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

What we are looking for?

• 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.

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

About us

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.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB or CIMA Finalist actively studying to become fully qualified
• oEvidence of ongoing CPD, with particular emphasis on healthcare commissioning and / or performance management

Desirable

• CCAB/CIMA Qualified accountant

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Delivering financial reports to rigorous standards and deadlines.
• Experience in a finance context
• Experience of presenting complex financial information to non-finance managers
• Knowledge of NHS Payment Scheme / national tariff rules and processes
• Understanding of the current NHS policies and strategies
• Knowledge of the NHS Annual Planning process
• Knowledge of financial systems and other key systems which are linked to financial reporting
• Knowledge of financial controls
• Appreciation of operational issues to enable contribution to discussions with non-financial managers

Desirable

• Previous Acute NHS Finance experience
• Line Management experience
• Experience of commissioning within an NHS setting
• Advanced specialist knowledge of SLAM
• Experience of using Integra Centros

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal, written, numeric reasoning and presentation skills
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to lead and motivate a team to achieve desired objectives
• Excellent IT skills
• Team worker, able to work with other Directorate finance colleagues to improve the performance of the department as a whole
• Able to work fast under pressure at times of high workload and competing priorities
• High levels of motivation, enthusiasm and tenacity
• Ability to motivate, develop, supervise and train staff
• High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
• Demonstrates sound judgement on financial decisions in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent
• Ability to contribute effectively to group discussions and decisions
• Flexibility and the ability to handle a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment

Desirable

• Proven staff management skills and the ability to motivate and develop team of staff

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Unit F, Hermitage Court

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9NT

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