Assistant Management Accountant

Health Jobs UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Cambridge seeks an Assistant Management Accountant to support financial operations. This role includes opportunities for progression to Management Accountant upon completion of training. Candidates should possess A level or NVQ Level 3 qualifications and experience with MS Office. The organization offers flexible working arrangements and a range of employee benefits, including onsite amenities.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Discounted bus travel

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Educated to A level or NVQ Level 3.
• GCSE in Higher Level Mathematics and English.
• Experience in preparing reports in Word and using Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports and assist in budgeting.
• Support management with financial data interpretation.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards.

Skills

MS Office

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

A level or NVQ Level 3

GCSE in Higher Level Mathematics and English

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This unique role also has the opportunity to progress from a Band 4 Assistant Management Accountant to a Band 5 Management Accountant following the completion of on the job training criteria. The training criteria will be something which you are able to work towards with your line manager as part of your regular 1:1s and will form part of your CPD development.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

Band 4: £27,485 - £30,162 p.a. pro rata
Band 5: £31,049 - £37,796 p.a. pro rata

The advert will close at midnight on 13 November 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 25 November 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to A level or NVQ Level 3
• GCSE or equivalent in Higher Level Mathematics and English

Desirable criteria

• ECDL qualification or equivalent experience - able to set up spreadsheets and documents
• Educated to Degree level
• Educated to Association of Accounting Technicians Intermediate Level or have equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• MS Office - preparing reports in Word and using Excel for data; being able to use different formulae
• Planning and prioritising your time to balance different demands and deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an accounting department in a management accountant role within a large organisation

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understand the use and explain the purpose of accounting accruals and provisions
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Prepared to contribute to how the department operates

Skills

Essential criteria

• An ability to listen to budget holders, senior managers and to respond to questions or requests for information in a way which non-financial staff will understand and can interpret
• Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non-finance and finance staff
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels within the organisation
• Able to carry out work with the required attention to detail in a busy financial management department
• Able to concentrate and focus on a range of issues particularly during the monthly reporting cycle
• Able to prioritise own workload

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Applicant Information Pack ( PDF , 688.3 KB )
• Information for Applicants - Completing your Application ( PDF , 394.3 KB )
• Applicant Information Pack Band 5 ( PDF , 432.4 KB )