Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-CR-911
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Income Analyst
Band 8a
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
As an Income Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust’s income is accurate, transparent, and aligned with national healthcare funding standards. You will work at the heart of a dynamic finance team, collaborating with colleagues across the Trust and external partners to provide clear, reliable income reporting that supports vital decision-making. This is a role for someone who thrives on problem-solving, working with complex data, and driving improvements that make a tangible impact on healthcare services. Joining our team means being part of a forward-thinking organisation that values expertise, innovation, and professional growth.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will take responsibility for ensuring all patient activity is accurately recorded and priced in line with the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) rules. You will produce high-quality reports, resolve discrepancies, and deliver insightful analysis for both internal and external stakeholders. Strong communication skills are key, as you will regularly explain complex financial information to non-finance managers. We are looking for someone who is CCAB-qualified (or brings equivalent relevant experience), is confident with Excel, Access, and SQL, and can work both independently and as part of a collaborative team. You will also play a role in developing and enhancing our income reporting processes as organisational needs evolve, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to grow with the role.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Accountancy Qualification (CCAB) with relevant continuing professional development plus have knowledge, experience and expertise in financial management, strategic & staff management or relevant senior experience in either Informatics or Planning functions.
- Computer literacy in packages such as Excel, Word and Access. Expected to design and create reports using financial spread sheets, access database and other software systems
- Expert in excel, access and data base (SQL) management
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant years finance experience in the NHS working with finance and non-finance staff at all levels in an organisation up to Trust Board level
- Have a sound strategic knowledge of NHS commissioning arrangements
- Comprehensive understanding in a range of accounting areas and the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS)
- Have experience at working at a senior level in a challenging environment
- Relevant experience of a similar department.
- Management of staff including managing key priorities eg Monthly Accounts/Reports
- Costing & Pricing of complex business cases.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Numerate – Have the ability to analyse a range of complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options to resolve and highly sensitive issues
- SQL reporting/writing
- Able to concentrate for long periods when inputting data and when analysing data/information with strong attention to detail
- Capable of working under pressure to strict timescales and competing demands
- Expert key board skills
- Have the ability to interpret and apply policy & procedures.
- Able to explain complex financial information to non-finance managers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Gordon
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Income
- Email address
- [email protected]
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