Transactional Finance Assistant

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a finance professional to support the Accounts Payable and Receivable departments. The role involves processing invoices and credit notes, resolving payment queries, and ensuring transactions comply with financial regulations. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and experience with computerized systems. This position offers a salary range of £33,094 to £36,195 per annum, fostering a supportive work environment committed to diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience in identifying exceptions and problems.
• Experience with large purchase ledger systems.
• Technical knowledge of Payments/Receivables processes.

Responsibilities

• Support invoice/credit note processing and resolution of queries.
• Control function over payments to ensure due authorization.
• Liaise with outsource provider on payment-related matters.

Skills

Ability to analyze data

Advanced knowledge of computerised purchase and sales ledger systems

Demonstrable experience of process improvements

Job description

To support the Transactional Finance Manager in the running of the Outsourced Trust's Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable departments and all its functions. The purpose of the department is to ensure the safe, prompt payment to external suppliers of duly authorised transactions for the purchase of goods, services & capital expenditure for Payables and to assist the outsource provider with credit control for Receivables. To ensure that all transactions processed conform to Trust Standing Financial Instructions and the Scheme of Delegation and within Public Sector Payment Policy and NHS cash management deadlines.

Main duties of the job

To support the outsourced function of invoice/credit note processing and assist in the resolution of queries and disputes.

Liaising with Outsourced Provider for ensuring that any overpayments to suppliers are quickly resolved with the outsourced provider and that any credit notes are allocated correctly.

Proactively contribute to process improvements in conjunction with the Transactional Finance Manager and implement agreed procedures or policies.

Deal with queries, which may be complex, from suppliers, budget holders and managers regarding supplier invoices. Ensure that all queries raised are responded to in an appropriate and timely manner. Where necessary ensure that the underlying problem is resolved, appropriate corrective action is taken, and the relevant body or person is notified.

Responsible for the control function over payments, ensuring that the correct vendors and amounts have been paid and duly authorised.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

Touse the Trust's electronic Authorised Signatory System to verify the signature of budget holders.

To refer any disputed or queried identities to the relevant Corporate Finance Manager for investigation and correction.

Ensure the correct treatment of and accounting for VAT input tax and Construction Industry Tax for the Trusts designated suppliers.

Preparation of applications for manual payments and faster payment requests, ensuring appropriate authorisation.

Responsible for requisitioning and stock control of meal vouchers (controlled stationery).

Participate in the monthly accruals exercise to record expenditure received after month-end deadline for inclusion in budget statements.

To liaise as necessary with the outsource provider to ensure the correct completion of debtors requests where details are incomplete, inaccurate or unclear in any way and act as the liaison between outsource provider and the originator of the request.

To ensure any supporting documents requested for debtor invoices are communicated to the original requester and send to debtor or outsource provider where appropriate.

To provide information requested by debtors or outsource provider to facilitate payment, liaising with internal departments as necessary.

To allocate cash and bank payments to the correct invoices raised, liaising with the appropriate contact(s) as necessary.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to analyse data and experience to identify exceptions and problems. Ability to identify imaginative and workable solutions to problems.

Skills & Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of all aspects of large, computerised purchase ledger and sales ledger systems.

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrable experience of process improvements that led to improved customer service.

Knowledge & Experience

• Technical knowledge and practical experience of a Payments / Receivables department processes and systems.

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.

£33,094 to £36,195 a yearPer Annum including HCAS