Finance Assistant

To support a robust finance department that is embedded to a high standard within the Trust. The Financial Services section is responsible for Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Capital Accounting, and Financial Accounting. It also provides finance and accounting services to The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Charitable Fund, a registered charity.

The post holder will provide support across the Accounts Payable and / or Accounts Receivable teams within Financial Services Section to meet the requirements of the Trusts business and to provide development opportunities for the post holder. The allocation of work will be at managements discretion and in agreement with the post holder to provide development opportunities.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

• AP Post open and distribute appropriately
• Run the reminder letters daily and post out
• AP Manually Input invoices onto the financial system scanning invoices to NEP IDR
• Post out AR Invoices/Credit notes raised
• Monitor the AP Mailbox and distribute documents appropriately
• Checking Invoices for Pharmacy Batches
• Maintenance of customer/supplier records
• Run the Worldpay end of day banking
• Maintain the Invoice dashboard of Incomplete Invoices on NEP
• Planning and organising own work schedule, with the ability to work independently, to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales to deliver an efficient and effective service
• Maintaining an effective working relationship with other individuals (at all levels) of the purchase/sales ledger, financial accounts section, other officers of the Trust and suppliers of goods and services to ensure the delivery of a professional service focused on delivering a high level of customer satisfaction
• Other such duties commensurate with the grade as may be required

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Qualifications:

• 5 GCSE passes or equivalent experience
• ECDL or equivalent experience
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Experience:

• Previous experience in a finance environment
• Use of computerised financial systems
• Ability to multitask and work to deadlines effectively
• Ability to manage own time/workload for routine and non-routine tasks
• Ability to work on own initiative, alone or as part of a team

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

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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.