18 Oct
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Maidstone
Job description
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Financial Services department of a large acute Trust.
The post holder will be part of a small team providing an efficient customer focused payments service to the Trust. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake various duties including data input, (scanning and registration) and dealing with queries from suppliers.
The successful applicants will ideally have experience of purchase ledger in an NHS environment (or similar) and is or would like to be working towards an accounting qualification.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential together with the ability to deal with people at all levels.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be able to work effectively on your own and as part of a team, and must be able to prioritise a busy workload to adhere to the challenging Department of Health deadlines.
You will need to be organised and methodical, be proactive to improve processes and support the development of the team as well as being committed to your own personal development.
This is for a full time position based at Unit F, Hermitage Lane. This role will require being in the office 3 days a week and working from home 2 days.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex.
We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career.
We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients.
We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace.
Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible.
You can find out more here : Access to Work : get support if you have a disability or health condition : What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date : To be confirmed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Studying for knowledge and experience to NVQ level 2 / AAT Foundation Level or equivalent.
- European Computer Driving licence (ECDL) or equivalent experience
- GCSE Mathematics
Experience / Knowledge
Essential criteria
Ideally experience of working within the Payables team required.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong team working skills essential, commitment to supporting colleagues both within and external to finance.
- Make judgements relating to accounting treatments e.g. Accrual & Prepayments decisions.
- Ability to resolve routine queries and enquiries and report issues as required.
- Be able to recognise sensitive or confidential situations / information and react accordingly.
- Standard Keyboard Skills / Inputting data into computer Databases. The role requires the use of a PC almost continuously therefore accuracy and speed are essential.
- Ability to create & input data into financial spreadsheets is also required
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Trust systems (e.g. Integra) desirable.
- Basic knowledge of VAT is desirable
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