Cost Accountant

Costing/SLR Accountant

Salary: NHS Agenda for Change - Band 7 to 8b

Location: West Midlands - Remote

Contract: Fixed term

Sellick Partnership is supporting an NHS client based in the Midlands, to appoint a specialist NHS Costing/SLR Accountant on a fixed-term basis. This is a key time in the NHS Costing calendar with the National Cost Collection deadline approaching, therefore candidates will need to have recent experience of supporting the NCC exercise.

• Lead the preparation and submission of the National Cost Collection (NCC), ensuring that existing cost data is accurately reviewed, validated, and formatted in line with submission requirements
• Manage ongoing Service Line Reporting (SLR) processes, ensuring reports are prepared accurately and submitted within required deadlines
• Analyse and maintain large datasets to support both costing and performance reporting activities
• Support service transformation initiatives by providing financial and costing analysis related to the transition of services from acute settings into community-based teams
• Collaborate with operational and finance stakeholders to ensure costing methodologies, reporting outputs, and transformation models are robust and aligned with organisational objectives
• Contribute to continuous improvement of costing and reporting processes, helping to enhance data quality, efficiency, and decision‑making

• Experience in NHS Costing, including National Cost Collection submissions
• Knowledge of Service Line Reporting (SLR) methodologies
• Strong data analysis and data manipulation skills
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets
• Ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate findings to stakeholders

• NHS annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays)
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Flexible/remote working arrangements

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