# Costing Accountant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/costing-accountant/f9c30f6b-d62f-4794-bd5e-a66c2f3f6000 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/costing-accountant/f9c30f6b-d62f-4794-bd5e-a66c2f3f6000.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Thurrock Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Accountant - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T15:48:21.173Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8255328 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8255328?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Trust's Commercial, Planning and Costing team for for a Costing Accountant . The Costing Accountant will assist with the provision of financial advice, information, costings and provide support to commercial opportunities, including responding to tenders for services and acquisitions. The post holder will have good IT skills and be proficient in the use of Excel. You should have a knowledge of costing principles and have experience of working in a finance environment. Whilst NHS finance experience is not necessary, you should have a knowledge of the NHS finance regime and awareness of current NHS issues. This is an exciting opportunity to develop new skills and broaden your finance knowledge and experience within a small and supportive team An attractive financial training and study package will be offered to outstanding candidates considering studying for a CCAB or CIMA qualification. This post provides an excellent opportunity for you to join a professional finance team and develop your career within NHS Finance. You will be required to travel to meet with Budget Holders as part of the provision of financial services ****We reserve the right to close this advert early if the number of responses exceeds an appropriate level ### Main duties of the job Assist with the costing of services, including ,Patient -Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) and Service Line Costing. This post is part of a team providing costing and financial information for internal and external purposes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Assist with financial support for new business opportunities/ bids. - Support the production of the costing submissions, for internal and external use, including but not limited to the National Cost Collection. - Assist in modelling activity and workforce plans to enable costing and understanding of risks. - Support the development of costs, budgets and prices for both the short and long term across the Trust. - Assist the development of Mental Health contract currencies through provision of patient level and service line costs. Support the maintenance and development of the Trust’s Costing System ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Awareness of NHS finance regime - - Awareness of current NHS issues and challenges **Desirable** - - Knowledge of NHS costing principles, Patient-Level Information Costing system (PLICS) and Service Line costing. ### Skills/Experience **Essential** - - Proficient in use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook. - - Advanced skills in Excel - - Good oral and written communication skills. - - Good time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines. - - Ability to work under pressure **Desirable** - - Experience of Microsoft PowerBi - - Able to use SQL and or VBA ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - - Shares the Trust’s Beliefs and models this in their attitude and behaviour - High degree of accuracy and excellent attention to detail - Ability to work as part of a team and contribute to the achievement of team objectives ### Additional Qualities **Essential** - Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc **Desirable** - Current UK driving licence ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Level 6 GCSE or equivalent in Maths and Level 4 GCSE or equivalent in English **Desirable** - Engaged in study for AAT level 4 or CCAB or equivalent professional body, or equivalent knowledge gained through extensive experience in a similar role ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [costing accountant (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10568381) - [costing accountant (pdf, 704.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10568380) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.