Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £2 billion and 18,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond.
We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain's leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK's busiest children's hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities, and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research, and education.
Various exciting Finance roles have arisen within Barts Health NHS Trust as a result of collaborative working in the local health community.
Main duties of the job
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual, with experience of working in a financial services environment. We have 2 roles available.
You will lead and manage one of two teams to ensure that invoices under query and on hold within the system are reviewed and where necessary action taken to release for payment following consultation with budget holders, suppliers, the procurement team or other officers. You will be the main focal point for dealing with suppliers statement and phone calls.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.
In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge and experience with formal and on-the-job training.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further information, please contact:
Petra Zeliskova, Head of Accounts Payable:
petra.zeliskova@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further information, please contact:
Petra Zeliskova, Head of Accounts Payable:
petra.zeliskova@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, at Grade C or above
- AAT part qualified or 2 years working experience in Financial Services.
- Knowledge of VAT, PAYE and NIC regulations
- Knowledge of financial systems
- Prepared to undertake further training and development and be committed to achieving a PDP.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Oracle system
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of financial control processes in Accounts Payable
Experience
Essential
- At least six years finance experience
- Previous supervisory experience (minimum of one year)
Other
Essential
- Ability to take leadership on personal development and identify areas for own improvement
- Ability to provide and receive routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform and resolve work colleagues, customers, suppliers and service providers queries
- Strong communicator with the confidence to provide advice in own work area
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Skills
Essential
- Well developed verbal and written communication skills
- Well developed analytical and numerical skills
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Excellent computer literacy
- Ability to make judgements involving a range of facts or situations, which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
- Effectively plan and organise straightforward tasks, activities, or programmes, some of which may be ongoing.
- Be capable of following policies which are determined by others, and may be required to comment on policies, procedures, and developments
- Strong understanding of processing and reconciling a variety of accounting transactions.
- Be required to use computer software to develop or create reports and documents.
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures, good practice and established precedents and understands what results or standards are to be achieved
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, at Grade C or above
- AAT part qualified or 2 years working experience in Financial Services.
- Knowledge of VAT, PAYE and NIC regulations
- Knowledge of financial systems
- Prepared to undertake further training and development and be committed to achieving a PDP.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Oracle system
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of financial control processes in Accounts Payable
Experience
Essential
- At least six years finance experience
- Previous supervisory experience (minimum of one year)
Other
Essential
- Ability to take leadership on personal development and identify areas for own improvement
- Ability to provide and receive routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform and resolve work colleagues, customers, suppliers and service providers queries
- Strong communicator with the confidence to provide advice in own work area
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Skills
Essential
- Well developed verbal and written communication skills
- Well developed analytical and numerical skills
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- Excellent computer literacy
- Ability to make judgements involving a range of facts or situations, which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
- Effectively plan and organise straightforward tasks, activities, or programmes, some of which may be ongoing.
- Be capable of following policies which are determined by others, and may be required to comment on policies, procedures, and developments
- Strong understanding of processing and reconciling a variety of accounting transactions.
- Be required to use computer software to develop or create reports and documents.
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures, good practice and established precedents and understands what results or standards are to be achieved
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
