Management Accountant - Provider-to-Provider Agreements
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Portsmouth, PO6 3EN · NEWPORT, PO30 5TG
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only. NHS Band 6 Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 ...
The role requires strong analytical, negotiation and relationship management skills, working across organisational boundaries to ensure robust financial governance and effective income recovery.
- Leading the costing, financial evaluation and pricing of services provided under inter-provider agreements.
- Developing and maintaining robust financial models to support service specifications, contract negotiations and service developments.
- Providing expert financial advice to Contracting, Operational and Clinical teams on P2P agreements and funding arrangements.
- Ensuring agreements are supported by accurate, transparent and evidence-based costing methodologies.
- Supporting the development and implementation of system-wide P2P financial principles and best practice.
- Representing the Trust at contract review meetings and negotiations with partner organisations.
- Work closely with the Contracts Team to develop and maintain service specifications and associated financial schedules.
- Coordinate input from clinical services, operational managers, management accounts, income teams and financial services to ensure agreements remain current and accurately costed.
- Monitor the financial performance of inter-provider agreements and report variances against planned income and expenditure.
Specific Core Functions
Lead the Financial Management
Of Inter-Provider Agreements
- Working within the department's policies, Standing Financial
Instructions and agreed system governance arrangements, lead the financial
Management of Provider-to-Provider (P2P) agreements by
- Leading the costing, financial evaluation and
pricing of services provided under inter-provider agreements.
- Developing and maintaining robust financial
models to support service specifications, contract negotiations and service
developments.
- Providing expert financial advice to
Contracting, Operational and Clinical teams on P2P agreements and funding
arrangements.
- Ensuring agreements are supported by accurate
transparent and evidence-based costing methodologies.
- Supporting the development and implementation of
system-wide P2P financial principles and best practice.
- Representing the Trust at contract review
meetings and negotiations with partner organisations.
Coordinate the Development and Maintenance of Costed
Service Specifications
- Work closely with the Contracts Team to develop
and maintain service specifications and associated financial schedules.
- Coordinate input from clinical services
operational managers, management accounts, income teams and financial services
to ensure agreements remain current and accurately costed.
- Ensure changes in service delivery, activity
levels and workforce requirements are reflected within financial agreements.
- Provide financial analysis and recommendations
to support service redesign and contractual changes.
Lead Contract Financial Monitoring and Performance
Reporting
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Monitor the financial performance of
inter-provider agreements and report variances against planned income and
expenditure.
-
Produce regular financial reports and analyses
to support contract management and decision making.
-
Investigate and explain financial variances,
identifying risks and opportunities to maximise income recovery.
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Ensure all contractual income is accurately
reflected within financial plans, forecasts and management accounts.
Lead Provider-to-Provider Invoicing and Income Recovery
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Oversee the financial processes supporting
inter-provider invoicing arrangements.
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Ensure invoices are supported by robust activity
and costing evidence and issued in a timely manner.
-
Lead on the management and recovery of aged debt
relating to provider agreements.
-
Work collaboratively with partner organisations
to resolve outstanding balances and improve cash collection performance.
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Escalate significant risks and disputes as
required.
For full details of the role and person specification,
please refer to enclosed job description.
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence
in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims
underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both
organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be
required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff
across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person
leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of
everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic
benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those
long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming
pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and
Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we
can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans'
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Qualifications
Essential
- CCAB part-qualified accountant (Diploma level) or finalist or extensive relevant experience.
- Advanced computer skills including spreadsheet techniques.
- Track record of delivery to tight deadlines.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of financial analysis, costing, budgeting and performance reporting.
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders to deliver financial objectives.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of management accounting techniques.
- Proficiency in the use of the Trust's computerised financial system and other systems where appropriate.
- Knowledge of NHS Trust Finance and NHS structural relationships.
- Operational awareness to provide effective financial support and deal professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
- Understanding of service costing methodologies and financial analysis techniques.
- Knowledge of budget setting, forecasting and financial reporting processes.
- Ability to identify problems and causes, secure relevant information from a variety of sources and provide practical solutions.
- Ability to review and analyse information from multiple sources and organise it into a suitable form to support decision-making.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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