Senior and Information Officer

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust – less than 260,000 population. Located at Manor Hospital, Walsall.

Job Reference: 407-CORP-8034747
Salary: £49,387 – £56,515 per annum (Yearly)

Contract:

Permanent, full‑time or part‑time (37.5 hrs/week)
Closing date: 24/06/2026 23:59

Provide a high‑quality, comprehensive financial advisory service to the Trust’s management teams on all aspects of income and activity, focusing on large and high‑risk budgets. Support the Head of Income and Costing by developing and maintaining finance and information systems, managing Service Level Agreements with NHS commissioners, and ensuring accurate reporting and reconciliation of income and activity.

• Manage routine production and reporting of finance and activity values for all Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with NHS commissioners.
• Develop and maintain finance & information systems, processes, databases, spreadsheets and reports that support invoicing, debt control and SLA monitoring.
• Support the Head of Costing & Income in calculation of contract prices and provide data for SLA negotiations and monitoring.
• Reconcile Trust income & activity with the SUS data, agreeing charges and refunds as appropriate.
• Review and maintain financial coding in the general ledger to ensure proper income coding.
• Produce financial projections and forecasts to support realistic budget planning.
• Maintain relationships with ICBs, CSUs and other commissioning bodies; liaise regularly to reconcile SLAM data and minimise data queries.
• Keep up‑to‑date with NHS financial regime changes, national policy and regulations, and communicate issues to relevant staff.
• Support the development of community‑based clinical services with appropriate activity and currencies for commissioners.
• Assist in the development of financial policies, procedures and modelling spreadsheets for P /NTPS and costing.

• Accountancy qualification.
• Significant experience in an NHS income/commissioning finance team, or equivalent SQL experience in an information, performance or BI team.
• Highly numerate, evidence of academic qualifications.
• Experience working within an NHS organisation for several years.

• Strong analytical and database skills.
• In-depth knowledge of NHS finance, P /NTPS, and national costing models.

• Salary sacrifice scheme.
• Car leasing scheme.
• On‑site staff accommodation (subject to availability).
• Retain NHS pension or join an alternative scheme.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability. These groups are currently under‑represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust – Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9PS

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