Job summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Assistant Finance Manager to work in the Costing Team in a full-time permanent role.
The Assistant Finance Manager will help play a key role in the production and development of the Trust's patient-level costing (PLICS) outputs. Working closely with clinical and operational teams, they will help ensure that costing data is accurate, insightful, and supports informed decision-making across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the costing of the National Cost Collection (NCC), costing of Education & Training, analysis of the National Tariff, quarterly Patient Level Costing (PLICS) reports, and returns required by NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI).
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
1. Assist in the preparation of Trusts National Cost Collection submission, Education & Training Costs submission and other NHSEI returns in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with national guidelines by;
Extracting the relevant information from the General Ledger
Analysing and allocating income and expenditure as required by the national guidance
Liaising and obtaining activity data from various departments in the Trust to assist in allocation of expenditure and calculation of unit costs
Ensuring costed expenditure reconciles to Trusts Annual Accounts Identifying Research & Development costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
1. Assist in the preparation of Trusts National Cost Collection submission, Education & Training Costs submission and other NHSEI returns in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with national guidelines by;
Extracting the relevant information from the General Ledger
Analysing and allocating income and expenditure as required by the national guidance
Liaising and obtaining activity data from various departments in the Trust to assist in allocation of expenditure and calculation of unit costs
Ensuring costed expenditure reconciles to Trusts Annual Accounts Identifying Research & Development costs.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent
- Significant progress towards the completion of a CCAB recognized accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances, to have gained experience with is considered equivalent to significant progress towards completion of such qualifications
Desirable
- Have completed a CCAB recognized accountancy qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a Financial Management role and some costing experience.
Desirable
- Costing experience within an acute hospital setting
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Able to understand and apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis and reporting
- Good, well presented written communication skills
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent
- Significant progress towards the completion of a CCAB recognized accountancy qualification or in exceptional circumstances, to have gained experience with is considered equivalent to significant progress towards completion of such qualifications
Desirable
- Have completed a CCAB recognized accountancy qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a Financial Management role and some costing experience.
Desirable
- Costing experience within an acute hospital setting
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Able to understand and apply the concepts and techniques for budgeting, financial planning, costing, pricing, variance analysis and reporting
- Good, well presented written communication skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
