Finance Accounts Assistant
- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £27,948 to £29,468 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Posted
- 22 Sep 2023
- Closes
- 07 Oct 2023
- Ref
- 309-UCLH-3022
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Accounts assistant
- Sector
- Education and training, Healthcare
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join our Accounts Receivable Team. This is a key role within a busy department. The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of financial administrative support tasks across the team. The role requires someone who has the ability to work under pressure, maintain attention to detail and with strong organisational skills. They will also need a good all-round knowledge of transactional finance to be able to understand and work on end-to-end query resolution using the finance system. A working knowledge of Cloud and MS Excel would also be advantageous as there is a requirement to generate and support the distribution of stakeholder reports.
Main duties of the job
The Finance Accounts Assistant role is to provide support for financial tasks undertaken by Accounts Receivable team. It will be the primary responsibility of the administrator to provide support to the credit controllers in all aspects of their cash collection efforts and support the Billing team members with the generation of manual and ad-hoc invoice adjustments in addition to interface loads. Another key responsibility of this role will be to support the Agreement of Balance process, field, review and action any queries received as a result. The role requires the individual to be competent with systems and an ability to communicate clearly and competently both verbally and in writing with colleagues at all levels due to a requirement to engage with the wider finance corporate teams and both internal and external stakeholders. This role is suited to a self-starting individual who is able to work alone and as part of the team.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
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 .
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. .
Additional information
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 .
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. .
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
UCLH
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
We are seeking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join our Accounts Receivable Team. This is a key role within a busy department. The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of financial administrative support tasks across the team. The role requires someone who has the ability to work under pressure, maintain attention to detail and with strong organisational skills. They will also need a good all-round knowledge of transactional finance to be able to understand and work on end-to-end query resolution using the finance system. A working knowledge of Cloud and MS Excel would also be advantageous as there is a requirement to generate and support the distribution of stakeholder reports.
Main duties of the job
The Finance Accounts Assistant role is to provide support for financial tasks undertaken by Accounts Receivable team. It will be the primary responsibility of the administrator to provide support to the credit controllers in all aspects of their cash collection efforts and support the Billing team members with the generation of manual and ad-hoc invoice adjustments in addition to interface loads. Another key responsibility of this role will be to support the Agreement of Balance process, field, review and action any queries received as a result. The role requires the individual to be competent with systems and an ability to communicate clearly and competently both verbally and in writing with colleagues at all levels due to a requirement to engage with the wider finance corporate teams and both internal and external stakeholders. This role is suited to a self-starting individual who is able to work alone and as part of the team.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- oAppreciation of an environment of Policies & Procedures and its continuous improvement
- oAccounting qualification
- oProfessional qualification from the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) or a finalist AAT student
- oSound knowledge of Oracle (or other major ERP systems like SAP)
Essential
- oMinimum of 2 years PQE
- oUnderstanding of sub-ledger set up (suppliers and customers) within a major ERP system (SAP or Oracle)
- oMaintenance of data reporting
- oExperience of engaging with non-Finance business areas
Essential
- oStrong organisation skills
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- oAppreciation of an environment of Policies & Procedures and its continuous improvement
- oAccounting qualification
- oProfessional qualification from the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) or a finalist AAT student
- oSound knowledge of Oracle (or other major ERP systems like SAP)
Essential
- oMinimum of 2 years PQE
- oUnderstanding of sub-ledger set up (suppliers and customers) within a major ERP system (SAP or Oracle)
- oMaintenance of data reporting
- oExperience of engaging with non-Finance business areas
Essential
- oStrong organisation skills
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 .
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. .
Additional information
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 .
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. .
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
UCLH
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website