Senior Income Accountant

We're looking for a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and proactive person to join our friendly Income team as a Senior Income Accountant. What will you be doing day to day?

• Report on and interpret clinical income at both directorate and trust wide level
• Work with services to develop a clinical income forecast and accurately monitor and assess the impact of in-year changes
• Interpret and implement the NHS Payment Scheme rules
• Provide advice to directorates and senior managers on the impact of changes to tariff guidance
• Line manage two Band 6 Finance & Contracts Accountants, Lead preparation of the monthly Clinical Income position in accordance with current income guidance and any local agreements.
• Ensuring Clinical Income is correctly accounted for each month and ensuring the correct calculation of income accruals where necessary.
• Lead preparation of a range of income reports to meet both month-end, year-end and ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Ensure that all Clinical Income due to the trust has been invoiced or paid in adherence to current guidance. This includes both contractual and non-contractual income.
• Build strong relationships with finance colleagues and service managers in order to ensure all Clinical Income is accurate, and any service or data changes are captured and reported as necessary.
• Support the implementation of new data processes in a robust manner as new guidance is published.
• Responsible for the supervision and management of the income team members.
"Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible"


• Good communication and administrative skills
• Excellent IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel
• Organised and able to prioritise a demanding workload
• A keen eye for detail and an enquiring mind
• A proactive team player who is fantastic at building relationships with colleagues
You'll be working in a fast-paced busy public sector environment and have the chance to get involved in lots of different aspects of clinical income reporting and analysis., Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

On top of that we'll provide you with some great benefits including access to training and development opportunities, a generous annual leave package, a fantastic pension scheme, and NHS staff discounts on a range of products and services.