Job Description

The role will be responsible for carrying out the purchase ledger functions for the business, which will include dealing with suppliers and helping to establish best practice and processes for the organization. You will be working with a number of key internal stakeholders as well as developing strong relationships with external contacts such as customers and suppliers as necessary.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Accurate processing purchase invoices & staff expenses in accounting system
• Ensure all invoice/expenses are authorized in line with limits
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations
• Deal with invoice queries/payment queries from suppliers
• Reconcile monthly patient spread payments
• Daily cashing up reconciliations & bank reconciliations
• Deal with ad hoc requests from colleagues
• Processing of journals in relation to accounts payable
• Reconciling and analyzing credit card and petty cash spend
• Performing weekly payment runs in accounting system
• Processing of journals in relation to accounts payable
• Send monthly consultant fee statements and perform accurate postings
• Undertake departmental cost analysis monthly
• Promote best practice with the newly adopted accounting system
• Perform weekly review of trade payables and provide analysis.
• Assisting in balance sheet reconciliation’s
• Provide necessary support to Management accountant & Financial Controller during the month end, Budget and annual audit.
• To work within company policies and procedures including those relating to information governance, clinical governance, health and safety, safeguarding, and equality and diversity.
• To demonstrate a positive commitment to OSD Healthcare values and a genuine focus on delivering high quality care and service to patients.
• To work flexibly as part of the team and to undertake any other relevant duties as required in the post.

We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of those around us – for our staff as well as our patients, and we recognize that what’s important in work goes far beyond pay – including the environment you work in, the people you work with and the benefits and opportunities that come as part of a total reward package.
Benefits we offer:

• 33 days annual leave inc of bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Retail discount vouchers
• Refer a friend scheme
• Bourne Leisure Holidays, Snow Centre (Hemel Hempstead), and Hollywood bowls discount
• Local gym subsidy
• EAP Service (Health Assured)
• Staff health membership scheme (with free GP/dental appointments)
• Free on-site parking

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good standard of education –English and math
• Part qualified or studying towards AAT (or similar finance qualification) 
• General book keeping experience.
• Experience in Accounts payable 
• Experience in the healthcare sector
• Experience in taking accounts to trial balance level 
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and Word. (which include but not limit to, create documents, copy & Paste, grouping, totaling, printing documents etc.
• High level of competency in MS excel. (Which include but not limit to use of PIVOT, Vlookup, sumifs etc.)