# Accounts Receivable Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Pinewood House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Accountant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 pa inc
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (FTC until October 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T11:32:52.059Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Dartford/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8263003
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8263003?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

To maintain the Trust’s sales ledgers

To help the Trust maximise the amount of resources available to it by ensuring that debt levels are kept to a minimum and that payment is collected in a prompt and timely manner.

### Main duties of the job

The role requires good communication skills as a major component of the role is undertake the Trust's credit control activities, including contacting debtors via email and / or telephone

The role also requires a high degree of numeracy and attention to detail as the role will also involve reconciling debtor accounts

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Responsible for maintaining the sales ledger for the Trust including the accurate and timely raising and processing of sales invoices and credit notes in accordance with finance department policies and procedures.
- Reconcile customer statements, identifying invoices which require action to ensure matching and payment and resolving any holds to ensure prompt payment.
- Prepare and process accounts receivable invoices and credit notes in line with trust policies and procedures and statutory targets.
- Process credit / debit card payments from debtors in a strictly secure and confidential manner.
- Responsible for chasing outstanding debts for payment and for credit control, co-ordinating work with colleagues in order to secure payment.
- Support the team in producing all weekly and monthly financial information to time and to standard.
- Ensure that Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders, and Financial Policy and Procedures are observed at all times.

## Person Specification

### Numeracy

**Essential**

- Minimum GSCE Grade 4 / C or equivalent qualification

### Attention to Detail

**Essential**

- Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are able to process complex data in an accurate manner

### Good Communication Skills

**Essential**

- Successful applicant must be able to communicate in a clear, confident manner

### Experience within Credit Control team

**Desirable**

- 2 years experience within a credit control or customer service team

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847)
- [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 244.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586329)
- [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656)

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