Accounts Receivable Manager

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited from motivated and enthusiastic individuals to work as a member of the Accounts Receivable team.

The post holder will work as a member of a team responsible for providing an income/credit management and control service to the Trust over its entire range of activities (including Overseas Visitors, Private Patients, Nursery and Research) and also provides financial debt and governance advice to all Clinical and Corporate Directorates.

We spend around £1.5 billion each year to provide over two million patient episodes, and it is essential that we have the best team helping and supporting us in being the best organisation we can possibly be. To help us do this we are now seeking an Accounts Receivable Manager within the Accounts Receivable team.

Main duties of the job

The new postholder will work closely with a friendly and supportive team as well as clinical and corporate colleagues to support a first-class Finance team to ensure we provide the best possible care to patients and deliver the best value for money for the people of Sheffield, South Yorkshire and beyond. An effective working knowledge of IT packages and MS Windows, and strong numerical and team working skills are essential. Excellent communication skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines are vital. NHS experience and knowledge is desirable but not essential.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STH is the largest employer in the region and we are committed to providing a great place to work for all our staff across our hospitals and community services. We are a highly vibrant organisation with some of the highest levels of staff retention of any major employer in the country and our staff consistently rate us as a safe and supportive place to work.

Treating our staff well is at the heart of who we are as an employer and we provide first class salary packages including above average holiday entitlement and a wide range of flexible benefits such as an excellent pension scheme, childcare and holiday clubs, education and development opportunities, staff discounts on a wide range of products, shops and services, as well as car parking and great accessibility on public transport.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• European Computer Driving Licence (or equivalent)

Experience

• Sufficient relevant practical experience in an Accounts Receivable function.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully meeting/exceeding targets and KPIs within a sales ledger environment.
• Demonstrable experience of leading finance system development and functionality implementation.
• Demonstrable experience of governance arrangements in relation to Accounts Receivable.
• Staff supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies, particularly those pertinent to the NHS.
• Experience of manipulating/interrogating ledger and information systems.
• Demonstrably good IT skills including Advanced Excel skills.
• Additional experience of working in a relevant financial environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of NHS Financial regime, in particular the Overseas Visitors and Private Patient frameworks.
• Knowledge and understanding of VAT regime as applicable to NHS services.
• Experience of Integra ledger system.
• Experience of the Legal Debt recovery Process.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and good verbal reasoning.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop teams to achieve performance targets.
• Positive Team Player.
• Flexible and adaptable - able to manage competing and changing workloads.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Methodical approach to work.
• Meticulous.
• Ability to question and learn quickly.
• High degree of numeracy.

Further Training

• Evidence of current CPD.

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.

Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata for part-time staff.