Accounts Receivable Finance officer

Accounts Receivable Finance Officer

The closing date is 21 July 2026.

Interview date 30th July.

• Ensure financial information is processed in accordance with procedures to support statutory returns.
• Investigate financial enquiries and provide advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the Accounts Receivable Manager in credit control, system maintenance, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Coordinate with other teams to meet predefined financial timescales and legal requirements.
• Develop and present financial reports using Qlikview and Excel, applying analytical skills to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process optimisation.
• Provide informed financial advice to internal departments and external stakeholders, including commercial entities, government bodies and patients, using tact and persuasive communication to resolve sensitive debt or complex queries.
• Contribute to staff development by delivering structured training and mentoring to new or less experienced colleagues, promoting consistency and best practice.
• Act as liaison with Legal Services and external agencies on sensitive materials including debt recovery matters, ensuring accurate documentation and professional representation of the Health Board's interests.
• Evaluate and strengthen financial controls, participate in internal audits and recommend procedural enhancements to support compliance and efficiency.
• Plan and manage own workload with minimum managerial input, meeting predetermined financial deadlines.
• Review and implement established policies and propose enhancements to working methods, ensuring effective implementation of procedures defined by others.
• Ensure authorised signatory procedures are adhered to when processing same‑day payments via UHB Bankline.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest integrated health boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and operating six hospital sites. We provide a diverse range of specialist services to the local population and work collaboratively to improve health outcomes.

• Engage in a broad range of work procedures and practices, managing intermediate-level processes within the cash cycle, including reconciliations, balance management, VAT transactions, financial systems and ledgers, coding frameworks, and payroll recovery protocols.
• Process and validate financial transactions within Oracle Financials, ensuring compliance with internal controls and statutory requirements, while applying judgement for timely debtor resolution.
• Analyse and reconcile accounts, monitoring repayment schedules to identify and mitigate risks and support decisions on debt write‑offs.
• Interpret and apply VAT regulations accurately across all relevant transactions, escalating complex queries where necessary.
• Support the preparation of statutory returns, including NHS Agreement of Balances and year‑end financial submissions.
• Maintain and enhance the accounts receivable system, contributing to system improvements and data integrity.

• Good standard of general education; NVQ Level 4/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Technician Level/NEBS Level 3, or equivalent experience; commencement of ACCA examinations.
• Experience in NHS accounting and accounts receivable roles.
• Practical experience using Oracle Financials for inputting and reconciling financial data within structured coding and ledger systems.
• Sound knowledge of cash and banking controls, and an understanding of financial regulations and NHS finance procedures.
• Ability to work effectively in a pressured office environment, managing competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting financial deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to convey complex financial information clearly and tactfully to finance and non‑finance colleagues.
• IT literacy with proficiency in advanced Excel, financial databases and reporting tools; ability to design and format spreadsheets.
• Effective planning and workload management to meet weekly, monthly, and statutory financial deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail and…