Accounts Receivable Clerk

The post holder will work as a member of a team, responsible for ensuring debtor invoices and credit notes are raised promptly and accurately in accordance with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions.

The post holder will ensure at all times that the Trust's internal procedures concerning credit control are strictly observed to ensure the maximum recovery of income due to the Trust.

Responsible to the Accounts Receivable Team Leader, the post holder will be required to demonstrate initiative in dealing with a wide range of queries, internal and external to the Trust.

This post requires good communication and working relationships within the Finance Department, the Trust and externally. In particular the post holder will be expected to support the Senior Accounts Receivable Clerk in dealing with queries from the Directorates. It is expected that the post holder would be able to communicate with non-financial staff such as Clinicians, Clinical Managers and administrators.

The post does not have any direct supervisory responsibility; however the post holder would be expected to support the Section Manager in training new staff in what is quite a technically demanding role., Responsible for ensuring that statements and reminder letters are produced on a monthly basis and all outstanding amounts owed to the Trust are chased in accordance with financial procedures.

Ensure Debtors aging list is accurately maintained, monitoring outstanding accounts, in accordance with the Trusts procedures. Liaising with customers of the Trust's services in order to ensure that outstanding accounts are cleared within the appropriate time limits.

Respond to debtor queries as they arise in a prompt and efficient manner to ensure that all income due to the Trust is recovered on a timely basis.

Liaise with the Directorates on a regular basis to resolve problems associated with queries received in respect of invoices/credits raised.

Responsible for preparing monthly query report, which identifies those invoices currently under query and for which additional information is required. This analysis should be forwarded on a monthly basis to the section manager for action.

Responsible for ensuring that invoices input on the system are verified against input documentation to ensure that all input errors have been identified, invoices have been allocated to the correct debtor account and the correct income code has been used.

Supporting Accounts Receivable Team Leader with regards to quarterly and yearly debtor agreements of balances exercises. Liaising with other NHS bodies to resolve any outstanding issues., Responsible for ensuring that statements and reminder letters are produced on a monthly basis and all outstanding amounts owed to the Trust are chased in accordance with financial procedures.

Ensure Debtors aging list is accurately maintained, monitoring outstanding accounts, in accordance with the Trusts procedures. Liaising with customers of the Trust's services in order to ensure that outstanding accounts are cleared within the appropriate time limits.

Respond to debtor queries as they arise in a prompt and efficient manner to ensure that all income due to the Trust is recovered on a timely basis.

Liaise with the Directorates on a regular basis to resolve problems associated with queries received in respect of invoices/credits raised.

Responsible for preparing monthly query report, which identifies those invoices currently under query and for which additional information is required. This analysis should be forwarded on a monthly basis to the section manager for action.

Provide analysis of outstanding accounts for which it is unlikely that income will be recovered.

Provide analysis of outstanding debtor accounts which…