Finance Manager - Costing | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee the costing system and collaborate closely with clinical staff and stakeholders. Responsibilities include ensuring data quality, supporting business planning, and leading statutory returns. Candidates should have experience in financial management and excellent communication skills. The role offers a range of staff benefits and an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

24/7 access to wellbeing support

Rewards & Recognition platform

Dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and reporting.
• Ability to work with large data sets and financial systems.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with clinical staff and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and run the Trust’s costing system.
• Ensure acceptance of SLR through regular reviews.
• Develop systems for producing SLR with commentary.

Job description

The Finance Manager – Costing, reporting to the Head of Income and Costing, is responsible for the maintenance and running of the Trust’s costing system. This includes developing and refining the mapping and scripting process that allocates and attributes large volumes of data to service lines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring wide-scale acceptance of SLR through detailed review with clinical staff on a regular basis to provide assurance around findings and buy-in of key stakeholders.
• Developing systems to enable the production of SLR with supporting commentary to allow for wide-scale dissemination within both operational units.
• Working with the Financial Management team, supporting business planning at service line level, and identifying opportunities for efficiencies.
• Continually reviewing the quality of data provided/downloaded to the costing system, working closely with management accountants, costing team, clinical service leads, and Information staff.
• Leading and overseeing the completion of statutory Reference Costs returns, as well as disseminating performance of the Trust against peers to the Director of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance.
• Assisting in the financial training of clinicians and operational management to ensure that the principles and importance of standard costs are understood.

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) is committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. We offer a range of staff benefits, including:

• 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for transport, electrical goods, and childcare.

We are committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive, recognizing that our brilliant people do brilliant work. We offer rewarding careers, regardless of background, and strive to break down barriers to create a workplace where people can thrive.

The successful candidate will develop close working relationships with key stakeholders, including the Head of Income and Costing, Deputy Finance Director, and Director of Finance, to ensure timely and accurate reporting of service level information.