Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 8C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday & Wednesday are mandatory office days. The rest are WfH)
- Job ref
- 199-8066151-RB-NA
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bernard Wetherill House
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £85,641 - £97,746 pro rata, per annum incl HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Director of Finance for Income & Costing
Band 8C
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
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 and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and ambitious finance leader to join our Finance Directorate as Assistant Director of Finance - Income & Costing. This is a key senior role responsible for leading the Trust's income and costing functions, ensuring robust financial governance, accurate income reporting and high-quality financial insight to support decision-making across the organisation.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will lead the Trust's income management, costing, benchmarking and activity planning functions. You will oversee the development of Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS), Service Line Reporting and income forecasting, ensuring the Trust has a deep understanding of its activity, costs and income drivers. Working closely with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues, you will help identify opportunities to improve productivity, drive value and support the delivery of high-quality sustainable services.
The successful candidate will play a central role in the Trust's financial planning process, ensuring effective triangulation of activity, income and expenditure and providing assurance on the robustness of financial assumptions and forecasts. You will act as the Trust's lead expert on income and costing matters, engaging with commissioners, NHS England and internal stakeholders to support strategic decision-making and organisational performance.
We are looking for a CCAB-qualified accountant with significant senior NHS finance experience, including expertise in income, costing, planning and performance management. You will be an effective leader with excellent analytical and communication skills, capable of influencing at senior levels and building strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.
If you are looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact, challenge yourself professionally and help shape the future of healthcare in Croydon, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post provides senior leadership for the Trust’s income and costing functions, ensuring robust financial governance, accurate income recognition and high‑quality reporting to support organisational performance. The role is responsible for overseeing monthly income reporting, forecasting and variance analysis, ensuring alignment with contractual arrangements and maintaining audit‑ready processes and controls.
A key aspect of the role is leading the development of costing, Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS), and service line reporting, providing detailed insight into the cost and performance of services. This includes driving benchmarking and analysis to identify opportunities for efficiency, productivity improvement and service transformation, and supporting the delivery of Cost Improvement Programmes.
The post also plays a central role in financial planning, leading the triangulation of activity, income and expenditure to ensure that plans are robust, aligned to operational assumptions and reflect contractual frameworks. The role works closely with clinical and operational teams to embed financial understanding within services and to support effective decision-making.
In addition, the role provides strategic leadership to the income and costing team and acts as a key interface with external partners, including commissioners and NHS England. It ensures the Trust is well‑positioned in relation to national policy, contractual requirements and benchmarking, and provides assurance to the Executive Team and Board on income performance, financial risks and opportunities.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services to a diverse population of more than 360,000 people across the borough of Croydon. Employing around 4,100 staff, the Trust was formed through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust and has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality care across both acute and community settings.
Our main site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest hospitals in London. Alongside our hospital services, we are leading the way in delivering more care closer to home through our community teams, including district nursing, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons. As demand for healthcare continues to grow, we remain committed to innovation, transformation and continuous improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. We place a strong emphasis on staff development, education and career progression, recognising that our people are at the heart of everything we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached Job description and person specification. which contains more information about the role.***
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of the NHS National Tariff Payment System
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex income, activity and costing data
- Proven track record of managing income and costing functions
- Experience of leading and developing high-performing teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of driving financial transformation programmes
- Track record of delivering through organisational change
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential criteria
- Advanced understanding of PLICS, SLR and benchmarking methodologies
- Extensive knowledge of the NHS National Tariff Payment System.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of national benchmarking datasets (e.g. Model Hospital)
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCAB qualified accountant with at significant post qualification experience at a Senior level within a Healthcare Finance Department.
- Postgraduate degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marion Joynson
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Finance Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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