Role Overview

The post holder will work as a member of a team responsible for ensuring that suppliers’ invoices and credit notes are paid promptly and accurately and are duly authorised in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions.

The post holder will ensure at all times that the Trust’s internal procedures, designed to provide compliance with the Better Payment Practice Policy and avoidance of interest charges as a result of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act (1998), are strictly observed.

While responsible to the Accounts Payable Team Leader, this post requires a high level of initiative in dealing with queries from Managers, Doctors and other staff within the Trust. Decisions on day to day operational issues can be made, however the Head of Accounts Payable would make decisions in respect of the more complex/strategic issues. It would be expected a member of staff in this post would to a large extent manage and prioritise their own workload, to ensure predetermined deadlines are met in a timely manner. This post requires excellent communication and working relationships within the Finance Department, the Trust and externally. In particular the post has to deal with a high volume of queries from the Directorates, and from within the Finance Department. It is expected that the post holder would communicate complex financial matters to non-financial staff such as Clinicians, Clinical Managers and administrators.