Accounts Payable Team Leader

Job summaryResponsible for the supervision of staff primarily involved in the payment and registration of supplier invoices and for the processing of invoices for payment using the Trusts computerised purchase ledger system.Day to day supervision of staff working in their team prioritising workloads during particularly busy periods.Deputise for Exchequer Services Manager in her absence by doing the weekly payment runs and any other adhoc duties required.Main duties of the jobDay to day supervision of staff working in their team prioritising workloads during particularly busy periods.To plan the team workload to ensure weekly / monthly deadlines are met and that urgent payments are processed during any absences. Ensure that adequate arrangements are in place to cover staff absences within the team.Ensure that invoices are paid promptly and in accordance with the better payment practice code, written procedures, standing financial instructions and standing orders.Deputise for Exchequer Services Manager in her absence by doing the weekly payment runs and any other adhoc duties required.About usSandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staffOur Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we doOur Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve liveJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification which go into more details on what is required in this role of Accounts Payable Team Leader.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification which go into more details on what is required in this role of Accounts Payable Team Leader.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialGCSE or equivalent at grades A-C in English and MathematicsGood standard of general educationNVQ Level 3 in accounting or an equivalent level of experienceDesirableECDLExperienceEssentialDemonstrable extensive finance office experience using a computerised purchase ledger system in a large commercial or NHS organisationSignificant experience of dealing with complex payment queries from external Suppliers'In-depth knowledge of VAT calculations and the implications for the NHSDetailed understanding of accounts processes and procedures in relation to own area of work e.g. reconciling Supplier statements and the financial coding structureDesirablePrevious supervisory experiencePrevious experience of using Oracle purchase ledger in a large commercial or NHS organisationPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialGCSE or equivalent at grades A-C in English and MathematicsGood standard of general educationNVQ Level 3 in accounting or an equivalent level of experienceDesirableECDLExperienceEssentialDemonstrable extensive finance office experience using a computerised purchase ledger system in a large commercial or NHS organisationSignificant experience of dealing with complex payment queries from external Suppliers'In-depth knowledge of VAT calculations and the implications for the NHSDetailed understanding of accounts processes and procedures in relation to own area of work e.g. reconciling Supplier statements and the financial coding structureDesirablePrevious supervisory experiencePrevious experience of using Oracle purchase ledger in a large commercial or NHS organisationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameSandwell and West Birmingham NHS TrustAddressSWB NHS TrustLyndonWest BromwichB71 4HJEmployer's website
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