About this role
Job summary
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
To maintain the Trust's sales ledgers
To help the Trust maximise the amount of resources available to it by ensuring that debt levels are kept to a minimum and that payment is collected in a prompt and timely manner.
Main duties of the job
The role requires good communication skills as a major component of the role is undertake the Trust's credit control activities, including contacting debtors via email and / or telephone
The role also requires a high degree of numeracy and attention to detail as the role will also involve reconciling debtor accounts
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsible for maintaining the sales ledger for the Trust including the accurate and timely raising and processing of sales invoices and credit notes in accordance with finance department policies and procedures. Reconcile customer statements, identifying invoices which require action to ensure matching and payment and resolving any holds to ensure prompt payment. Prepare and process accounts receivable invoices and credit notes in line with trust policies and procedures and statutory targets. Process credit / debit card payments from debtors in a strictly secure and confidential manner. Responsible for chasing outstanding debts for payment and for credit control, co-ordinating work with colleagues in order to secure payment. Support the team in producing all weekly and monthly financial information to time and to standard. Ensure that Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders, and Financial Policy and Procedures are observed at all times.
Person Specification
Good Communication Skills Essential
Successful applicant must be able to communicate in a clear, confident manner
Numeracy Essential
Minimum GSCE Grade 4 / C or equivalent qualification
Attention to Detail Essential
Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are able to process complex data in an accurate manner
Experience within Credit Control team Desirable
2 years experience within a credit control or customer service team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pinewood House
Pinewood Place
Dartford
DA2 7WG
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)