Management Accountant

NHS; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cambridge is looking for a Management Accountant to join their Finance team. The role includes contributing to financial reports, reconciling budget statements, and supporting a diverse department in achieving quality healthcare. Candidates should possess a degree or equivalent professional experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This is a permanent position with flexible working options and excellent development opportunities.

Benefits

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced cost bus travel

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or NVQ level 4 or equivalent.
• Experience of working in an accounting department, including financial management.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to financial reports as per Trust procedures.
• Budget statement reconciliation and analysis.
• Investigating variances and making necessary adjustments.

Skills

Ability to communicate clearly

Advanced analytical skills

Leadership skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree level education or NVQ level 4

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Summary

Are you looking for a financial management role that is both exciting and challenging? If so, we at Cambridge University Hospitals are seeking just such a person to join our Finance team as a Management Accountant.

We seek talented and ambitious staff to improve a large diverse department working to exhibit the values of the Trust in serving the patients and population of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region.

There are excellent development opportunities as we offer CPD, training and Study Support. We are an accredited employer for ACCA, CIPFA and CIMA and have been awarded Level 1 accreditation by One NHS Finance. You will improve your abilities working with us.

If you are looking for a role that helps shape how finance meets the needs of our healthcare services, that engages with clinical teams and managers, and also has a focus on your personal development, then this is a prime opportunity.

Main Duties

• Contributing to the production of financial reports in accordance with Trust procedures and timetables.
• Budget statement reconciliation and analysis.
• Investigating variances and making any necessary adjustments.
• Identifying data processing errors and making corrective changes.
• Manipulating income and expenditure data for forecasting and budget setting exercises.
• Validation of new spend and involvement in business cases.
• Active engagement with budget holders and other Trust colleagues is paramount to being successful in this position.

About Us

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values – Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Details

Date posted: 24 December 2025

Reference number: 180-F-CVA333

Pay

Band 5; Salary £31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full‑time, Part‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Location

Addenbrookes Hospital – Division Corporate, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ

Job Responsibilities

See Main Duties listed above. For a full job description please see the attached Applicant Information Pack.

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
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

The advert will close at midnight on 12 January 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 26 January 2026.

Benefits

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 caf, 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.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Educated to degree level, NVQ level 4 or equivalent
• Equivalent professional experience

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Working towards an AAT qualification
• Working towards a CCAB qualification

Experience (Essential)

• Experience of working in an accounting department, including in a specialist financial management role
• Prioritisation, planning and organising own and others' tasks
• Ability to work to deadlines

Experience (Desirable)

• NHS or other public sector organisation experience

Knowledge (Essential)

• Confidentiality and data protection processes and procedures
• Good working knowledge of office procedures
• Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages – in particular Microsoft Excel
• Awareness of NHS targets and Trust priorities

Knowledge (Desirable)

• Advanced Microsoft Excel formulae and macros

Skills (Essential)

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
• Ability to make use of the various sub‑systems to prepare and present accurate and clear information
• Record of delivering to tight deadlines and ability to prioritise workload
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly the results of such analysis
• Ability to analyse and present complex and large data
• Leadership skills
• Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to adapt to change

Additional Requirements (Essential)

• The ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
• Willingness to take on / learn new skills and participate in project work

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.