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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
160-6849164
Employer
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust logo

Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

This role is within the Financial Accounts team. The role requires the applicant to undertake a range of duties within the Accounts Payable team, all in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Reservation and Delegation and internal office procedures.

To contribute to the provision of a quality, responsive Finance service throughout the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 5 GCSE passes (grade C or above) including Maths/English or equivalent or equivalent work based experience.
  • Acquired or working towards a recognised accountancy qualification or relevant work experience in Finance
Desirable criteria
  • Progression towards obtaining ECDL (IT skills).

Knowledg & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within a busy administrative environment.
  • Knowledge of computerised accounting systems.
  • Experience of using spreadsheets.
  • Practical accounts experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS/public sector experience.

Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Team worker who can contribute effectively to the Section and Department objectives.
  • Good IT skills (Excel/Word/Outlook).
  • Able to plan workload in order to meet deadlines identified by managers.
  • Can demonstrate ability to work under own initiative when required.
  • Ability to reconcile control accounts.
  • Good communication skills with ability to converse with wide-ranging groups of people, especially the public.
  • Responsive approach to problem solving
  • Adaptable and flexible.
  • Motivated to learn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - Outstanding

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chris Gough
Job title
Financial Accountant
Email address
[email protected]
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