Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Costing Team, within the Finance Department at West London NHS Trust, as Business Support and Costing Accountant on a full time basis.
This role is key to the production, management and communication of costing data within the Trust.
The role supports the Trust's operational teams and managers as well as the finance team. The role will also support the Trust's submission to NHSE's annual National Costing Collection, the annual NHS Benchmarking framework return and the quarterly SLR production.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have significant analytical and logical abilities in working with complex data. We are looking for a highly organised individual who is able to contribute to projects on a day-to-day basis. You should be confident, self-motivated and be able to assist in data manipulation of large volumes of data.
Previous NHS finance knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.
The finance department has a strong culture of personal and professional development with a track record of developing team members to progress their career internally within the department. The department is accredited for training and CPD with CIMA, ACCA, and AAT and has recently achieved FFF level 2 accreditation.
Main duties of the job
The role will contribute to the Trust's annual comprehensive National Cost Collection (NCC) submission, be instrumental in sharing with clinical areas their costs, providing training to finance and non-finance staff where necessary and maintaining the monthly production of SLR and various reports that inform Trust Management of the performance of their areas.
The post holder will work closely with the Business Intelligence team and is responsible for ensuring that data received is in the required format with acceptable data quality, and successfully imports into the Trust's costing system. The post holder will also work closely with the Management Accountants to ensure that expenditure and income is correctly coded and linked to the chart of accounts.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified at diploma level in an accounting based qualification e.g. AAT, degree level
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Working towards a professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of costing services within the NHS
- Experience and knowledge of costing services within the NHS
- Experience of using computerised financial systems
- NHS experience
- Ability to analyse, investigate, summarise and present complex data appropriately to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience of Integra and CostMaster
- Experience of using Microsoft SQL
- Experience of using PowerBI
- An understanding of the information flows within the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Microsoft and Powerpoint
- Sound knowledge of NHS statutory reporting, finance policy and NHS legislation
- Knowledge of the Approved Costing Guidance (ACG)
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret data and present it as clear information
- Able to work on own initiative and plan daily workload and priorities
- Proactive approach in the development of ideas, initiatives and data quality
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work under pressure and in a flexible manner to meet the current demand
- Highly methodical and organised
- High level of numeracy with good problem solving and attention to detail
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified at diploma level in an accounting based qualification e.g. AAT, degree level
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Working towards a professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of costing services within the NHS
- Experience and knowledge of costing services within the NHS
- Experience of using computerised financial systems
- NHS experience
- Ability to analyse, investigate, summarise and present complex data appropriately to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience of Integra and CostMaster
- Experience of using Microsoft SQL
- Experience of using PowerBI
- An understanding of the information flows within the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Microsoft and Powerpoint
- Sound knowledge of NHS statutory reporting, finance policy and NHS legislation
- Knowledge of the Approved Costing Guidance (ACG)
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret data and present it as clear information
- Able to work on own initiative and plan daily workload and priorities
- Proactive approach in the development of ideas, initiatives and data quality
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work under pressure and in a flexible manner to meet the current demand
- Highly methodical and organised
- High level of numeracy with good problem solving and attention to detail
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
