Job overview

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for Costing and Service Line Reporting in the Financial Management Team.

The role is required to  support the development, production, analysis and continuous improvement of Patient Level Information and Costing systems (PLICS), Service Line Reporting (SLR),  and assist with the provision of financial advice and analysis to support divisional management teams and facilitate decision making.  

The post holder will work with clinical and non-clinical directorates.  You will be an enthusiastic and conscientious CCAB part-qualified accountant with management accounts or costing experience, preferably within the NHS. We are looking for someone who is a team player, with good verbal and written communication skills, who is able to support both the Service Line Reporting Accountant and Operational managers in delivering their financial responsibilities. The successful candidate  should have some experience of analysis of large and complex data sets,  advanced Excel skills, and financial systems/processes.

The role will participate in  the provision of appropriate training to budget holders to ensure they understand their results. Some support to complete professional accountancy qualifications will be available.  The  postholder would be expected to be work onsite on a regular basis.  

Main duties of the job

• Analyse and process large quantities of highly complex information on costs, income and activity from multiple systems
• Prepare reports and variance analyses which enable stakeholders to quickly identify risks, trend and concerns
• Support the production of the annual National Cost Collection (NCC)
• Work with Managers so that they understand their results 
• Participate in the development, production, reporting and use of SLR and PLICS in the Trust.
• Support the automation and reconciliation of the complex financial and non financial data feeds for costing
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Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org