Management Accountant - Acute Division

NHS Scotland; Bothwell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a dedicated Management Accountant for the Acute Division. This role requires expertise in financial management, offering guidance across various levels of the organization. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and proficiency in modern financial software while enhancing the service delivery to the community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

8 public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Specialist knowledge in management accounting.
• Must provide advice and guidance to finance and non-finance managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized financial advice to management.
• Develop and maintain financial governance systems.
• Ensure sound financial control systems.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Advanced IT Skills

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Professional Accountancy Qualifications - Postgraduate Diploma Level or equivalent experience

Tools

Modern financial software

Job description

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The Role

Provide specialist knowledge, expertise, advice and information to all levels of management in respect of financial matters thus enabling them to achieve economic and efficient use of resources.

Play an active role in the planning, development and maintenance of the Division's financial governance systems ensuring sound systems of financial control.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas including management; advises finance and non-finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance, acquired through studying towards Professional Accountancy Qualifications - postgraduate Diploma Level or equivalent experience
  
  

Skills

• Practical experience in the utilisation of modern financial software is essential.
• Experience of financial analysis and modelling and detailed understanding of accounting procedures with sound analytical and good reporting skills.
• Advanced IT skills.
• Experience of budgeting, budgetary control and the ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial managers.
• Good interpersonal skills.
  
  

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Contract type

Fixed Term for 6 Months

Part Time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 6 Months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Management Accounts within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Scott Murdoch, Senior Management Accountant on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information For Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
• For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
• Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
• We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain
• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
  
  

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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