Payments Officer

Job summary

NHS Resolution is a not-for-profit part of the NHS working for health care providers to resolve claims fairly and to share learning across the NHS and beyond. We provide a supportive environment for our staff with specialist training and the opportunity for personal development.

We are recruiting a Payments Officer on a 12-month fixed term contract on a hybrid or homeworking basis.

Ideally you will have experience of working in Accounts Payable or in a general finance environment where high-volume daily payments are made. NHS or public experience sector is preferable but similar experience in insurance or retail environments would also be accepted.

You will be working within a team who collectively process batches of daily BACs payments relating to claims settlements and other expenditure, as well as other daily activities relating to Accounts Payable. These are typically rotated among team members, so the role has some variety from week to week.

For applicants in Leeds, there is a local office where there would be a requirement to work from the office, on average once per week.

As a wider team we also get together for in-person meetings in Leeds or London, on average once a month.

Main duties of the job

Financial Responsibilities

• Responsible for updating NHS Resolution Creditors Ledger, ensuring that all supplier invoices received is logged for accrual.
• Reconciling creditors ledger control account to supplier balances.
• Accurately producing payment runs, by Payable Order, BACS or CHAPS and, within agreed timescales.
• Ensuring all payments and remittance advices are distributed within agreed timeframes.
• Accurately file payment batches following payment.
• Ensuring Direct Instruction Invoices are processed timely and accurately, so that the NHS Resolution obtains optimum discount on invoices.
• Ensure accurate and timely payment of all periodic payments.
• Producing and reconciling the weekly cash flow reports for review by the Panel Scheme Managers.
• Processing staff expenses on time and accurately.
• Processing all payment cancellations timely and accurately.
• Ensuring that any recoverable VAT due to NHS Resolution, is identified and appropriately coded to enable recovery.

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About us

NHS Resolution is an Arms Length Body of the Department of Health & Social Care. As a not-for-profit part of the NHS, our purpose is to provide expertise to the NHS to resolve concerns fairly, share learning for improvement and preserve resources for patients. We have four key service areas:

• Claims Management: delivering expertise in handling clinical and non-clinical claims to members of our Indemnity Schemes.
• Practitioner Performance Advice: providing advice, support and interventions in relation to concerns about the individual performance of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists.
• Primary Care Appeals: offering an impartial tribunal service for the fair handling of Primary Care contracting services.
• Safety and Learning: supporting the NHS to better understand and learn from claims, concerns and disputes; to target safety activity while sharing learning across the NHS.

What do we have to offer?

At NHS Resolution, we strive to be an employer of choice. Some of the benefits we offer include access to the NHS Pension Scheme and a minimum of 27 days Annual Leave. We are also committed to support individuals in having a work and life balance, offering flexible working arrangements. Furthermore, we can offer a chance to gain extra skills and training and with regular reviews and a clear plan, all employees can develop to their full potential.