Payments Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Part-Time Payments Officer to join our professional team at Kent & Canterbury Hospital (KCH). Whilst our base is at KCH we are mostly working from home. Initial training for this post will be office
based at KCH.

In this position, you will work as part of a consortium covering two
NHS Trusts and a limited company subsidiary. This will provide you
with an exciting opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to support progression within the finance domain. You will not only have access to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) job adverts but also East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trust (EKHUFT).

At KCHFT, we have a history of supporting our staff with personal development. In return for your contribution, we will support

We thrive on excellent team work and building positive relationships throughout our role. We take personal responsibility for what we do and set ourselves high standards

In this role as a Payments Officer, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

- The accurate registering of invoices and credit notes onto our financial system(Unit 4 Business World).
- Dealing with internal and external queries, in a timely manner.
- Undertaking regular statement reconciliations and action accordingly.
- Working as a team to achieve our month end and year end account closures.
- Adhering to the variety of deadlines imposed on the department.

Our Service Level Agreement (SLA) requires the function to be
covered from 08:00 to 17:00 daily. The post is for 30 hrs; flexibility
about working patterns can be discussed.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to 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 without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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