Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable)

North Bristol NHS Trust

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Job summary

Our high performing Financial Services Team are currently looking to recruit an Accounts Payable Finance Assistant on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

The Role:

The post holder will be the first point of contact for all payable queries and maintain a good communication network with the procurement team and outsource providers. The post holder will be responsible for producing regular BACS payment runs for NHS and non-NHS suppliers.

This position will also focus on reconciling supplier statements and assisting in the agreement of balances process.

Other tasks required include administration of purchase cards and finance balance sheet reconciliations.

This role will encourage continuous improvement and the post holder will be required to be involved in ad hoc projects for the Trust

About us

About you:

To succeed in this role you will require the following:

Have proven experience in an Accounts Payable environment and able to investigate and resolve queries in an effective manner.

Ability to work to internal and external deadlines by managing priorities.

Very good system skills including Microsoft office.

This role entails a lot of interaction with a variety of stakeholders therefore good team skills with clear and concise communication to non-finance people is necessary.

Date posted

26 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

339-TS7850-LGG

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Westbury-On-Trym

Bristol

BS10 5NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description document for further details regarding what the main responsibilities of the role are.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description document for further details regarding what the main responsibilities of the role are.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • Grade C or above at GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 4/ AAT intermediate or equivalent

Work Experience

Essential

  • Experience of accounts payable, purchase ledger and maintaining supplier accounts
  • Experience of working with financial systems, including ledgers and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Experience in accounting including processing journals, using accounting principles, adhering to SFIs

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the NHS or similar sized organisation (working within the NHS for at least 3 years is desirable)

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS agreement of balances and relevant guidance

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of finance computer systems, ledgers and coding structures and their application
  • Knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft products i.e. Excel, Access and Outlook
Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • Grade C or above at GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 4/ AAT intermediate or equivalent

Work Experience

Essential

  • Experience of accounts payable, purchase ledger and maintaining supplier accounts
  • Experience of working with financial systems, including ledgers and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Experience in accounting including processing journals, using accounting principles, adhering to SFIs

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the NHS or similar sized organisation (working within the NHS for at least 3 years is desirable)

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS agreement of balances and relevant guidance

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of finance computer systems, ledgers and coding structures and their application
  • Knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft products i.e. Excel, Access and Outlook

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Westbury-On-Trym

Bristol

BS10 5NB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Westbury-On-Trym

Bristol

BS10 5NB


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Transactional Accounts

John Davey

john.davey@nbt.nhs.uk

Date posted

26 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

339-TS7850-LGG

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Westbury-On-Trym

Bristol

BS10 5NB


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