Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 193-7698110COR
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Accounts Payable Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
We have an opportunity to join our finance department, working in our Accounts Payable team.
The successful applicant will work within the team, ensuring that our accounts payable invoices are processed in a timely and accurate manner to enable the trust to meet its legal obligations to its suppliers.
The successful candidate will have a good attention to detail and accuracy, confident working as part of a team, and have good communication and organisational skills to ensure that the requirements of the role are achieved.
Main duties of the job
Ensure that invoice registration, matching and payment are completed in a timely and accurate manner to enable the Trust to meet its legal obligations to its suppliers.
Ensure that the integrity of data within the reference files of the Purchase Ledger systems is maintained.
Working for our organisation
The Accounts payable team are part of the wider finance team within the trust, and work closely with other areas of finance including the Treasury and Management accounting teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY
- Timely and accurate inputting, registering and matching of invoices for payment on the Purchase Ledger systems to ensure that the Trust meets its obligations to its suppliers while ensuring that only appropriately authorised invoices are passed for payment.
- Ensuring that recoverable VAT that is due to the Trust is identified and appropriately coded to enable recovery.
- Ensure that payments are made within the supplier’s terms.
- Ensuring integrity of data by maintenance of reference files within the Purchase Ledger systems following departmental procedures.
- Producing payments for all authorised invoices within Public Sector Payment Policy requirements
- Reporting internally and externally to the department to meet customer and Trust requirements.
- Post opening and sorting.
- Dealing with supplier remittances.
- Checking of statements/requesting copies of invoices where required.
- Problem resolution regarding orders and invoice queries.
- Demonstrates own work activities to new or less experienced staff.
- Other duties as requested by the Manager – Receivables / Payables and the Deputy Team Leader – Accounts Payable.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE's (Grade A-C) or equivalent including Maths and English
- NVQ level 4 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge/Experience of finance computer systems including coding structures, VAT, payment procedures
Professional Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer Literate
- Excellent Keyboard Skills
Desirable criteria
- JAC software knowledge
- Excel experience
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication Skills, both oral and written
- Excellent personal organisation skills
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caoimhe Byrne-Hansen
- Job title
- Accounts Payable Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 6781
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