Procurement and Finance Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining a busy Procurement team to purchase essential goods and services for staff and patients. Key responsibilities include supporting accounts payable processes, ensuring timely invoice payments, and resolving purchase order and invoice queries. The postholder will manage complex staff and supplier enquiries and maintain accurate accounts payable procedures. It offers flexible working and opportunities for learning and progression.
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in Accounts Payable or a similar finance function.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure
- Ability to take initiative and be pro-active in planning workload, setting priorities and meeting deadlines
- GCSE Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience
- Proven experience in Accounts Payable or a similar finance function.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure
- Ability to take initiative and be pro-active in planning workload, setting priorities and meeting deadlines
- GCSE Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Procurement and Finance Officer
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An opportunity to join a small, busy and productive Procurement team purchasing essential goods and services for staff and patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The role includes supporting the accounts payable purchase to pay processes enabling the timely payment of invoices. Inclusive of supporting Trust staff to resolve purchase order and invoice notifications, receipting invoices, resolving purchase order holds and order queries so invoices are validated for payment in compliance with the Better Payment Practise Code (BPPC) targets.
Contracted to 37.5hrs hours per week across five days, with flexible working, and the option of working across multiple sites if you so wish. There is the opportunity to learn and progress in a busy but supportive environment, as well as learning opportunities via the HFMA.
To discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main duties of the job
This busy role supports the purchase-to-pay process to ensure timely invoice payment, helping staff resolve PO and invoice notifications, receipting issues, order holds, and queries so payments meet BPPC standards. The postholder
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