Costing & Service Line Reporting (SLR) Analyst

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) Finance Costing and Income Team.

The Costing & Service Line Reporting (SLR) Analyst supports the Costing & Income Accountant in development and ongoing delivery of the costing function to include Patient Level Costing (PLICS) and Service Line Reporting.

Managing the CPFT Patient Level Costing System, developing the existing costing data and engaging with managers and clinicians to ensure PLICS is utilised effectively within our Organisation.

This is a diverse and rewarding role that will allow you to help improve our patient services, financial sustainability and assist professionals in key decision-making. We're ideally looking for candidates who already have experience of producing the National Cost Collection annual return.

Applicants should have made significant progress towards completion of a CCAB recognised accountancy qualification with substantial costing experience who can demonstrate successful delivery of projects and service improvement.

The Costing and Income team are responsible for the development of CPFT Patient Level Information and Costing System (PLICS), which brings together patient activity with financial data. It provides a rich source of information to help understand how NHS resources are used.

Provide the costing input to the key annual financial exercises e.g. the National Cost Collection (PLICS), benchmarking and other analysis for the annual accounts.

Develop and maintain the costing and reporting system (Synergy 4), including updating and maintaining appropriate allocation methods following review with both Clinical and Non-Clinical Leads within the Trust.

Support the development, implementation and operation of Service Line Reporting (SLR) across the wider organisation to produce accurate, timely and reliable management information to facilitate Service Line Management and drive forward service improvements and efficiencies.

Strong communication and presentation skills are as important as analytical ability, as the role will need to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders both within and outside the organisation.

Instrumental in costing of services for new developments, reconfigurations, and contract pricing as required.

Keeping up to date and interpreting the National Cost Collection Guidance for both costing methodologies and information requirements, supporting the Information & Performance Team to ensure they are adhering to the information requirements.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Reporting Financial Information for the National Cost Collection and Service Line Reporting

1. Provide the costing input to the key annual financial exercises e.g. the National Cost Collection (PLICS), benchmarking and other analysis for the annual accounts.

2. Develop and maintain the costing and reporting system (Synergy 4), including updating and maintaining appropriate allocation methods following review with both Clinical and Non-Clinical Leads within the Trust.

3. Regularly engage with and seek information from Clinical Leads to understand the services and interpret outputs from the costing system.

4. Regularly provide complex financial information and advice to colleagues.

5. Regularly analyse complex data, checking and reconciling financial information, complete calculations and investigate and advise/answer queries from staff and Managers, some of which may be contentious.

6. Develop, use and maintain the Trusts costing and reporting systems (Synergy 4), in addition to the use of complex electronic spread sheets and financial ledger systems (Oracle), and be able to present financial and other activity/outcome information.

7. To analyse, investigate and present financial information and queries, which will be frequently complex in respect of expenditure trends.

8. Adapt and reform the Trusts costing system and the costing reporting tool to meet the specification and needs of others including Service Managers and other Stakeholders.

9. Review methods of cost allocation, apportionment and absorption ensuring they follow National standards and guidance. This will require in-depth specialist knowledge of the National Cost Collection.

10. Calculate costs for services to meet local and statutory requirements within agreed timescales.

11. Identify and challenge the status quo within own area of responsibility, finding new ways of working, advising on the economic, efficient and effective use of financial resources within the organisation.

12. Support costing of services for new developments, reconfigurations, and contract pricing as required.

13. Support users of the costing information and service line reporting to understand key information, using specialist knowledge and experience to present recommendations, providing advice to negotiate, influence and persuade future courses of action where there may be barriers to understanding and acceptance of recommendations.

14. Liaise with NHSE&I appointed auditors for the National Cost Collection, where required, providing evidence of data sources, procedures and methodology used in the supply of information to the Board and external agencies.

15. Promote both service line reporting and patient level costing to the Trust, including formal presentation of data where required to groups of Manager and/or Clinicians, using relevant presentational aids.