Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS trust is seeking a Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant to manage costing systems and deliver accurate data supporting decision making and planning. The role is crucial in producing the annual national cost collection for Trusts in the group. Candidates should be CCAB part qualified and possess excellent IT skills, along with experience in management accounts and costing provision. The position offers a hybrid working model, encouraging a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• CCAB part qualified certification is essential.
• Experience in producing detailed procedure and process documentation is essential.
• Excellent IT skills, including database systems and advanced spreadsheets, are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage, update and maintain costing systems to provide high quality data.
• Provide cost data for productivity reviews and financial management.
• Produce the annual national cost collection for the Trusts.

Skills

Costing information provision

Management accounts experience

Computerised accounting systems

Advanced Excel skills

Education

CCAB part qualified

First degree

Tools

Database systems

Spreadsheets

Job description

Job Summary

Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant

Our Planning, Costing and Productivity teams at RUH Bath, GWH Swindon and SFT Salisbury have come together as part of the new BSW Hospitals Group, creating an exciting opportunity to shape a smarter, more integrated approach to costing across all three Trusts.

We're now recruiting talented individuals to help us build this new way of working. With roles based at any of our group sites Bath, Swindon or Salisbury you'll be part of a forward‑thinking team working at scale to deliver real impact.

Planning, Costing and Productivity in the NHS is a chance to bring real insight into how resources are used throughout the patient journey. Our team calculates the cost of every activity the Group provides, delivering mandatory cost returns, service line reporting and high‑quality information that influences key decision‑making, planning and benchmarking across the organisation.

Role Summary

As a Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant, you will manage, update and maintain the Group's costing systems to provide high‑quality data to support the Senior Finance Team, Divisional Directors/Managers and Clinical Managers in all aspects of costing.

You will produce the annual national cost collection, a mandatory submission for all Trusts in the Group, and liaise with service teams to identify and improve data which will enhance the quality and accuracy of costing.

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

Responsibilities

• Manage, update and maintain the Group's costing systems to provide high quality data to support the Senior Finance Team, Divisional Directors/Managers, and Clinical Managers in all aspects of costing.
• Provide cost data to support services with productivity reviews, benchmarking, planning and improved financial management of the Group's activities.
• Produce the annual national cost collection, a mandatory submission for all Trusts in the Group.
• Liaise with service teams to identify and improve data which will enhance the quality and accuracy of costing.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: CCAB part qualified.
• Desirable: NHS acute hospital finance, HFMA Membership, First degree.

Experience

• Essential: Providing costing information to managers; Recent hands‑on management accounts experience; Computerised accounting systems; Producing detailed procedure and process documentation; Excellent IT skills, including database systems, advanced spreadsheets, pivots and graphical presentation.
• Desirable: NHS costing experience, including involvement in production of national cost collection.

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer Details

Employer name: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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