Deputy Contracting Accountant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £49,387.00 i £56,515.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £49387.00 - £56515.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Darlington, DL3 6HX |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9439-2526-293 |
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This role supports the oversight and assurance of the Trusts clinical income by leading income accounting, contract performance management and related reporting, while deputising for the Contracting & Development Accountant to ensure accurate income recovery, robust financial governance and effective support to clinical services. Income Accounting (Clinical Income Assurance & Reporting) 1. Support the Control and assurance of the Trusts clinical income, and delivery of the Trusts financial plan and statutory financial duties. 2. Lead the day-to-day income accounting function for clinical contracts, ensuring income is accurately recognised, recorded and reported in line with NHS financial rules and accounting standards. 3. Ensure clinical activity data is validated, reconciled and aligned to income flows, working closely with Information, Finance and operational teams to prevent income leakage. 4. Produce and review detailed income journals, reconciliations and control accounts, providing assurance over the completeness and accuracy of clinical income. 5. Lead preparation and review of monthly clinical income reports, including variance analysis against plan, identification of trends, risks and mitigation actions. 6. Support in year and medium-term income forecasting, incorporating activity, contractual assumptions and known risks to inform Trust and Care Group financial planning. 7. Work closely with Financial Services to ensure timely invoicing, income recovery and resolution of income discrepancies, reducing aged debt and supporting cash flow. 8. Provide expert advice to Care Groups and senior managers on income performance, financial risk and the income impact of service changes, supporting operational decision making. 9. Contribute to the development and maintenance of income accounting procedures, controls and documentation to strengthen governance, audit assurance and consistency of practice. Contract Management (Contract Performance, Submissions & Commissioner Assurance) 1. Supporting the management and oversight of the Trusts acute and community contracts and service level agreements, supporting delivery of contractual, financial and performance objectives. 2. Support the planning, implementation and ongoing management of legally binding contracts and SLAs, ensuring financial implications are understood, accurately reflected and aligned to Trust priorities. 3. Lead and coordinate the preparation and submission of key contract monitoring and income returns, including ACM, Devices PLCM and Drugs PLCM, ensuring submissions are timely, accurate and fully supported by underlying activity and financial data. 4. Take responsibility for managing challenges, queries and reconciliation issues arising from ACM and PLCM submissions, working proactively with commissioners, internal finance teams and clinical services to resolve disputes and protect Trust income. 5. Monitor contract performance against agreed activity, financial and quality parameters, identifying emerging risks, variances or nondelivery and supporting the development of remedial action plans where required. 6. Proactively manage, authorise and reconcile inyear contract variations, ensuring changes are appropriately evidenced, accurately recorded and reflected in income reporting and forecasts. 7. Coordinate and respond to commissioner data requests, validation exercises and nonfinancial variation processes within contractual timescales to minimise delays, penalties and income risk. 8. Support contract discussions and negotiations with commissioners and partner organisations by providing robust financial analysis, assurance and advice to inform decisionmaking and safeguard Trust income. Team Management (Deputy Leadership, Delivery & Development) 1. Direct linemanagement responsibility for one member of staff, providing supervision, support and development to ensure delivery of highquality and timely outputs. 2. Provide professional supervision, guidance and support to the team member, acting as a first point of escalation for operational issues and prioritisation. 3. Support staff development through coaching, training and contribution to appraisal and performance review processes, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement. 4. Contribute to recruitment, induction and onboarding of new staff, ensuring they are effectively integrated and supported within the team. 5. Drive continuous improvement in processes, systems and ways of working to improve productivity, resilience and the quality of financial and contracting outputs. 6. Ensure complex, sensitive or contentious financial and contracting information is communicated clearly and professionally within the team and to wider stakeholders. 7. Act as deputy to the Contracting & Development Accountant in the management of the Contracting & Development team when required, ensuring delivery of a highquality, responsive service. Performance Intelligence, PLICS & Service Line Reporting 1. Effective use of patientlevel costing and information (PLICS) and service line reporting (SLR) to inform income assurance, contract management and performance discussions. 2. Provide accurate and timely income and activity information to support PLICS and SLR reporting, ensuring alignment between income, activity and costing outputs. 3. Use PLICS and service line information to support the identification, investigation and resolution of contracting, income and performance issues, including variance analysis and commissioner challenges. 4. Produce and interpret benchmarking and performance intelligence derived from PLICS and SLR outputs to support contract performance management, service reviews and decisionmaking. 5. Work collaboratively with costing, information and clinical teams to ensure income flows and activity are appropriately reflected within PLICS outputs. 6. Support the use of PLICS and service line information in contract discussions, efficiency reviews and income protection activity, strengthening the Trusts evidence base in negotiations and performance management. Other Corporate Responsibilities (Governance, Planning & Assurance) 1. Support the Contracting and Development Accountant and Associate Director of Finance in the delivery of key corporate finance responsibilities, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, Standing Financial Instructions and financial governance requirements. 2. Contribute to the annual planning and budgetsetting process for clinical income and contracting areas of responsibility, ensuring plans are robust, supported by activity and income assumptions, and aligned to Trust objectives. 3. Support the completion of corporate finance returns and assurance processes as required, including contributions to annual accounts, planning submissions, audit and validation exercises. 4. Provide timely and accurate information to support internal and external audit, regulatory assurance, and responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to income, contracting and performance data. 5. Contribute to the development and maintenance of financial procedures, controls and documentation relating to income accounting and contract management. 6. Undertake other corporate finance duties as delegated, supporting a flexible, responsive and highquality Corporate Finance function.