Band 5 Cost Accountant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The UHB Costing Team have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Cost Accountant to join their friendly and dynamic team based at Regent Court, Edgbaston.

UHB (University Hospitals Birmingham) NHS Foundation Trust runs Good Hope, Heartlands, Solihull and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Our 22,000 employees deliver care to more than 2 million patients every year. Our values are to be Kind, Connected and Bold.

The post-holder will assist the Senior Costing Manager in ensuring all Corporate Services costs are allocated and apportioned in line with the Approved Costing Guidance, and be part of the Costing Team directly involved in the development and maintenance of the Costing System. They will be responsible for ensuring Corporate are appropriately allocated to patient services in the cost model and assist with allocation of direct service costs.

The successful applicant will be expected to review outputs in different report formats such as Excel, Tabular Modules and Power BI, to validate that costs have been allocated accurately.

The role will involve working closely with other staff within Finance and Operations to ensure the information used to drive cost allocations is up to date, working with the relevant teams to continually improve data where possible.

The post is based at Regent Court, George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1NU, with the flexibility to work from home 2 days each week.

If you require any further information, please email David.kendall@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will assist the Deputy Head of Costing in ensuring that all Corporate Services costs are allocated and apportioned in line with the Approved Costing Guidance.

The post holder will be part of the Costing Team directly involved in the development and maintenance of the Costing System. They will be responsible for ensuring Corporate are appropriately allocated to patient services in the cost model and assist with allocation of direct service costs.

The post holder will be expected to review outputs in different report formats such as Excel, Tabular Modules and Power BI, to validate that costs have been allocated accurately.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9000749LD

Job locations

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Financially trained through professional accountancy qualification -- Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience.
* Educated to Degree level in a finance or accounting degree or equivalent relevant experience

Experience

Essential

* Experience of working in a Financial setting.
* Experience of using a Costing System
* Good Understanding of finance concepts and techniques
* Good Understanding of Costing apportionments and allocations
* Working knowledge of NHSE National Cost Collection

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Numerate with strong analytical skills.
* Proficient in the use of spreadsheets, databases and computerised ledger systems, requiring good keyboard skills.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance staff.
* Ability to interpret and present financial information in a meaningful way to aid decision making.
* Ability to prioritise workload and achieve tight deadlines.
* Evidence of strong team working skills
* Ability to use initiative to overcome problems.
* Reliable, punctual, pro-active approach.
* Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both between hospital sites and elsewhere, as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Financially trained through professional accountancy qualification -- Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience.
* Educated to Degree level in a finance or accounting degree or equivalent relevant experience

Experience

Essential

* Experience of working in a Financial setting.
* Experience of using a Costing System
* Good Understanding of finance concepts and techniques
* Good Understanding of Costing apportionments and allocations
* Working knowledge of NHSE National Cost Collection

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Numerate with strong analytical skills.
* Proficient in the use of spreadsheets, databases and computerised ledger systems, requiring good keyboard skills.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance staff.
* Ability to interpret and present financial information in a meaningful way to aid decision making.
* Ability to prioritise workload and achieve tight deadlines.
* Evidence of strong team working skills
* Ability to use initiative to overcome problems.
* Reliable, punctual, pro-active approach.
* Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both between hospital sites and elsewhere, as required.

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.