Accounts Payable Clerk

The Vacancy

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

If you're dynamic, focused and have the vision to support our growth and the courage to tell us how we can be even better - come and join us!

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Purchase Ledger Analyst to join us at our Head Office in Fulwood, Preston. As a Purchase Ledger Analyst, you will be responsible for all aspects of Purchase Ledger. A highly transactional department within finance, this includes processing all invoices into Business Central whilst requesting and allocating all relevant documentation and authorisations.

The successful candidate will be responsible forall suppliers including collation of payment runs in line with credit limits ensuring smooth operation for business-critical providers.

At CHEC we are enhancing ourBusiness Central system with Continia scanning solution and full end to end purchase to pay process. The successful candidate will need to be fully on board with testing andimplementing new phases of ourP2P processes and systems.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Process all received supplier invoices into Business Central whilst obtaining relevant documentation, authorisations and accurate nominal and department coding.
• Extensive reconciliations for supplier statements and report reconciliations for all outstanding invoices weekly and monthly.
• Process expense forms in line with company policy
• Organise and prioritising payment run`s accordingly to maintain smooth business operations, adhering to schedules and deadlines.
• Provide remittances and posting bank payments.
• Control of a fast-paced accounts email inbox as a first point of contact for the wider finance department.
• Support month end deadlines including detailed reporting where required.
• Workflow needs to be organised and diarised to ensure all responsibilities are achieved without delay ensuring full control of the purchase ledger department

What youll bring to the role:

• Previous experience working in a Purchase Ledger role
• Comfortable supporting and implementing change
• High level of accuracy
• Good communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and other systems
• The ability to learn and adapt to new internal systems
• Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to prioritise and schedule work independently

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care free at the point of care.

CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of over 25 community hospitals and clinics operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes.

CHEC are clinician-led and the priority always is our patients - our dedicated team of experienced healthcare professionals are committed to delivering personalised and compassionate patient care. In 2023/24, we achieved a 97.83% customer satisfaction rating, with 99.78% of patients saying they would recommend CHECs services to family and friends.

We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, recently launching ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services. These services are Consultant-led and support GPs with diagnosing and managing common skin and Ear, Nose and Throat complaints.