Senior Accounts Payable Officer, Band 4

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Accounts Payable team within Gloucestershire NHS Shared Service as a Senior Accounts Payable Officer on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual with a good understanding of Accounts Payable processes who enjoys problem solving, providing excellent customer service and supporting colleagues.

The role provides an opportunity to develop broader Accounts Payable knowledge and experience, undertaking a range of senior technical responsibilities including payment processing, supplier master data, complex query resolution, financial controls, performance monitoring and supporting colleagues across the team.

This is an important time to join the service as we implement a new finance system and continue to review and improve the way we work. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to process improvements, system changes and the development of new ways of working whilst helping to maintain an accurate, efficient and resilient Accounts Payable service.

Additional contract details: Fixed Term due to new system implementation and the role will be reviewed next year to determine if it is required on a permanent basis., The Senior Accounts Payable Officer will undertake a broad range of Accounts Payable activities and provide technical support across the service.

Key responsibilities will include processing invoices and payments, supporting payment runs and BACS processes, maintaining supplier information and supporting supplier master data governance, investigating duplicate or incorrect payments and resolving complex and escalated supplier and departmental queries.

The post holder will monitor workflows and performance, support the production of KPI information, contribute to financial controls and No PO No Pay requirements, and assist with month-end and year-end activities.

The role will also provide day-to-day guidance, training and buddying to colleagues and cross-cover across Accounts Payable processes to support service resilience.

The successful candidate will contribute to continuous improvement and will support the implementation of the new finance system, including testing, process changes, training and embedding new ways of working., The Accounts Payable team provides a high-volume transactional finance service, working closely with colleagues across Finance, Procurement and operational services as well as with a wide range of external suppliers.

We are committed to providing an accurate, timely and customer-focused service whilst maintaining strong financial controls. The team is currently going through an exciting period of change with the implementation of a new finance system, providing opportunities to improve processes, increase automation and develop new ways of working.

We encourage team working, knowledge sharing and development and are looking for someone who will contribute positively to the team, support colleagues and help us continue to improve the service we provide.

Gloucestershire NHS Shared Service provides financial and other support services to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other NHS organisations within Gloucestershire.