Senior Financial Accountant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Manchester is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to oversee financial management and lead a diverse team. Candidates must possess a professional accountancy qualification and substantial experience in NHS finance. The role involves managing financial transactions, producing statutory accounts, and ensuring compliance with NHS accounting principles. This position requires strong analytical skills and the ability to implement and develop financial systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience in financial management and NHS accounting principles.
• Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD.
• Substantial relevant accountancy experience in a complex NHS organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial transactions and produce statutory accounts and financial returns.
• Lead and motivate a diverse team.
• Implement and develop financial systems and processes.

Skills

Financial management expertise

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Education

Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA)

Master's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Tools

NHS accounting software

Job description

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 take time 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA) with current membership registration
• Demonstrable post qualification development and continued achievement of CPD
• Study to master's degree in a relevant technical, scientific or information systems discipline or equivalent job‑related experience.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge, experience and expertise in all aspects of financial management at a management level in a large, complex organisation
• Thorough understanding of current NHS accounting principles and procedures including audit requirements
• Sound understanding of software packages

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial relevant accountancy experience.
• Ability to analyse complex information and determine solutions
• Significant experience in a large, complex NHS organisation
• Substantial experience in the implementation and development of financial systems and processes
• Ability to lead and motivate a team whose roles are quite diverse
• Ensures the function processes financial transactions and produces statutory accounts and financial returns
• Experience in a complex partnership‑dependent environment

Desirable criteria

• Substantial experience of working in NHS finance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• Senior Financial Accountant e JD & PS (1).pdf (PDF, 688.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 369.1KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)