Accounts Assistant

4 weeks ago


Ashford, United Kingdom One Healthcare Full time

**Accounts Assistant - Accounts Receivable (AR)**

One Healthcare, a Private Hospital Group, based in Ashford, Kent, is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our friendly Finance team.

Experience in a Credit Control or an Accounts role would be preferred.

As our Accounts Assistant (AR) in the Credit Control Team, you will:

- post daily receipts and take payments by credit card, over the phone
- assist in controlling a section of the Sales Ledger as assigned by the Credit Control Lead.

**Hours**: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. Flexible shifts between 8am and 6pm. Possibility of hybrid working, minimum of 2 days in the office per week.

**Salary**: £21,000 per annum

**Accounts Assistant - Accounts Receivable (AR)**

Reporting to the Finance Manager, as an Accounts Assistant you will provide outstanding support to the business in relation to accounts receivable.

The role will involve:

- Banking, posting and allocating payments from the daily bank statements.
- Sending payment receipts as required.
- Liaising with the Billing team regarding any queries and escalating issues with the Credit Control Lead.
- Putting accounts on stop and reactivating when paid if necessary.
- Prepare a spreadsheet of accounts to be passed to a third party debt collection agency.
- Letter Runs - help with weekly letter runs for our two hospitals chasing outstanding debt.
- Month End - assist Credit Control Lead as needed. Example: check the Bank Statements to ensure all cash is posted in the correct period before the Sales Ledger closes.
- Delete expired credit/debit cards stored in Compucare.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum A Level education or equivalent, including English and Maths

**Experience**
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
- Relevant experience within an administrative, finance or procurement role.
- Experience in managing own workload and meeting deadlines
- Experience in a private healthcare environment

**Skills**
- A professional and confident telephone manner
- Excellent oral, written and negotiation skills
- Strong organisation and time management skills
- Working knowledge of Excel
- Attention to detail and accurate data entry

**Desirables**
- Previous health sector experience
- Intermediate Excel skills (v-lookups and pivot tables)
- Experience with customer negotiations

**Accounts Assistant - Accounts Receivable (AR)**

**About the Hospital**

One Ashford Hospital is one of Kent's newest private hospitals. Patients receive fast access to appointments with specialist Consultants, diagnostic imaging and treatment for a range of health concerns. Our private hospital has been designed with the latest technology and with patient care at its heart.

**Covid-19**

The health and well-being of our patients and staff is our priority at One Healthcare and vaccination offers the best protection against the Covid-19 virus.

We strongly encourage the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19, keeping both our patients and employees safe.

**Our Recruitment Process**

At One Ashford Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

One Ashford Hospital reserves the right to remove job adverts before the closing date.

OAH: Accounts Assistant


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