Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Assistant Costing and Income Accountant

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Job summary

Assistant Costing and Income Accountant

Full Time, Permanent, Band 4

The primary responsibility for the Assistant Costing and Income Accountant is to support the development of Service-line Reporting (SLR) and Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS). Support the completion of the annual National Costs Collection submission for the Trust. Provide support to Head of Income on income analysis, invoicing and queries including journal input and period end queries.

Proposed Interview Date - TBC

Main duties of the job

Costing

Support on the development of the Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS) with the following aims:

1. An understanding of patient-level costs at all levels of the organisation in order to drive improvements in efficiency and quality in service delivery, and

2. The development of prices for NHS work not covered by the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) and for non-NHS work.

Support on the improvement of the PLICS and SLR dashboards, through discussion with clinical, nursing and operational leads.

Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable.

About us

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pro rata per annum incl HCAS (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

199-7406200-FM-MT

Job locations

BWH Office

8 Mint walk

Croydon

CR01EA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable. Please see JD attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable. Please see JD attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT, degree level or equivalent, NVQ

Experience

Essential

  • At least 3 years' experience of Accounts Payable

Desirable

  • presenting management information, handling non complex conversations, analysing complex problems, reconciliation

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • IT skills with ability to use full range of relevant financial software

Desirable

  • VAT knowledge, analytical and judgemental sills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AAT, degree level or equivalent, NVQ

Experience

Essential

  • At least 3 years' experience of Accounts Payable

Desirable

  • presenting management information, handling non complex conversations, analysing complex problems, reconciliation

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • IT skills with ability to use full range of relevant financial software

Desirable

  • VAT knowledge, analytical and judgemental sills

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

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

BWH Office

8 Mint walk

Croydon

CR01EA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

BWH Office

8 Mint walk

Croydon

CR01EA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Director of Finance - Business Services

Ahad Abdul

abdul.ahad4@nhs.net

020284013000

Details

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pro rata per annum incl HCAS (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

199-7406200-FM-MT

Job locations

BWH Office

8 Mint walk

Croydon

CR01EA


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