Accounts Payable Officer

at  Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

A member of a team of officers within the accounts payable section primarily involved in the processing of large volumes of invoices for payment, and other associated duties, to a designated group of Suppliers using the Trusts computerised accounts payable system.
We are dedicated to staff development and if you do not hold a level 3 business administrator qualification you this may be able to undertake this qualification in the future as part of our annual PDR process.
Match large volumes of supplier invoices with computerised orders / goods received information ensuring that all invoice details are correct.
Ensure that all invoices are processed promptly and that any queries arising thereon are investigated and dealt with in the appropriate manner. To bring to the attention of the accounts payable team leader difficulties of a recurring nature.
Investigate queries, identify errors and make complex calculations to resolve payment discrepancies, liaising as appropriate with staff and managers throughout the trust and Suppliers and other outside organisations.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

WE HAVE THREE NEWLY EMERGING STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
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