Accounts Receivable Officer

Main area Corporate Finance Grade NHS AfC:
Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

Site OUH Cowley Town Oxford Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/09/2026

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital
, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this
Delivering Compassionate Excellence
and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use
Value Based Interviewing
to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please

The Accounts Receivable (AR) Officer is responsible for creating , maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring customers pay outstanding invoices on time. The role supports healthy cash flow and strong financial operations within an organization.

An Accounts Receivable Officer monitors customer accounts, issues invoices, records payments, follows up on overdue balances, and reconciles accounts. They work closely with customers, the finance team, and other departments to resolve billing issues and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH You Tube channel .

• GCSE Maths and English (Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent
• AAT Level 3 or working towards AAT Level 4

• Experience working in an accounts receivable, finance or credit control environment
• Experience of debt collection and customer account management
• Experience processing invoices and cash allocation
• NHS finance experience
• Experience using Oracle, SBS, Integra or other NHS finance systems
• Knowledge of NHS income streams
• Experience of month-end processes

• Understanding of accounts receivable processes
• Understanding of financial controls
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of NHS finance guidance
• Knowledge of VAT relating to sales invoices
• Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions

• Excellent numerical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Good…