Head of Costing

The Head of Costing will take responsibility for the day to day management of the costing team in the provision of expert advice and recommendations to divisions on all costing issues including national cost collection, service line reporting and patient level costing.

The post holder will support the Head of Productivity & Efficiency and the Associate Director of Finance in the implementation of the organisation's Costing and Service Line Management Strategies, ensuring that policies, systems and resources enable the Strategy of the Trust to be delivered whilst ensuring compliance with appropriate technical, professional and quality standards.

The post holder will lead on the production of the Trust's national cost collection return in accordance with the national reporting timetables. They will also lead on the preparation of benchmarking reports in liaison with other trusts and communicate the findings to Divisions, the Head of Productivity and Efficiency, the Associate Director of Finance, and the Deputy Director of Finance.

They will direct, motivate and manage the team and play a key role in developing their skills and working with other senior finance colleagues to ensure the finance function overall provides high quality, professional financial support to the Trust that meets the needs of the business., Costing and Reporting

Lead on the implementation of SLR and PLICS system, acting as the lead liaison with the external partners.

Responsible for the development of PLICs and SLR to ensure that they meet the multiple specifications required of it across the Trust and that the systems to deliver best practice, working closely with internal and external key stakeholders on highly complex tasks.

Perform advance data analysis with the ability to write, modify and run complex SQL queries on single or multiple tables/views from the same or linked servers. Additionally export and import data to SQL databases from various sources and formats and create/edit complex stored procedures using SQL.

Provide support to Clinical Divisions where service development opportunities have been identified to ensure they are supported by accurate fully costed activity assumptions and are in line with Trusts strategic objectives.

Lead on the production of the Trust's national cost collection in line with the costing manual for submission to the Department of Health inclusive of the education and training cost return, in accordance with NHSI timetables and guidance, including reconciliation to Final Accounts and submitted HES data., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

The post holder must have a recognised CCAB or equivalent qualification and have significant experience in senior roles within finance.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations