organization. The position offers various staff benefits including development opportunities and access to employee support services.

Benefits

Staff development

Access to NHS pension scheme

On-site nurseries

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of experience in sales or purchase ledger sections.
• 1 year's previous experience in both sales and purchase ledger.

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Services team with daily inputs.
• Manage a portfolio of suppliers and deal with queries.

Skills

Good communication skills

Pro-active attitude

Flexibility in workload management

Education

Good general education, including GCSE in English and Maths

AAT Qualified

Job description

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic full-time Ledger Clerk to join our dedicated team of Finance professionals.

You will be a self-motivated, pro-active individual with a positive attitude and good communication skills. You will be able to flexibly manage your workload and provide a full service in purchase ledger, ensuring the ledger is accurate and backlog is kept to a minimum.

Main duties of the job

This is a fast-paced and challenging role in a complex and dynamic environment, and you will have the opportunity to support a key function within the Financial Services team from daily input, managing a portfolio of suppliers to dealing with ad hoc queries and supporting your management colleagues with day-to-day tasks.

This role would be suited to an AAT student looking to gain knowledge and experience of working within a Financial Services environment within the NHS.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff, including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants, and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme, which is available to staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On-site parking is available for a small administration fee.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good general education, including GCSE in English and Maths
• AAT Qualified

Experience

• Minimum 6 months of experience working in either sales or purchase ledger sections within a large complex organisation
• 1 year's previous experience of working in both sales and purchase ledger

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.