Job overview

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for an Accounts Receivables and Treasury Manager.

As a key member of the Financial Accounts team you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive management of Aged Debtors and Cash in the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the management of outsourced provider on debtor maintenance and debt recovery, monitoring cash transactions and ensuring accurate reporting, monthly reporting of Debtors and Cash  within the Trust timescales.

The post holder will take the lead on achieving agreed KPI's for both aged debtors and cash.  Maintain and improve integrity of the Trust Balance Sheet for debtors and cash.

Technically strong, with in-depth financial accounts experience and an appreciation of the current NHS regimes. Due to the complexities of the information that you will be dealing with, it is essential you have the capabilities to understand, interpret and convey financial concepts clearly and persuasively to finance and non-finance colleagues. Strong Communication skills, both verbal and written will be essential.

Main duties of the job

•    Responsible for effectively managing the relationship and highly complex communications between the Trust and SBS for the accounts receivable function, to ensure the Service Level Agreement is achieved and the objectives of the Trust are met.
•    Maintain and improve integrity of the Trust Balance Sheet for debtors and cash.
•    Responsible for reporting of the Group’s receivables
•    Lead on Agreement of balances (AOB) for accounts receivables working closely with SBS.
•    Overseeing the cashiers offices at BNNH, RHCH and AWMH, arranging cash office cover when necessary, and cash checking. Escalation of any issues arising to the Financial Services Manager or the Head of Financial Accounting.  Petty cash checking and approval.  Ensuring controls over patient property.
•    Cash management including bank reconciliations and reporting of actual cash flow.
•    Management of card machines in the trust.
•    Management of credit cards and reporting of credit card expenditure. 
•    Processing the month end interfaces between the Private Patients system and the main ledgers, and providing accounting support to the Private Patient accounts and administration team as necessary.
•    Processing the Hampshire Hospitals Charity month end.
•    Production of the Hampshire Hospitals Charity year end statutory accounts and working papers for the external audit.
•    Support with the Hampshire Hospitals Charity audit.
•    Assist the Financial Services Manager as and when required.

Working for our organisation

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 570,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire with turnover of nearly £600m. Our hospital sites are in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover. Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient.

Working for HHFT offers a rewarding career, nationally agreed terms and conditions and a range of additional benefits as part of our reward package.
You would be joining a vibrant and enthusiastic Financial Accounts team at a challenging and interesting time with financial recovery and sustainability as a priority.  Alongside the wider Finance department our teams are based at the Basingstoke site but currently benefit from hybrid working arrangements.