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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Assistant Costing and Income Accountant

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Fully remote
Salary
£33,262–36,027 per year
Office location
Croydon, CR01EA
Contract
Fixed-term contract · Full-time
Department
Accounting
Industry
Accounting and Audit
Experience level
To be confirmed

Job Description

Job summary
Assistant Costing and Income Accountant

The primary responsibility for the Assistant Costing and Income Accountant is to support the development of Service-line Reporting (SLR) and Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS). Support the completion of the annual National Costs Collection submission for the Trust. Provide support to Head of Income on income analysis, invoicing and queries including journal input and period end queries.

Main duties of the job
Costing

Support on the development of the Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS) with the following aims:

1. An understanding of patient-level costs at all levels of the organisation in order to drive improvements in efficiency and quality in service delivery, and

2. The development of prices for NHS work not covered by the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) and for non-NHS work.

Support on the improvement of the PLICS and SLR dashboards, through discussion with clinical, nursing and operational leads.

Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable.

About us
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Details
Date posted
08 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£33,262 to £36,027 a year
per annum incl HCAS (outer)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time,
Home or remote working
Reference number
199-8204936-NA
Job locations
BWH Office
8 Mint walk
Croydon
CR01EA
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable. Please see JD attached.

Job responsibilities
Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable. Please see JD attached.

What you will do

Costing

Support on the development of the Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS) with the following aims:

1. An understanding of patient-level costs at all levels of the organisation in order to drive improvements in efficiency and quality in service delivery, and

2. The development of prices for NHS work not covered by the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) and for non-NHS work.

Support on the improvement of the PLICS and SLR dashboards, through discussion with clinical, nursing and operational leads.

Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable.

Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable. Please see JD attached.

What success looks like

Essential criteria
- AAT, degree level or equivalent, NVQ
- At least 3 years' experience of Accounts Payable
- IT skills with ability to use full range of relevant financial software

Desirable criteria
- presenting management information, handling non complex conversations, analysing complex problems, reconciliation
- VAT knowledge, analytical and judgemental sills

Essential skills
Essential: Accounts Payable
Mentioned skills
Mentioned: Organisation
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