Senior Management Accountant

Health Jobs UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a Senior Management Accountant to provide financial management support. The ideal candidate will have CCAB finalist status or equivalent experience, with at least 3 years in management accounts within a large organization. Responsibilities include producing financial plans, monitoring budgets, and advising on financial decisions. Strong Microsoft Office skills are essential. This full-time position offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to financial governance in the NHS.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience providing management accounts support in a large organization.
• Understanding of key operational and financial challenges facing the NHS.
• Ability to make complex decisions independently.

Responsibilities

• Produce summary financial plans for services.
• Monitor budget performance and propose remedial action.
• Assist with planning and reporting of the Cost Improvement Programme.

Skills

Strong analysis of financial data

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Excellent communication skills

Education

CCAB finalist or equivalent experience

CCAB qualified

Tools

Reporting software

Budgeting systems

Financial ledger systems

Job description

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users. Our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what we say is at the heart of everything we do.

Job Overview

The primary purpose of the Senior Management Accountant is to provide management and financial information and support to their assigned Directorates. They are responsible for the delivery of operational financial management within a Directorate, providing advice, analysis and interpretation to Directors and budget holders to underpin effective decision making and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

Finance & Business Planning

• Produce summary financial plans for services ensuring they reflect strategic objectives.
• Identify financial risks and produce a downside financial plan and help to identify mitigations.
• Lead the annual and periodic detailed budget setting processes in conjunction with budget holders and the senior management team.
• Provide financial input into the preparation of Directorate or Trust wide business cases.

Reporting

• Produce accurate and timely monthly finance reports, meeting deadlines.
• Monitor budget performance, analyze variances, propose remedial action.
• Produce accurate financial forecasts highlighting opportunities and risks.
• Assist/complete financial returns and questionnaires as required.

Productivity & Efficiency

• Assist the Directorate with planning and reporting of the Cost Improvement Programme.
• Develop cost awareness, identify and quantify key cost drivers.

Engagement

• Promote a modern and collaborative approach to engaging clinicians in financial management.
• Work positively with other Finance team members to deliver standardisation.

Other

• Act as a representative for the Finance Directorate, upholding professional reputation.
• Ad‑hoc duties as required to assist Finance Business Partners or Deputy Director of Finance.

Personal Specification

Essential Requirements

• CCAB finalist or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years experience providing management accounts support in a large organization.
• Under‑standing of the key operational and financial challenges facing the NHS.
• Strong analysis, comparison and interpretation of complex financial and performance data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and data analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to influence senior management.
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and make complex decisions independently.

Desirable Requirements

• CCAB qualified.
• Experience of investigation and analysis of financial issues, with detailed report writing.
• 3 years management accountant experience in an NHS setting.
• Experience of large financial data analysis and interpretation.

Qualifications

• CCAB finalist or equivalent experience.
• CCAB qualified.

Skills

• In‑depth working knowledge and experience of reporting software, budgeting systems, financial ledger systems.
• Ability to assess workload and manage resources to meet overlapping targets.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

Equal Opportunities

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

Please Note

• All applications must be made online.
• Read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification.
• Closing date is a guide; the vacancy may close earlier.
• After application, you agree to transfer to a 3rd party e‑recruitment system.
• If not contacted within 3 weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
• Priority consideration may be given to at‑risk NHS employees.
• If successful, you authorise the Trust to confirm previous NHS service via an Inter‑Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
• The Trust is smoke‑free.

Documents to Download

• Job description (PDF, 504.6 KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1 KB)