Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital group is seeking a Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant based in the UK. This role focuses on evolving cost and productivity reporting, enhancing decision-making through innovative financial tools. Qualified individuals with significant finance experience and strong skills in accounting and financial planning will thrive in a collaborative environment aimed at improving patient care. The position supports hybrid working, allowing flexibility across locations including Bath, Swindon, and Salisbury.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post qualification experience in a senior finance position.
• In-depth experience in management accounting and financial reporting for large organizations.
• Experience in training and managing a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Process and analyze the total income and costs for the Group.
• Engage with stakeholders on costing data for decision making.
• Develop Power BI visualizations and reports to enhance financial insights.

Skills

Management accounting

Cost accounting

Financial planning

Team management

Advanced spreadsheet techniques

Power BI

Financial accounting

Education

CCAB/ CIMA Qualified

Evidence of continued professional development

Tools

Computerised accounting systems

Dashboard reporting tools

Job description

Job summary

Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant

Our newly integrated Planning, Costing and Productivity teams across Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT), Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH) and the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) are evolving how we understand and use cost intelligence. Together, we’re looking to build a more powerful, group-wide approach to costing one that strengthens decision‑making, improves productivity and ultimately enhances patient care.

We are looking for passionate, forward‑looking individuals to shape our new group way of working. You can be based at any of our sites Bath, Swindon or Salisbury – and we support flexible working. As our Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant, you will be at the heart of this mission. You’ll help to drive the evolution of patient‑level costing and service line reporting across the Group, lead the submission of the annual national cost collection, and pioneer innovative tools that showcase cost, productivity and benchmarking insights in a meaningful, actionable way.

The Group supports hybrid working, with two to three days per week on site.

Main duties of the job

The role of Lead Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant has significant financial reporting responsibility. The purpose of the job is to process, analyse and summarise the total income and costs for the Group for use in national mandatory returns and for internal management and strategic decision making. The role covers costing, service line reporting and benchmarking. The role is key for exploring opportunities for costing and productivity improvements and engaging with internal and external stakeholders on the findings. The postholder will be able to influence and aid senior managers, senior finance colleagues and clinicians in the use of costing data for performance management, business analysis, benchmarking and decision making.

About us

This role will contribute to the improved use of data and tools in the finance team including the development and interpretation of Power BI visualisations and reports. The postholder will contribute to the development of new designed reporting showing key cost and productivity information and analysis. This role will contribute to developing new opportunities across the hospitals’ group and will strive for a joint working approach in processes and use of data.

Join a forward‑thinking group of three hospital Trusts Bath, Swindon and Salisbury now working together to deliver care to the communities we serve. Across all sites, our finance teams are known for their warmth, collaboration and commitment to nurturing personal and professional growth. With every team already accredited at Level 1 with Future Focused Finance and a shared ambition to reach Level 2 by 2026 this is a place where development genuinely matters.

Job responsibilities

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on improvement, collaboration and impact. You will work proactively across all clinical and operational areas, partnering closely with group finance and informatics colleagues to shape how our services evolve. Join us and help build a smarter, more connected, more insightful future for patient care across the BSW Hospitals Group.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CCAB/ CIMA Qualified
• Significant post qualification experience in a senior finance post
• Evidence of strong commitment to active continuing professional development

Experience

• In depth experience of management accounting, cost accounting, financial planning and financial accounting techniques and principles as applicable to a large complex organisation
• Experience of computerised accounting systems
• Experience of managing a team of staff, including objective setting and training
• Excellent IT skills including advanced spreadsheet techniques, graphical analysis, PowerPoint and Word

Desirable Qualities

• NHS acute hospital finance
• HFMA Membership
• NHS costing experience, including the national cost collection
• Experience of NHS or public sector finance
• Awareness of the current NHS agenda and challenges
• Use of dashboard reporting tools

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: BSW Hospitals Group (Swindon, Salisbury, Bath); Swindon, Salisbury, Bath; SN3 6BB

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