Cost and Management Accountant | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London is seeking a Management Accountant to join the R&D finance team. The role involves providing financial management support, delivering monthly management reporting, and acting as a financial representative in various meetings. Candidates should be qualified accountants or at the final stage of ACCA/CIMA/CCAB qualification. This position offers a dynamic environment to develop a career in finance within the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or at final stage of ACCA/CIMA/CCAB qualification.
• Experience in providing financial management services.
• Ability to present complex financial information.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly management reporting and reconciliations.
• Act as financial management representative in meetings.
• Identify financial efficiencies and monitor risks.
• Present financial management information to stakeholders.
• Prepare quarterly and annual grant returns.

Skills

Management Accounting

Financial reporting

Reconciliation

Variance analysis

Costing support

Education

ACCA/CIMA/CCAB qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the R&D finance team to join as Management Accountant to provide comprehensive financial management support to the Research & Development Directorate. This post is an ideal opportunity to develop your accounting career in R&D Finance in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

As a qualified Accountant or at final stage of ACCA/CIMA/CCAB qualification, you will be providing Management Accounting service to UCLH and UCL Researchers and internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of monthly management reporting, ensuring that timely reconciliations, variance analyses & forecasting are delivered to expected timescales & standards.

• Act as the designated financial management representative at service management and operational meetings.

• Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and highlighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored.

• Provide and present complex financial management information and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

• Prepare and submit quarterly, annual and end of grant returns in line with contractual obligations.

• Provide costing support for Research funding applications and business cases.

• Support senior finance team with ad hoc reporting requirements.

Hospital Overview

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research. We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• UCLH Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• UCLH at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Sustainability

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

*UCLH top trust to work at in England – In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025