Credit control manager-Band 6

Job summary

To be responsible for the daily management of the Accounts Receivable team and to support the Financial and Reporting Accountant.

Lead responsibility for the performance of the Accounts Receivable function including billing and debt collection policies and procedures requiring strong communication and staff management skills.

To produce and develop KPI's in order to monitor and improve performance of the team.

To ensure that invoices are raised accurately on a timely basis, income received is maximised and debts recovered promptly, utilising a debt collection agency where necessary.

To lead in the handling and resolution of overdue debts.

Start date April 2025

Main duties of the job

You will be manage of the Accounts Receivable and cashiers team, working in Financial Services, and contributing to the delivery of a high quality accounts receivable and cashiers service.

• You will be responsible for the daily management of the daily management of the Accounts receivable team
• To lead in the handling and resolution of overdue debts

• The Finance Team has received significant investment in order to ensure it is resourced appropriately to deliver a fit for purpose service to support the Trust on its improvement journey.

  The Directorate provides a wide range of business support to the Trust including:

  • Contracting and Income
  • Planning, Capital and Costing
  • Financial Services
  • Financial Management

  Staff engagement is a key part of our daily operations. We are proud to have achieved FFF Level 1 and are committed to working together as a team to ensure we achieve FFF Level 2 in the coming year. In addition, we have just submitted our first nominations to the annual HFMA awards - securing three nominations and an award for "Clinician of the Year".

  You will receive access to full training and development opportunities and be part of our friendly and dynamic team.

About us

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).