Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Senior Income Accountant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Finance Department at East & North Herts NHS Trust is a One NHS Finance Level 2 accredited department, awarded for achieving consistent good practice in Finance Skills Development.
Joining the department, you will be working in a high-performing Finance team, providing excellent support and advice to the organisation on all matters relating to finance, and joining our Trust on its journey of improvements through our ENH Production System programme, in partnership with the Victoria Mason Institute.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and conscientious individual who has keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic.
You will have a strong background in an NHS Finance role and will be a leading expert on activity pricing and charging, demonstrating excellent working knowledge of the NHS National Payment Tariff System.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Income Accountant will ensure the development, maintenance and application of income monitoring and reporting systems to support the Trust's income performance management.
You will support the Head of Income with the development and reporting of income plans and forecasts, developing robust control processes to ensure that income is accurately identified and recovered within the NHS payment scheme framework.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* CCAB recognised accounting qualification or equivalent experience.
* Educated to graduate level.
* Degree in a relevant discipline.
Previous Experience
* Relevant experience of income management in an NHS contracting setting including the complexities of income validation challenges.
* Experience of contract negotiations.
* Significant exposure to senior management.
* Significant NHS Acute Provider finance and systems experience.
Skills
* Use of Microsoft Excel to an advanced level.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral to non-financial managers at a range of seniority levels.
* A credible ambassador for the Trust with senior staff from commissioning organisations.
* Use of SLAM (Civica software) income tool.
* SQL
* Power BI tools
Knowledge
* Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of NHS national tariff payment rules.
* A sound understanding of acute healthcare patient pathways.
* Familiarity with Power BI software would be highly advantageous.
* Understanding of standard costing and cost allocation methods in the NHS.
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
When you apply...
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date in certain circumstances. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
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