# Senior Accounts Payable Clerk > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-accounts-payable-clerk/4f741b72-abb9-4d76-a5e5-2791558ce711 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-accounts-payable-clerk/4f741b72-abb9-4d76-a5e5-2791558ce711.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southend - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T13:00:37.206Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/SouthendonSea/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Financial_Services/Financial_Services-v8219051 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8219051?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Here is an exciting opportunity for you to join us as an Senior Accounts Payable Clerk. The role is part of the Accounts Payable Team and involves carrying out various tasks relating to the maintenance of the Accounts Payable ledger, ensuring adherence to approved policies and procedures. The role has the responsibility for the day to day management of the team, processing invoices, matching orders to invoices and resolving queries relating to invoices. You will involve dealing with suppliers and service line managers and other internal members of staff, therefore well-developed interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The role requires an approachable personality, good attention to detail, good computer skills and must be able to work without the need for direct supervision, being able to prioritise and allocate work to team members to meet weekly and monthly deadlines. ### Main duties of the job This role requires a knowledgeable Accounts Payable professional with experience of accounting procedures, including reconciliations, balances, VAT payments and deductions, and accounts payable systems/ledgers. The successful candidate will possess AAT Technician Level/NVQ Level 4 qualifications or equivalent experience, together with a strong understanding of financial legislation relevant to the role. Key duties include matching invoices to purchase orders where automatic matching has failed, scanning and registering invoices, and processing invoices, credit notes and payment requests in line with approved policies and procedures. You will review invoices to ensure accurate coding, authorisation, VAT treatment and arithmetic accuracy prior to payment. The post holder will investigate supplier statements, credit notes, discounts and payment discrepancies, taking appropriate action to resolve issues. Responsibilities also include responding to queries from managers, budget holders and suppliers, ensuring timely invoice approvals and payments, and handling sensitive matters relating to non-payment, incorrect payments and overdue invoices. The role involves regular liaison with managers and budget holders to ensure correct authorisation and coding of both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices. In addition, the successful candidate will provide day-to-day supervision and support to Accounts Payable Clerks, maintain high standards of accuracy and efficiency, and undertake additional duties as required by the Financial Services Manager to support the effective operation of the team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description and person specification. We look forward to your application! ### Applicant requirements This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Communication **Essential** - Good communication skills using a range of methods e.g. written and verbal. **Desirable** - Ability to use Excel and Financial accounting packages ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to A level standard or equivalent with a minimum grade C/4 in both Mathematics and English GCSE **Desirable** - AAT Foundation Certificate level 2 or NVQ level 3, or actively studying AAT level 2 ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Knowledge of financial system and processes **Desirable** - Knowledge of the NHS financial systems processes necessary for delivering excellence in healthcare ## Documents - [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077) - [accounts payable jd (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10527332) - [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504) - [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880) - [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947) - [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943) - [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.