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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (2 days per week in the office (Enfield Civic Centre), 3 days per week working from home)
Job ref
391-RFL-8173168
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Enfield Civic Centre
Town
Enfield
Salary
£72,719 - £83,505 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/08/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8b Senior Business Analyst – Income Reporting

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Reporting to the Head of Income, the Senior Business Analyst - Income Reporting (External) leads the development, management, and optimisation of the Trust Group’s income reporting systems, with responsibility for the SLAM database and the accurate extraction, processing, and reporting of clinical activity data. The role ensures the timely and accurate realisation of approximately £1.9bn in clinical income, supporting statutory, contractual, and commissioner reporting requirements.

As the technical lead for external income reporting, the post-holder produces and oversees commissioner income reports, contract performance analysis, statutory returns, and reconciliation processes, working closely with commissioners, operational services, informatics teams, and finance colleagues. The role combines advanced analytical and technical expertise in SQL, SLAM, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Qlik, with a strong focus on data management, reporting automation, and financial modelling.

The position also provides leadership and technical guidance to the Clinical Income team, supports income planning and service developments, develops pricing frameworks and commissioning guidance, and delivers complex scenario modelling, impact assessments, and performance analysis. The post-holder ensures compliance with NHS, commissioning, and accounting standards while representing the Income and Finance teams at internal and external stakeholder meetings.

Main duties of the job

Lead the Trust Group’s external income reporting function, ensuring the accurate and timely production of monthly SLA, commissioner, statutory, and financial reporting, in line with NHS Payment Scheme (NTPS) and contractual requirements. Oversee the development and optimisation of income reporting systems, including SQL-based data extraction, complex data modelling, forecasting.  Lead the modernisation of reporting automation, and migration of reports to Power BI.

Providing expert leadership in activity and income planning, commissioner negotiations, pricing and tariff interpretation, contract risk management, financial forecasting, and income maximisation initiatives. Ensure robust reconciliation processes between clinical activity, invoicing, and income received, while maintaining compliance with audit, year-end, and accounting requirements.

Manage and develop the External Clinical Income reporting team (one direct report, two indirect), setting objectives, supporting professional development, and ensuring delivery against competing priorities.

Deliver complex financial analysis, business cases, scenario modelling, and strategic advice to senior finance leaders, while representing the Trust at internal committees, commissioner meetings, and national income and pricing forums.

Act as the Trust’s subject matter expert on NHS payment mechanisms, commissioning processes, and income reporting, deputising for the Head of Income as required.

Working for our organisation

Since our foundation in 1828, the Royal Free London has had a pioneering history, leading the way in many areas of healthcare: advancing our understanding of illness; taking advantage of the latest technology; developing new and better therapies; and tackling health and social inequalities.

That pioneering spirit continues to be central to our approach today and contributes to our record of delivering some of the best clinical outcomes for patients across our local and specialist services. 

As a large NHS foundation trust, we employ more than 17,000 staff from 120 countries, serve a population of more than 1.6 million people across 70 sites in north London and Hertfordshire and are one of the biggest providers of cancer care in the UK.

We want to bring the best of the NHS to every patient, no matter which of our hospitals or services they visit.

We aim to achieve this through our three-fold mission of delivering world class treatment and local care, underpinned by groundbreaking research and the very best in class for learning and education.

From our four main hospitals and at various other satellite sites and hospital trusts, we offer local services for local people.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description and person specification for full job details and required experience and skills.

Person specification

Education and professional qualifitications

Essential criteria
  • Master degree (or equivalent)
  • CCAB qualified accountant (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • NTPS / PbR knowledge/experience
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of NHS financial environment/income regime
  • Annual planning experience
  • Managing and developing staff/teams

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Sound knowledge and skills of all MS Office products and SQL management studios
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Knowledge and experience in using Qlikview and/or Power BI reporting suite
  • Able to interpret highly complex information and financial data to assess issues and anticipate problems and provide workable solutions

Royal Free Shared Commitments

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared Commitments

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Confident and Assertive
  • Able to produce work to a consistently high standard
  • Able to work effectively as part of a team
  • Self Motivated
  • Sound time

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jon Maginess
Job title
Head of Income
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
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