3339 - Senior Assistant Finance Manager FM & Costing

Job summary

Interview Date: 17th September 2025

32 hours per week, 12 months fixed term / secondment opportunity

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work, and we are pleased to be recruiting for a 12 month fixed term / Secondment within our Finance Costing Team to cover Maternity Leave.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our management accounts costing team on a fixed term basis providing finance / costing support to the finance team and Clinical Business Units within the Trust.

As a senior assistant finance manager you will be responsible for delivery of robust monthly reporting and provision of financial advice, supporting the senior costing accountant in the delivery of PLICs, SLR and national cost collection in line national deadlines. A professional approach and attention to detail are key as are excellent time management skills.

We are looking for someone with relevant NHS management accounts experience and knowledge of costing, who is reliable and pro-active, who can evidence work of a high standard, communicate well and show commitment to achieving their own goals and those of the Trust.

Ideally, the successful candidate will be a part-qualified accountant.

For further details please contact:

Sharon Ramskill Senior Costing Accountant sharonramskill@nhs.net

Sadia Afzal Senior Assistant Finance Manager FM & Costing- sadia.afzal1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

This is a key role within the Finance costing team, with responsibility for the systems administration, maintenance support and financial reporting developments associated with the management accounting functionality of the Trusts Finance systems, compilation of periodic finance reports and returns and the provision of robust quality costing information to support Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing preparation and analysis.

The post holder is required to analyse and process large quantities of highly complex information on costs, activity, income and expenditure from multiple systems, spanning the complete range of all the Trusts activities, clinical, corporate and other. This must be constantly reviewed to reflect the changes in the organisation, and be used to assist in generating financial reporting information, including robust Patient Level Costing (PLICS) and Service Line Reporting (SLR) information, nationally mandated Cost Collections, the NHS Improvement Costing Transformation Programme (CTP), PLICS submission, Education & Training cost returns and a number of reports for internal and external financial and management reporting.

The post holder will extract data from various sources including the general ledger, ESR and other systems to create and update various spreadsheets and processes used for reporting and costing purposes, requiring a high level of concentration and advanced analytical skills.

About us

We reserve the right to close positions early

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Floor 9

Gateway Plaza

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 2RD

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Floor 9

Gateway Plaza

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 2RD

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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