Accounts Payable – Accounts Payable Team Leader
Job Posted: 15 March 2023
Job Updated: 20 March 2023
Job Title: Accounts Payable Team Leader
Function: Transactional Services
Location: Alfreton – Hybrid Working
Type: Fixed Term Contract 31st July 2023
Job Ref:423
Salary: £26,000-£35,000
Closing Date: Friday 31st March 2023
NHS Supply Chain are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to join the Transactional Services Team.
What does an Accounts Payable Team Leader do at NHS Supply Chain?
Provides leadership to the accounts payable team.
Supervises the processing and reconciliation of supplier transactions and, monitors processes, procedures and controls, to ensure transactions are recorded and collected in accordance with agreed accounting standards, scheme of delegation and payment terms.
Develops and maintains supplier relationships
Act as a functional expert to drive continuous improvement and provide guidance and advice to the team
To supervise the processing and payment of supplier transactions in accordance with agreed standards
To continuously review processes and procedures and identify opportunities to improve controls and simplify services
Maximise cash-flow and the benefits from prompt payment of suppliers
Appropriate controls implemented and maintained to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the underlying accounting transactions and Accounts Payable sub-ledgers
Continuous development of a high performing team
Act as a source of professional expertise and input into the development of Finance policy throughout NHSSC
Management of the processing and handling of large volumes of data
Commercial management of supplier relationships
Communication, negotiating and influencing skills
Effective problem evaluation and solution
Management and leadership of staff
Significant experience in Ledger Services environment
Significant experience within an Accounts Payable type environment, with some leadership experience preferred
Supervise the scanning and capture of supplier invoices in accordance with agreed standards through the designated 3rd party
Ensure supplier debt is continually monitored and actively managed and challenge performance based on age of debt including UPI, adherence to payment terms, number of queries, accounts on-stop
Outputs (including invoices) completed & issued in accordance agreed standards & deadlines
Outputs consistent & accurate with minimal errors & omissions
Value & age of the below is monitored & accurately reported validated Aged Debt/UPI/Queries/Payments & Write-offs & Provisions.
What skills, qualifications and qualities do I need to be successful?
Management of the processing and handling of large volumes of data
Commercial management of supplier relationships
Communication, negotiating and influencing skills
Effective problem evaluation and solution
Management and leadership of staff
Significant experience in Ledger Services environment
Significant experience within an Accounts Payable type environment, with some leadership experience preferred.
How you’ll work
Hybrid working; a blend of home and office working 2/3 days in the office and 2/3 days at home.
In return for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work you will be rewarded with an attractive salary and benefits package, consisting of:
- Performance led annual bonus scheme
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
- Generous contributory pension scheme (up to 12% of your salary)
- Flexible benefits scheme – you will be able to choose from a variety of benefits such Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance and additional pension contributions that suit you
- 3 days paid Volunteering Leave
- Access to the Blue Light Card and NHS Discounts
- Flexible working options
- National Annual season ticket purchase scheme
- Eye Care vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Supply Chain, who are we?
We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. We make sure the products we supply are always safe, quality assured and delivered efficiently.
We’re always listening to the people who use our products, so that we’re aware of the changing needs across the NHS. In all, we serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres. We also manage relationships with more than a thousand suppliers, delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.
And by doing all of this on behalf of the NHS, this gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of proving excellent patient care.
Our, Purpose, Vision and Strategy are clear. We provide direction, leadership, and commercial focus to improve health outcomes.
Vision: To make it easier for the NHS to put patients first
Purpose: Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health
Values:
- Be Authentic
- Be Inclusive
- Be Driven
- Be Enterprising
- Be The Difference
Other Information
- SCCL is a not an NHS organisation, you will join on SCCL terms and conditions.
- For more information on SCCL and the NHS Supply chain please visit: www.supplychain.nhs.uk
- For an informal discussion about the role in confidence please email us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk
NHS Supply Chain is an equal opportunities employer
SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.
SCCL values and respects the diversity of its employees and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
SCCL reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
If you are shortlisted for interview you will be required to provide proof of ID and the right to work in the UK.