Hybrid Lead: Planning, Costing & Productivity Accountant

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant to enhance decision-making and improve productivity. This role involves managing patient-level costing and service line reporting, leading annual national cost submissions, and developing tools for cost and productivity insights. The ideal candidate will be CCAB/CIMA qualified with significant finance experience and excellent IT skills, including Power BI.

Benefits

Flexible working model

Continuing professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in a senior finance post.
• Evidence of strong commitment to active continuing professional development.
• In-depth experience of management accounting, cost accounting, and financial accounting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Process, analyse and summarise the total income and costs for the Group for national mandatory returns.
• Manage costing, service line reporting and benchmarking activities.
• Identify opportunities for costing and productivity improvements.

Skills

Management accounting

Cost accounting

Financial planning

Advanced spreadsheet techniques

Graphical analysis

Power BI

Education

CCAB / CIMA Qualified

Tools

Computerised accounting systems

Job description

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant to enhance decision-making and improve productivity. This role involves managing patient-level costing and service line reporting, leading annual national cost submissions, and developing tools for cost and productivity insights. The ideal candidate will be CCAB/CIMA qualified with significant finance experience and excellent IT skills, including Power BI.