Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Accounts Payable Clerk
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Job Overview
Join a dedicated and supportive finance team at NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust and play a vital role in ensuring our suppliers and partners are paid promptly and accurately.
We are seeking an organised, proactive, and detail-focused Accounts Payable Clerk to support the efficient financial operations of the Trust. Based at Heatherwood Hospital but with hybrid working arrangements, this role offers the flexibility of remote working with the support of an experienced team.
Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payments to the Trust’s suppliers, both internal and external. You’ll work with minimal supervision, managing your own workload while meeting key financial deadlines.
Key Benefits
- A flexible hybrid working arrangement
- A collaborative, values-led team culture
- Opportunities to develop new skills and contribute to improvement initiatives
- Access to NHS benefits including generous annual leave and pension scheme
Please note: This role does not offer sponsorship.
The Team
You will join a supportive Accounts Payable team of around 10 colleagues, working closely within a wider Finance Directorate of approximately 60 staff, including Business Support, Technical Accounts, Income, Costing and Contracting teams.
Main Duties of the Job
- Ensure timely and accurate payments to suppliers, following Trust financial processes.
- Assist with weekly payment runs, including manipulating and validating payment data using Excel (including VLOOKUP).
- Validate and enter new supplier details into the finance system, ensuring correct approval processes are followed.
- Match invoices to receipts using both manual and digital systems.
- Process invoices using tools such as EROS and Finance Process Manager.
- Respond to complex and sensitive supplier and manager queries by phone and in writing.
- Scan, template, and upload invoices accurately and promptly.
- Accurately input financial data across various systems and spreadsheets.
Working for our Organisation
Visa Sponsorship
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
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At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do.
As a Disability Confident Employer and recipient of the Gold Award in the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively champion equality, diversity and inclusion, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to build rewarding careers within the NHS.
We also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. By supporting flexible working arrangements wherever possible, we enable our colleagues to balance their professional and personal commitments while continuing to deliver outstanding care to our patients. Whether flexibility means adjusted hours, part-time working, hybrid arrangements or alternative working patterns, we work in partnership with our staff to meet both individual and service needs.
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Whether you're at the start of your career or looking for your next challenge, Frimley Health offers the opportunity to be part of a inclusive, forward-thinking organisation that is committed to excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Together, we can shape the future of healthcare and make a real difference to the lives of the communities we serve.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
A flexible hybrid working arrangement
A collaborative, values-led team culture
Opportunities to develop new skills and contribute to improvement initiatives
Access to NHS benefits including generous annual leave and pension scheme
For full details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
- Excellent IT skills with the ability to process large volumes of data and create and manipulate spreadsheets using pivot tables and look-up formula.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of the use of office software and financial systems
Experience
Essential criteria
- finance experience
Desirable criteria
- use of financial systems and excel
Training
Essential criteria
- Finance experience, training
Desirable criteria
- AAT Level 3 or accounting NVQ4
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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