Job vacancy: Management Accountant, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Poole

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 152-S081.26

Employer: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: 2 Nuffield Road
Town: Poole
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 p.a.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/10/2026 23:59

Management Accountant

Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected]

Person specification

Knowledge, skills and training

Essential criteria

Professional accountancy qualification to post-graduate diploma level, e.g. managerial or intermediate level CIMA, Part II ACCA, Diploma level CIPFA, or equivalent experience.

Job specific experience

Essential criteria

Experience in Budgetary Control Financial planning and forecasting
Costing knowledge and experience
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to people at all levels within the organisation
Evidence of past achievements and ability to deliver

Desirable criteria

Corporate awareness
Knowledge and experience of financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies including Foundation Trust regime

Managerial/supervisory experience

Desirable criteria

Experience of supervising staff

Information Technology

Essential criteria

Proficient in the use of all Microsoft software, with advanced skills in Excel

Personal qualities/attributes

Essential criteria

Team Player
Possess excellent analytical skills
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst producing accurate results
Ability to adapt to changing and conflicting priorities from more than one manager at any one time
Effective personal time management and the ability to prioritise

Business Travel

Essential criteria

Subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business

At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.

What working for us will provide:

27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
Excellent NHS pension scheme
Health and wellbeing services
Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
Relocation costs where applicable
Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.

Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)