Bank Creditors Manager

Job summary

The postholder will be responsible for the management of the Trust's Accounts Payable section and Team and will therefore be involved in identifying and implementing best practice as regards to the payment processes throughout the Finance Directorate and across the Trust. The postholder will be required to support the department through the provision of financial information for inclusion within monthly internal and external reports (e.g., Better Payment Practice Code) and relevant statutory returns (e.g. Agreement of Balances).

Timely and accurate inputting and distribution of invoices and credit notes in accordance with timetables and to maximise the Trusts reporting of expenditure, also minimising duplicate payments. Prompt resolution of account holder queries so that outstanding debts do not build up unnecessarily.

The postholder will be one of two staff working in a creditors section that posts and pays invoices from suppliers for the provision of goods and services to the Trust. As the section receives a high volume of calls the postholder will be expected to have a good customer focus as they will be dealing with suppliers and fellow Trust staff at all levels both on the telephone and possibly face to face.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for the provision of high quality creditor payments services and day to day planning to ensure deadlines are met and work load is managed. This includes the recruitment and management of one staff member and the assessment of their training and development needs

The post holder will be expected to use the Trusts Finance and Procurement systems (SBS Oracle) after training , as well as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word). The post has a high keyboard content.

Ensure that invoices and credit notes allocated to the postholder are not duplicates of previously processed documents and that they are properly calculated (i.e. unit cost x price = value) and also that the correct VAT charge has been applied.

Responsibility for weekly payment runs to suppliers ensuring that system outputs are correct. Liaise with the Head of Financial Services to ensure funds are available to meet payment runs, amending the value of payment runs as necessary and identifying and prioritising payments which if not made will be detrimental to the Trust.

Responsible for the completion of information for monthly finance reports/reconciliations, Annual Accounts, and other ad-hoc reports as required. This requires good knowledge of Excel as the postholder will be expected to use some advanced functionality

Co-ordinate for the Trust the national month 9 and month 12 NHS expenditureand creditor balances reconciliation exercises, liaising with other Trusts, ICBs and NHS Bodies as necessary.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford, Surrey

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford, Surrey

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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