Finance Officer Accountancy Services - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Finance Officer (Contracting & Income) (Band 4) - Finance - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Merseyside

To assist with the day-to-day management of the Contracts section to ensure that Contract queries are resolved & income due to the Trust is duly received and recorded in the Trusts financial ledgers.

To assist the Assistant Head of Contracting is the annual production of Income Contracts and regular review both internally and externally

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
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To assist the Assistant Head of Contracting in the regular review of contract performance in relation to patient services.

To maintain a good understanding of DoH guidelines for Payment by Results, NCAs, Cross-border patients and overseas patients and act within these guidelines.

To maintain a good understanding of the terms of the NHS Standard Contract.
Assist Assistant Head of Income in the monitoring of contract income, reconciling income received to plan.

To assist in ensuring that debtor's invoices and credit notes are raised in accordance with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions and internal procedure notes and are sent promptly to customers to ensure an accurate record of income due to the Trust is maintained.

To assist in ensuring that adjustments involving debtor accounts are properly authorised and documented and that all resulted accounting entries are reconciled to the debtor control account in the General Ledger.

Resolving discrepancies with debtor accounts or referring to the appropriate officer for action to ensure that the credit terms of the trust are enforced to protect against bad debts and to maximise of the cashflow of the Trust.

Maintaining an effective working relationship with other individuals within Finance Sections, other officers of the Trust and outside organisations to deliver a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.

To assist in maintaining financial procedures for the Income Section, ensuring they adhere to the requirements of the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions.

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