Head of Accounts Receivable

Job overview

To manage the whole Accounts Receivable and Cashiering function of the Trust and work as a senior member of the Finance Team.

To ensure that policies and procedures are in place for the effective, timely and accurate billing of Trust income.

To promote and maximise the use of Automated Cash Receipting ensuring that (for relevant services) where monies are due to the Trust they are collected before the goods or service are provided.

To set monthly targets on debt cash collection levels and aged debt levels and ensure that the Accounts Receivable team achieves these targets.

To be responsible for the effective management of credit risk and ensure policies and procedures are in place to minimise loss of income from bad or doubtful debts.

To provide technical expertise and advice in relation to Overseas Visitors, Private Patients and Category II Fee income.

To provide Accounts Receivable and Cashiering support and advice to Clinical and Corporate Directorates as necessary.

Main duties of the job

To provide a centralised credit control, billing, and debt collection function for the Trust.

To provide centralised resources to Clinical Departments for the capture and assessment of all potential income relating to Overseas Visitors, Private Patients and Category II Fees.

To ensure the effective production of accurate and timely Sales invoices, with appropriate credit terms, relating to all the services provided by the Trust.

To ensure the prompt collection of all outstanding monies on the Sales Ledger, minimise the Trust’s exposure to bad debts, and lead Trust’s debt recovery processes.

To provide an onsite cashiering facility for patients and staff, focused upon the highest standards of customer care, professionalism and objectivity.

To ensure sound financial stewardship and probity over the assets and liabilities of the Trust by ensuring adherence to the relevant minimum standards as specified in the Annual Governance Statement and relevant internal and external audit standards.

To provide financial management information on the Trusts outstanding debt.

To provide credit advice on new, or existing, areas of Trust income.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.