# Finance Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Finance officer
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £34,186 - £37,389 per annum inclusive
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T13:41:14.293Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Hospital_Finance_Billing/Hospital_Finance_Billing-v8294240
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8294240?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is the amalgamation of the key tasks of the current Credit Controller and the Account Billing Finance Officer. The Finance Officer with the flexibility to work across both credit control and billing, is essential to maintaining stability within I&PC Finance Operations. Having a cross functional officer ensures that key financial processes, including debt management, invoice accuracy, and timely billing, provides operational stability. This dual skilled role will provide critical continuity, support with reducing backlogs, and strengthen compliance with financial controls, ultimately protecting cash flow and supporting the wider Finance Operations team.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for delivering high-quality, efficient billing and credit control services for International & Private Care (I&PC). This includes:

- Routine inpatient and outpatient billing
- Accurate recording and allocation of charges
- Pursuit and collection of outstanding debts
- Ensuring low levels of aged debt
- Maintaining accurate financial and patient account records

The role supports continuous process improvement and contributes to a seamless end-toend billing and collection cycle for international patients, families, embassies, insurers and other stakeholders.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Skills/Abilities

**Essential**

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate service-related information to all international stakeholders (managers, colleagues, consultants, clients, and families).
- Strong judgement and ability to work within policies and procedures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
- Ability to plan, organise and follow standard procedures.
- Strong understanding of accounting transactions and reconciliation.
- Ability to provide advice in own work area and work effectively as part of a team.
- Culturally sensitive, customer-focused approach.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.

### Experience/Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience in an accounts-focused environment (billing or credit control).
- Experience working with computerised financial / patient account systems.
- Experience delivering customer-focused services.
- Understanding of administrative processes.
- Knowledge of working with healthcare professionals and international stakeholders.
- Knowledge of working with Embassies, Insurance companies and other such organisations in a clinical setting.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to prioritise workload.

### GOSH Culture and Values

**Essential**

- Our values
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.

### Academic/Professional qualification/Training

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 3, AAT part qualified or 2 years working experience in Financial Services.

## Documents

- [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 731.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10613181)

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