Job summary
- Main area
- Accounts Payable
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 372-CORP1969
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Acre Mills
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/10/2025
Employer heading
Deputy AP Manager
NHS AfC: Band 3
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Working within the Accounts Payable department of Financial Services to ensuring prompt payment of supplier invoices and ad hoc payments.
Main duties of the job
Working within Accounts Payable Department of Financial Services to ensure prompt payment of supplier invoices and ad hoc payments to assist meeting the Trusts BPPC targets.
To support the Financial Services Manager where necessary and have supervisory responsibility for the Accounts Payable Finance Assistants, also providing support and training to Assistants when needed.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main responsibilities
- Scanning supplier invoices received
- Entering invoices received to the accounting system, with an attachment of the scanned document.
- Entering one-off payments to the accounting system ready for payment
- Processing of supplier statements received.
- Communicating with relevant staff to ensure invoices are promptly approved, ready for payment.
- Answering and resolving supplier queries promptly
- To provide day to day support to the Financial Services manager in managing the Accounts Payable section.
- To deputize for the Financial Services Manager in his / her absence.
- Perform the month end close down of the AP ledger.
- Complete payment runs and maintenance of the supplier sites.
- Resolution of AP issues escalated up from the Finance Assistants.
· Ensure operation of the Construction Industry Tax scheme
- Any other duties as required from time to time.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria
- GCSEs in Maths & English at Grades A*-C or equivalent qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and Finance / Equivalent A Levels in related subject
Desirable criteria
- Degree
- AAT Technician Level 3
- ECDL
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a large organization with complex management structures
- Excellent I.T. skills including Microsoft Office
- Accounts Payable experience
- Ability to use a VDU for significant periods of time.
Desirable criteria
- Uses software to create templates/spreadsheets etc for use by others
- Ability to use a VDU for significant periods of time
- Analyses more complex information and problems involving others
- Experience of working within the NHS
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Delivers effective written and spoken communication in familiar and informal surroundings
Desirable criteria
- Influences and negotiates with internal & external audiences on day-to-day issues.
- Identifies and takes responsibility for own development and helps others to learn on an informal basis. Develops others within a team or individually on a more formal basis.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lyn Walsh
- Job title
- Financial Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07880684723
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