Accounts Receivable Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Assistant

Location: Hybrid role 1-2 days per week in the office - Littlemore Mental Health Centre Sandford Road, Littlemore Oxford OX4 4XN, the rest can be worked from home.

• Hours: 24 hours per week
• Hours available between Monday
• Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm

Trust Location: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Role type: Temporary for 4 months with possibility of extension

Reference: 89736

Duties to include but not limited to

• Process all payments received onto the system, matching against correct invoices following process documents.
• Chase the payment of debt owed to Oxford Health Foundation Trust for a specific range of customers ensuring that all debt owed to the Trust is received according to terms and weekly chasing schedules are updated accordingly.
• Raise invoices and credit notes following process documents on the Accounts Receivable finance software.
• Answer queries that come via telephone, email or letter.
• Process all payments received onto the system allocating to the correct invoices where applicable or journaling any non-invoiced income to the relevant cost centres.
• Take payments by Bank Transfer or GovPay where appropriate, banking any cheques in a timely manner.
• Identify any errors on payments received and liaise with customers and other departments to ensure relevant action is taken to resolve.
• Arrange payment plans with customers, gaining supervisor approval within the Trust policies and procedures.
• Ensure that customer account records are maintained by completing a form for the Accounts Receivable Supervisor to make any amendments.
• Accurately process invoice and credit note requests as per process document. This includes ensuring correct VAT treatment. Post any printed invoices out in a timely manner.
• To instruct and advise staff on the correct completion of Accounts Receivable forms to aid prompt payment of invoices raised using Invoice requirements checklist.

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust

• An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
• Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
• A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You’ll have the following skills/experience

• Competent with Microsoft office programmes, particularly Excel
• Excellent IT skills
• NHS experience (desirable)
• Accounts receivable knowledge
• Excellent telephone manager

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.

We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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