Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Swindon seeks a Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant to manage costing systems and provide critical cost data. Applicants should have CCAB part qualifications, hands-on management accounts experience, and strong IT skills. This hybrid role offers flexibility with worksite presence two to three days per week. Candidates will contribute to national cost collection and work collaboratively to enhance data quality. A supportive, innovative team environment awaits the successful applicant.

Qualifications

• Provide costing information to managers.
• Hands-on management accounts experience required.
• Excellent skills in database systems and graphical presentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Group's costing systems.
• Provide cost data for productivity reviews and financial management.
• Produce annual national cost collection.

Skills

Computerised accounting systems

Excellent IT skills

Advanced spreadsheets

Education

CCAB part qualified

First degree

Job description

Job Summary

This post is being advertised as band 5 or 6, dependent upon experience. 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.

Responsibilities

As a Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountant you will play a key role in managing and running the Group's costing systems, producing accurate, meaningful costed activity data on a quarterly cycle. You will drive continuous improvement in data quality, help refine costing processes, and work closely with colleagues across finance and operational teams to ensure our insights make a difference. You will work in a team of two Planning, Costing and Productivity Accountants. The Group supports hybrid working, with two to three days per week on site.

• 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.

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB part qualified
• 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 acute hospital finance
• HFMA Membership
• First degree
• 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 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 – 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.