Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust • Contract • Huddersfield, GB • 1w ago

Working mainly within the Accounts Payable department processing invoices for the payment of suppliers. Occasional working within the Accounts Receivable department to help support the service at busy times.

Main responsibilities

Accounts Payable

Scanning all invoices received to the Oracle financial system

Processing all invoices received electronically on the Oracle financial system

Communicating with relevant staff to ensure all invoices are promptly approved or the goods/service are receipted ready for payment

Processing of supplier statements received

Answering and resolving all supplier queries promptly

Any Other Duties As Required From Time To Time

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; childrens and young peoples services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Main responsibilities

Accounts Payable

Scanning all invoices received to the Oracle financial system

Processing all invoices received electronically on the Oracle financial system

Communicating with relevant staff to ensure all invoices are promptly approved or the goods/service are receipted ready for payment

Processing of supplier statements received

Answering and resolving all supplier queries promptly

Any Other Duties As Required From Time To Time

Clinical Duties

Required to assist patients / clients / relatives during incidental contacts.

Professional Duties

Awareness of basic accounting principles and knowledge of key areas of legislation as it affects own finance area.

Maintain confidentiality and security of personal information at all times.

Ensure accuracy and integrity in the production of financial information.

Ensure standard operating procedures and any legislative developments or changes in Trust policy and procedures are adhered to.

Managing Self

Participate in regular supervision.
Attend all mandatory training.
Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal.

Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.