Senior Management Accounts Officer / Deputy Finance Business Partner

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Manchester seeks a Senior Management Accounts Officer. This role provides financial advice and support to various multidisciplinary teams, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Candidates should be CCAB or CIMA qualified or in final stages of study, with strong skills in Excel and numerical analysis. The position is full-time with a salary range of £38,682 to £54,710 per annum, reflecting the importance of robust financial oversight in healthcare.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary, complex environment.
• Demonstrable experience of creating complex spreadsheets.
• Experience in supporting change in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in formulating budgets in consultation with managers.
• Contribute to monthly production of financial reports.
• Provide regular financial reports to enable proactive management.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Numerical analysis

Verbal communication

Negotiating skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualified

Degree (Desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Integra financial ledger

Job description

Overview

The role has been designed specifically with the objective of providing the post holder with the relevant qualifications, practical experience, and support to progress from band 6 to band 7 across an agreed period (dependent on the experience and completion of professional accountancy qualification of the successful candidate).

The Senior Management Accounts Officer / Deputy Finance Business Partner will be an integral part of the Division, providing high quality and timely financial advice and support to multidisciplinary Divisional and Directorate teams (including clinicians, ward managers and budget holders) to enable the delivery of the Hospital's financial objectives:

• To ensure comprehensive and timely monthly reporting of Directorates financial position.
• To participate in and co-ordinate the setting of the Hospital Directorates revenue budgets
• To assist in the training of budget holders and managers in budgetary management and control.
• To assist in the training and development of individuals within Financial Management.

The post holder will provide support to the divisional Senior Finance Business Partner as part of both business-as-usual financial reporting and specific projects.

Personal and team development are key values we support, and the department is keen to grow and develop to help better meet the challenges within the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Finance Business Partner in formulating, agreeing and setting budgets in consultation with managers and in accordance with Trust policies and strategies and to maintain controls on budget movements throughout the financial year.
• Contribute to the monthly production of the directorates' and divisional financial position and forecast by achieving the corporate reporting timetable and by accurately maintaining the financial ledger.
• Support the investigation of variances to plan to provide high quality information to budget holders to enable timely implementation of remedial actions.
• Provide and distribute regular financial reports to strict deadlines to enable proactive management of budgets by budget holders.
• Establish and maintain regular liaison with appropriate Directorate Managers, ward and Departmental Managers and budget holders.
• Assist in developing the quality of financial information and support provided by the Department and to be pro-active in the provision of financial information to managers, to explain finance departmental strategy and resolve queries.
• Contribute to the business planning process, service and capacity planning with the Senior Finance Business Partner, Directorate Managers and Service Managers, using well developed analytical and accounting skills and a range of computerised systems.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We are creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We\'ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We\'re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We\'re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £54,710 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 349-MCH-7479467-RL4

Job locations: Oxford Road Campus, Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 0HY

Job 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. The Candidate Essentials Guide contains details about the Trust, our benefits and how we care for you as you care for others. It also contains critical information you\'ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity and UK Registration

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. 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. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email [e-mail].

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Road Campus

Hathersage Road

Manchester

M13 0HY

Employer's website: https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Essential: CCAB or CIMA qualified, or part qualified and actively studying towards the final stages.
• Desirable: Degree

Experience

• Essential: Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary, complex environment
• Essential: Experience in supporting change in a complex environment
• Essential: Experience of team and line management
• Essential: Demonstrable experience of creating and working with complex spreadsheets and formulae to support management information (e.g. modelling, forecasts)
• Essential: Significant experience of using financial ledgers to code / extract / analyse / report upon financial information

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS acute hospital sector
• Use of Integra financial ledger

Skills

• Excellent Excel / spreadsheet skills to manipulate complex and numerous data
• Strong numerical skills and ability to perform complex calculations
• Able to analyse, interpret and summarise financial information concisely
• Able to communicate well verbally and in writing
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Calm, rational decision-making under pressure
• Personal credibility and ability to build relationships and work independently or in a team

Knowledge

• Understanding of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner organisations
• Understanding of the wider NHS key strategic priorities
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Desirable: Understanding of the Trust Finance Regime

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).