Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Income 1. Liaise with other staff in the Finance Team to ensure production of timely, accurate and reliable financial information on a monthly basis, and as and when required. 2. Comply with all delegated responsibilities in respect of the monthly closedown timetable including: Production of draft reports for review. Prompt investigation of variances and correction of errors. Supporting the production of reliable forecasts in agreement with Commissioning Leads and the Finance Managers. Providing information pertaining to the budgets within own area of responsibility for inclusion in monthly finance performance reports. 3. Providing financial management and advice to Contracting Leads across a range of budgets, referring appropriate issues to the Cost & Income Accountant. 4. Undertake detailed financial analysis to support understanding of variances from plan, including use of non-financial information such as activity performance against targets 5. Ensure a full audit trail is maintained for all budget changes within own area of responsibility, regularly reviewed and reconciled and that all budget changes are in line with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions and financial procedures. 6. Assist in responding to queries in the Finance Queries inbox and from Contracting Leads in a timely and appropriate manner, and as requested by the Cost & Income Accountant. 7. Maintain a working knowledge of the National Tariff Payment System to ensure clinical income due to the Trust is recorded and invoiced in line with statutory guidance and timeframes. 8. Manage and support the process and calculation of clinical income activity both in month and year to date, ensuring the position is accurate and reported in accordance with the accounting principles within the Trusts General Ledger system. 9. Support the production of monthly monitoring reports to commissioners, in line with the minimum dataset agreed in the contract. 10. Raising of invoices, both contractual and non-contractual, in line with the timetable outlined in the National Tariff Payment System guidance. 11. Acting as the main point of contact for any invoices raised to commissioners which results in the need to investigate and respond to queries within agreed timescales. This may involve discussing disputed invoices and late payments with internal and external staff in relation to sensitive patient level information. 12. Provide support during the contracting process to ensure the Trusts contractual income and activity plans are set accurately, in accordance with statutory guidance and within agreed timescales. 13. Work closely with colleagues from the Information and Performance Team to ensure the integrity and consistency of financial data is robust at all times i.e. income information is correctly reported and coded. 14. Provide support to the Cost & Income Accountant in respect of the income & costing function. 15. Maintain appropriate records, working papers and procedure notes to support audit requirements for the income and contracting function. 16. Contribute to reviewing and updating departmental processes with a view to improving the effectiveness of the department and the services provided. 17. Review the Trusts aged debt report regularly, contacting debtors relating to own area to resolve any disputes and facilitate payment. 88. Run and develop reports for use by team members using Oracle. Costing 19. Support the development of costing methodologies in order to assist with the production of statutory submissions for PLICS and National Cost Collection returns. This will include liaising with the Information and Performance Team and clinical colleagues to drive improvements in the quality of existing data. 20. Support the Cost & Income Accountant in facilitating and communicating complex data for other Departments and Managers across the Trust, to obtain data necessary to support the costing model. 21. Support the service transformation agenda by providing costing and service line reporting (SLR) data for financial modelling. 22. Take an active role in both the initial implementation and the ongoing development and maintenance of the Trusts costing systems, ensuring that data standards and processes remain in line with the National required guidance, and allowing for continuous improvement on an ongoing basis. 23. Be able to explain financial information to non-finance managers. 24. Contribute to a training programme for non-finance staff across the Trust.