Accounts Officer
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the DSFS Financial Services team as an Accounts Officer.
We are looking for a motivated team player who is pro-active, enjoys working with data and figures and can also demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Interview date is Thursday 10 September 2026. We will only be offering face to face interviews, which will take place at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Main duties of the job
To carry out a wide range of duties in the following areas;
- Sort incoming supplier invoices
- Accurately check invoice details
- Accurately identify price/quantity variances
- Communicate effectively to deal with requests and queries both appropriately and promptly both verbally and written.
- Deal with requests/queries appropriately/promptly
- Adhere to all DSFS Policies and Procedures
- Effective use of IT technology type equipment and systems required to maintain the quality/provision of services.
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FoundationTrust.DSFS has just over 700 staff in Facilities, Estates, Procurement, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very muchpart of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible and proactive.DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness andindividuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to andshould improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makesus stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of therole and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent)
- Mathematics & English (Grades A-C or 4-9)
- A level (or equivalent)
- AAT
Experience
- Previous Accounts Payable office experience
- Experience of Microsoft packages, Excel and Word
- Excellent IT skills
- Experience of dealing with telephone enquiries
- Previous Accounts Receivable office experience
- Previous experience of computerised financial applications
- General understanding of accounting principles
- Previous NHS Accounts Payable experience
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Previous knowledge of NHS Contracted Out Services VAT
Personal Attributes
- Smart appearance
- Excellent numeric ability
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Adaptable
- Pleasant and courteous manner
Demonstrates DSFS Values
- Able to demonstrate DSFS Values of Responsive, Reliable, Resourceful and Respectful
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd @ Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT
Top Road
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/