Band 5 Senior Financial Management Accountant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Financial Management Accountant to enhance their finance team. The ideal candidate will have experience in NHS financial management, strong analytical and communication skills, and a track record of supporting management accounts. This is a great opportunity for career development with full training and ongoing support provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Management Accounts.
• Good Understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques.
• Experience preferably within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management and accounting support.
• Explain financial concepts to non-finance staff.
• Prepare year-end accounts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Proficient in spreadsheets

Good written and verbal communication

Ability to explain financial concepts

Team working skills

Education

Five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including Maths & English

Progression to CCAB Qualification or relevant experience

Tools

Computerised ledger systems

Databases

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Senior Financial Management Accountant

The closing date is 15 October 2025

Are you looking to develop your career in a fast paced, exciting, and supportive working environment?

UHB (University Hospitals Birmingham) NHS Foundation Trust runs Good Hope, Heartlands, Solihull and the world-renowned Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Our 22,000 employees deliver care to more than 2 million patients every year. Our values are to be Kind, Connected and Bold.

The role will provide a fantastic opportunity for individuals who are looking for further development in their finance careers. Full training and on-going support will be provided.

The post is based at Regent Court, George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1NU and you will be required to travel across sites.

Experience within an NHS financial management environment is essential. The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, be proficient in the use of spreadsheets, databases and computerised ledger systems and have excellent keyboard skills.

You must have the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance staff and present financial information in a meaningful way to aid decision making.

If your ambitions and values reflect those of the Trust and you want to join our team and be a crucial part of our future success, please complete the application form via NHS jobs.

For further information or an informal discussion regarding the above post please contact [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Five Grade GCSE s at Grade 4 or above (or A to C pre 2019 grading) including Maths & English.
• *Progression to CCAB Qualification or significant relevant experience

Experience

• *Experience of working in Management Accounts
• *Good Understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques.
• *Experience preferably within the NHS or another large complex organisation, for long enough to have acquired a good working knowledge of the annual cycle from financial planning through to year end forecasting and preparation of year-end accounts.
• *Working Knowledge or an interest in NHS including understanding of key targets and the performance management framework.

Additional Criteria

• *Numerate with strong analytical skills.
• *Proficient in the use of spreadsheets, databases and computerised ledger systems, requiring good keyboard skills.
• *Good written and verbal communication skills.
• *Ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance staff.
• *Ability to interpret and present financial information in a meaningful way to aid decision making.
• *Ability to influence/negotiate with operational and clinical staff on contentious issues -- e.g. Cost Improvement Programmes.
• *Ability to prioritise workload and achieve tight deadlines.
• *Evidence of strong team working skills
• *Ability to use initiative to overcome problems.
• *Displays smart appearance and integrity.
• *Reliable, punctual, pro-active approach.
• *Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both between hospital sites and elsewhere, as required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust