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Head of Income and Costing

Employer
Finegreen
Location
South East England
Salary
Band 8c
Closing date
10 Mar 2025
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Sector
Acute Trust
Job Type
Temporary
Category
Finance, Manager
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Job Details

We are seeking an experienced Interim Head of Income and Costing to support an NHS Trust for an initial 6 month assignment. This is a critical role within the Finance Directorate, ensuring robust income reporting, financial planning, and cost analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making.

The role is based in the South East of the UK, will start ASAP and will be at NHS Agency Capped rates for Band 8c, hybrid working is available.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead on all aspects of income and costing, ensuring accurate reporting and forecasting in line with NHS financial frameworks;
  • Manage the Service Level Agreement (SLA) process, Payment by Results (PbR), and other NHS funding mechanisms;
  • Oversee Patient-Level and Reference Costing to support service improvement and financial efficiency;
  • Work closely with operational and clinical teams to provide insightful financial analysis;
  • Support the annual planning cycle, business cases, and contract negotiations with commissioners;
  • Ensure compliance with NHS England and NHS Improvement guidelines, including national costing standards;
  • Lead and develop a small team, ensuring high-quality financial management and reporting.
Essential Requirements:
  • NHS finance experience at a senior level, particularly in income and costing;
  • Strong technical knowledge of NHS financial flows, costing methodologies, and income reporting;
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage with clinicians and senior leaders;
  • Experience with NHS costing systems and reporting tools;
  • Professional accountancy qualification (CCAB or equivalent) is desirable.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced NHS finance professional to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

How to Apply:

To apply for this key position, please submit your CV including availability and rate expectation to Toni Coates at Finegreen on toni.coates@finegreen.co.uk.

If you do not receive a response within 72 hours (3 working days) of receipt, please assume that on this particular occasion, your application did not meet the client’s requirements for this specific role.

Company

Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment. 

Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.

Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.

Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.

 

Company info
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Telephone
0345 130 4006
Location
Finegreen
 Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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