Financial Systems Accountant | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Urmston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Urmston is seeking a skilled professional to join their Finance Systems team. The role involves managing financial systems, ensuring data integrity, and providing support to users. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership capabilities and experience in financial systems management. The trust fosters an inclusive environment, encouraging personal growth while delivering essential services to the community. Join this dynamic team to help shape the future of healthcare delivery.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Dynamic and inclusive environment

Access to digital tools

Qualifications

• Experience in managing financial systems.
• Strong knowledge of finance systems and processes.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and providing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Trusts' financial systems ensuring data integrity.
• Provide management for the Financial Systems Team.
• Contribute to the testing and implementation of financial systems upgrades.
• Support first-line Finance Systems support for users.
• Develop solutions for complex systems issues.

Skills

Financial systems management

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Team leadership

Data integrity

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting time to join the Finance Systems team. Having implemented a new Finance System, Integra Centros, at both Bolton NHS FT and MFT, we are continuing to expand our Finance Systems to support other Greater Manchester Trusts.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the management of the Trusts' financial systems ensuring that these are robust, data integrity is maintained and ensuring that stakeholders receive relevant, accurate and timely financial and business advice, and providing expertise in ensuring that financial systems are fit for the future.
• Provide management for the Financial Systems Team, managing workloads and providing guidance and support with tasks. Actively identify development opportunities and contribute to adding value to a high quality Finance Systems service.
• Contribute to the vigorous testing and implementation of future financial systems upgrades or improvements with responsibility for identifying and reporting any issues that arise throughout the projects.
• Support the first-line Finance Systems support for all non-procurement finance system users. This will require good knowledge of finance systems to establish the problem, impact and solution whilst providing support and guidance to the end user.
• Advise on complex systems issues and develop solutions to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of financial systems and processes, including being a key point of contact with Trusts' service managers.
• Manage the maintenance of all financial systems by scheduling and reviewing closedowns, implementing updates and liaising with system suppliers to ensure that the service is available as agreed under the terms of the contract.

About Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester is the largest health academic campus in Europe. We deliver care to over 1 million patients and users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000+ strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.

Your Role

You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust. MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You’ll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery. We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognizing the vital role you play in our organisation’s success. Join us and help shape the future of our Trust—make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.

Application information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.

As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Diversity matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025