Costing Accountant
- Recruiter
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Grays, Essex, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 25 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2020
- Ref
- 270642840508
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Education and training
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is an award winning Trust that provides health and social care services for a population of 1.3million people in Essex, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, and Luton. CQC says we're still GOOD and now we're OUTSTANDING for caring!
We employ 5,000 people working across more than 200 sites.
Our vision is "working to improve lives" and we achieve this in line with our organisational values of being compassionate, empowering and open.
Our services include:
Mental health services
Community health services
Learning disabilities services
Social care
We are looking for individuals to join the EPUT team and be part of transforming services in our communities.
In return we can offer exceptional education, training and development opportunities as well as a wide range of benefits, which include flexible working opportunities, salary sacrifice schemes and the opportunity to buy or sell up to one week of annual leave to support a healthy work-life balance. In addition to this the Trust also offers a generous relocation package where applicants meet the eligibility criteria.
The Trust's Finance Department is based in Grays, Thurrock and is currently looking to recruit one band 4 Costing Accountant.
An opportunity has arisen in the Trust's Commercial, Costing and Corporate team for for a Costing Accountant .
The post holder will assist with the provision of financial advice, information, costings and support to commercial opportunities, including responding to tenders for services and acquisitions.
The Costing Accountant will also support the costing of services, including reference cost submissions, Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) and Service Line Costing. This post is part of a team providing costing and financial information for internal and external purposes.
You will need to have good IT skills and be proficient in the use of Excel. You should have knowledge of costing processes and have experience of working in a finance environment. Whilst NHS finance experience is not necessary, you should have a knowledge of the NHS finance regime and awareness of current NHS issues.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop new skills and broaden your finance knowledge and experience within a small and supportive team.
***Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received***
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
PLEASE ENSURE THAT AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION YOU INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES WITH BUSINESS CONTACT INFORMATION COVERING YOUR LAST 3 YEAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.
WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT PERSONAL OR CHARACTER REFERENCES
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
We employ 5,000 people working across more than 200 sites.
Our vision is "working to improve lives" and we achieve this in line with our organisational values of being compassionate, empowering and open.
Our services include:
Mental health services
- We provide a wide range of treatment and support to young people, adults and older people experiencing mental illness both as inpatients and within the community. This includes treatment in secure and specialised settings.
Community health services
- Our diverse range of community health services provide support and treatment to both adults and children. We deliver this care in community hospitals, health centres, GP surgeries and in people's homes.
Learning disabilities services
- We provide crisis support and inpatient services and our community learning disability teams work in partnership with local councils to provide assessment and support for adults with learning disabilities.
Social care
- We provide personalised social care support to people with a range of needs, including people with learning disabilities or mental illness, supporting people to live independently.
We are looking for individuals to join the EPUT team and be part of transforming services in our communities.
In return we can offer exceptional education, training and development opportunities as well as a wide range of benefits, which include flexible working opportunities, salary sacrifice schemes and the opportunity to buy or sell up to one week of annual leave to support a healthy work-life balance. In addition to this the Trust also offers a generous relocation package where applicants meet the eligibility criteria.
The Trust's Finance Department is based in Grays, Thurrock and is currently looking to recruit one band 4 Costing Accountant.
An opportunity has arisen in the Trust's Commercial, Costing and Corporate team for for a Costing Accountant .
The post holder will assist with the provision of financial advice, information, costings and support to commercial opportunities, including responding to tenders for services and acquisitions.
The Costing Accountant will also support the costing of services, including reference cost submissions, Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) and Service Line Costing. This post is part of a team providing costing and financial information for internal and external purposes.
You will need to have good IT skills and be proficient in the use of Excel. You should have knowledge of costing processes and have experience of working in a finance environment. Whilst NHS finance experience is not necessary, you should have a knowledge of the NHS finance regime and awareness of current NHS issues.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop new skills and broaden your finance knowledge and experience within a small and supportive team.
***Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received***
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
PLEASE ENSURE THAT AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION YOU INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES WITH BUSINESS CONTACT INFORMATION COVERING YOUR LAST 3 YEAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.
WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT PERSONAL OR CHARACTER REFERENCES
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
- Band 4 Costing Accountant ( PDF , 665.3 KB )
- Band 4 Costing Accountant ( PDF , 135.3 KB )
- Why Join The NHS Pension Scheme ( PDF , 91.3 KB )
- Why Work at EPUT ( PDF , 125.1 KB )
- EPUT Values & Behaviours ( PDF , 601.0 KB )
- EPUT Pledge - Step into Health ( PDF , 211.0 KB )
- Candidate Privacy Policy ( PDF , 173.9 KB )
- Employer Recognition Scheme - Bronze Award ( PDF , 193.5 KB )
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