Band 5 Cost Accountant- Finance

The Methodist Church in Britain; Calthorpe Fields; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Costing Assistant to support the Senior Costing Manager in allocating Corporate Services costs to patient services. The role involves validation of cost allocations using Excel, SQL and Power BI, within a hybrid working pattern.

Applicants should have an AAT certificate or equivalent finance qualification and a good understanding of costing, finance concepts and NHSE National Cost Collection.

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification at certificate level, such as AAT membership, or equivalent experience.
• Degree in finance or accounting, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience of working in a financial setting.
• Good understanding of finance concepts and techniques.
• Good understanding of costing apportionments and allocations.
• Working knowledge of NHSE National Cost Collection.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and apportion Corporate Services costs in line with Approved Costing Guidance, supporting the Senior Costing Manager.
• Ensure Corporate costs are appropriately allocated to patient services in the cost model.
• Assist with allocation of direct service costs.
• Help develop and maintain the Costing System.
• Review outputs in Excel, SQL, Tabular Modules and Power BI to validate accurate cost allocation.
• Work with Finance and Operations staff to keep cost-allocation data up to date and improve it where possible.

Skills

Financial awareness

Costing knowledge

NHSE Cost Collection knowledge

Hybrid working

Education

AAT certificate membership or equivalent

Degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Job description

This Band 5 post sits in the Costing Team of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the Senior Costing Manager. The core work is allocating and apportioning Corporate Services costs to patient services in the cost model, and helping to build and maintain the costing system. The role is hybrid, with two days a week working from home, and involves validating allocations across Excel, SQL and Power BI outputs with Finance and Operations colleagues. Fit depends on an AAT or equivalent accountancy qualification and working knowledge of NHSE National Cost Collection.

What the job involves

• Allocate and apportion Corporate Services costs in line with Approved Costing Guidance, supporting the Senior Costing Manager
• Ensure Corporate costs are appropriately allocated to patient services in the cost model
• Assist with allocation of direct service costs
• Help develop and maintain the Costing System
• Review outputs in Excel, SQL, Tabular Modules and Power BI to validate accurate cost allocation
• Work with Finance and Operations staff to keep cost-allocation data up to date and improve it where possible

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification at certificate level, such as AAT membership, or equivalent experience
• Degree in finance or accounting, or equivalent relevant experience

Experience

• Experience of working in a financial setting
• Good understanding of finance concepts and techniques
• Good understanding of costing apportionments and allocations
• Working knowledge of NHSE National Cost Collection

Nice to have

• Experience of using a costing system