Job Description

DSFS Ltd are looking to recruit into the position of Management Accountant - Financial Intelligence, providing support to DSFS.
A key member of the finance team with responsibilityto develop, maintain, and support the Trust's Costing Processes and the Costing System, working closely with the Informatics department, Divisions & other Finance Teams to produce accurate information in a variety of formats.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Provisional Interview Date 7th November 2025 - this will be face to face not remote.
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership to the wider finance function including a proactive approach.
Work with divisions to gain an understanding of divisional costs, services provided and activity recording systems, in order to aid the accurate costing of patient care delivered by the Trust
Work with divisional colleagues to review assumptions and apportionments in the costing system and investigate areas of weakness in order to improve the accuracy of local cost reporting and national cost submissions.
Contribute to the understanding by divisional staff, of the Trust's costing process, the importance of accurate and timely inputs, and the benefits and use of the costing outputs in Benchmarking services, Business Cases, Service Redesign, Transformation, and other operational and strategic organisational decision making.
Provision of costing advice and response to queries and ad -hoc requests for costing information in a timely and professional manner.
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Details
Date posted
10 October 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
36,409 to 52,306 a year Salary range dependant on experience pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
166-DSFS-7489556
Job locations
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfiled
S44 5BL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Qualified Accountant or significant relevant accounting experience
• Significant experience in a financial management role.
• Evidence of on-going professional or personal development; e.g. Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• oDegree or Masters
• oEvidence of leadership development

Experience
Essential

• Experience at a senior level in a complex financial environment.
• Management Accounting Experience.
• Experience of working effectively in a team
• Track record of financial and non- financial achievements
• Staff management experience

Desirable

• NHS provider or commissioner experience
• Experience of working with a Patient Level Information Costing System.
• NHS Contracting experience.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills as required to interact regularly with senior colleagues inside and outside the organisation
• Ability to influence decision making
• Strong communication skills both verbal and in writing
• Able to engage, influence and hold the respect of a wide range of managers and clinicians.
• Able to look at the big picture as well as the detail.
• Ability to convey complex finance information and issues in an easily understood manner
• A committed, pro-active individual able to work on their own initiative and prioritise workloads.
• Responsive to change and innovation
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines effectively
• Good IT skills

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS national reforms and policies
• Awareness of the current developing areas within commissioning
• Working knowledge of the NHS National Tariff Payment System

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Team Worker
• Proactive
• Motivated to work in the NHS
• Caring
• Confident with a positive attitude.
• Professional work approach

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Qualified Accountant or significant relevant accounting experience
• Significant experience in a financial management role.
• Evidence of on-going professional or personal development; e.g. Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• oDegree or Masters
• oEvidence of leadership development

Experience
Essential

• Experience at a senior level in a complex financial environment.
• Management Accounting Experience.
• Experience of working effectively in a team
• Track record of financial and non- financial achievements
• Staff management experience

Desirable

• NHS provider or commissioner experience
• Experience of working with a Patient Level Information Costing System.
• NHS Contracting experience.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills as required to interact regularly with senior colleagues inside and outside the organisation
• Ability to influence decision making
• Strong communication skills both verbal and in writing
• Able to engage, influence and hold the respect of a wide range of managers and clinicians.
• Able to look at the big picture as well as the detail.
• Ability to convey complex finance information and issues in an easily understood manner
• A committed, pro-active individual able to work on their own initiative and prioritise workloads.
• Responsive to change and innovation
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines effectively
• Good IT skills

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS national reforms and policies
• Awareness of the current developing areas within commissioning
• Working knowledge of the NHS National Tariff Payment System

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Team Worker
• Proactive
• Motivated to work in the NHS
• Caring
• Confident with a positive attitude.
• Professional work approach

Skills Required