Head of Income and Costing

Job overview

Head of Income and Costing (Fixed Term/Secondment)

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Head of Income & Costing to lead our Trust’s Income and Costing team. This is a key leadership role within the Finance Directorate, providing strategic and operational oversight of all aspects of income management, costing, and financial analysis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Trust’s financial sustainability and to shape the future of our financial planning and performance framework.

Reporting directly to the Operational Director of Finance and deputising as required, you will play a vital role in ensuring accurate income reporting, developing robust costing information, and providing high-quality financial advice to support clinical and operational decision-making across the Trust.

We are looking for a dynamic and confident finance leader who can operate effectively across income and costing. You’ll bring strong influencing skills, a commercial and analytical mindset, and the ability to build trusted relationships with clinical and operational leaders. We are seeking a professionally qualified accountant who has gained experience in income and costing from within the NHS .

Main duties of the job

Lead and develop the Trust’s Income and Costing team, ensuring high-quality reporting and analysis.

Oversee internal and external income reporting, including management of contractual income and financial flows.

Provide expert costing and income advice to clinical and operational teams, supporting strategic and business planning.

Lead on the production and interpretation of patient-level costing (PLICS) data to inform service improvement and value-for-money assessments.

Support the delivery of the Trust’s Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) by identifying key focus areas through benchmarking and performance analysis.

Manage income forecasting and contribute to business planning and financial sustainability initiatives.

Deputise for the Operational Director of Finance and contribute to the wider leadership of the Finance Directorate.

Working for our organisation

 As London's most developed integrated care organisation, Whittington Health brings together a distinctive mix of joined-up acute and community pathways, established partnerships with local government, and well-performing adults' and children's services across North Central London. Serving diverse communities with deep attachments to the Trust, Whittington Health's mission is "Helping local people live longer, healthier lives", and its 4,900 colleagues work with huge commitment, skill, and determination to support patients and their families.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. Looking ahead, Whittington Health will continue to invest in its expertise with women, children, and
frail adults, while deepening its partnerships with UCLH to enable patients to access specialist care quickly and caring for a population of up to 500,000 people as close to their homes as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you would like discussion about the role, please contact jerry Francine (Operational Director of Finance) at .

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of successfully supporting income and costing

Experience

Essential criteria

5 year post qualification experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria

CCAB Qualified

Skills

Essential criteria

Strong communication and engagement skills. Positive attitude and highly self-motivated and can motivate others

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.

Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.