Job vacancy: Senior Management Accountant, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Uxbridge

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment Cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 333-C-HQ-2027-A

Employer: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hillingdon Civic Centre
Town: Uxbridge
Salary: £53,751 - £60,651 pa inc HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2026 23:59

Senior Management Accountant

NHS AfC: Band 7

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide Management Accounting support to services.

You will be making a significant contribution to supporting these services in outer London, whilst benefiting from being part of a strong team that is passionate about supporting and developing your talents to make the most of your career.

To provide monthly statements and other relevant financial information to Trust Divisions and service lines, according to agreed timetables, together with appropriate interpretation and advice
To monitor, on an ongoing basis, financial performance against agreed delegated budgets, incorporating the latest information available to allow services to operate within their resources
To investigate and report significant budgetary variances and costs to both the Finance Manager and budget holder, discussing the necessary remedial action as appropriate and keeping logs of agreed actions to monitor their implementation.
To develop and maintain an integrated financial performance report, including a year end forecast, highlighting key variances and trends in activity and finance, commenting on influencing factors and advising on any necessary management action.
To develop sensitivity analysis techniques using analytical tools in the presentation of annual forecasts of operational income and expenditure.
To meet regularly with Borough/Service Directors, Senior Managers and budget holders to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis and advice keeping a record of these meetings and actions, and ensuring that these actions are followed up and concluded.
To recognise and provide financial management support to Directors, Senior Managers and budget holders on identified key risks and critical success factors in achieving financial targets.
To ensure budget holders and managers have an awareness of financial performance requirements, including the need for budgetary control and adherence to SFIs, and to provide training where necessary.
To contribute to the annual budget setting/financial planning process as follows:

to supervise the calculation of the annual budgets for a range of cost centres in accordance with agreed principles and timetables
to work with budget holders and managers to identify cost pressures, service developments and cost improvements;
to support the Finance Manager in the production of Directorate financial plans

Person specification

Education, Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Degree or equivalent.
Newly qualified professional accountant (or active finalist) from one the Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies; or able to demonstrate equivalent experience (via a written test).
Significant work experience within a Finance environment with a majority of the experience within Management Accounting
Expert knowledge of fundamental accounting principles and how they apply to the NHS
Computer skills: Highly developed skills in Microsoft Excel and Oracle (or equivalent) general ledger system.
Standard keyboard skills for using financial general ledger, spreadsheets and word processing applications.

Personal & Managerial Competencies

Essential criteria

Communicates effectively using verbal and written skills to ensure complex financial issues are understandable and the messages clear to internal and external NHS non-financial managers and external organisations.
Influencing & Negotiating: Influences budget holders by providing accurate and detailed financial information based on Trust-wide financial policies.
Planning, Monitoring & Controlling: Plans and organises own areas of responsibility and the work of others to ensure the achievement of Directorate goals, Trust service provision and medium term financial strategy.
Analytical Information & Solving Problems: Analyses complex information using a variety of analytical skills using all relevant factors. Considers a range of options and their effects and applies this to different scenarios for discussion or implementation.
Making Decisions: Makes professional decisions independently to enable the Finance Manager to satisfy Trust financial reporting requirements. Acts as a lead within delegated areas of responsibility.
Focusing on Business & Customer: Focus on the customer to provide a high quality service that is tailored to meet their individual needs and that of the organisation.
Working in & leading Teams: Develop and maintain good working relationships within the Directorate and the department. Allocates work to members of the department. Responsible for managing the Management Accountant’s weekly and monthly workloads.
Using Information Technology: Understand and use relevant forms of technology and information systems in order to ensure accurate financial reporting and project planning. Responsible for the accurate inputting of financial information into the financial ledger and accurately recording data on spreadsheet and bespoke databases. Expected to undertake financial analysis using a range of software applications.
Creating a safe, secure, fair employment environment: Considers and shows respect for the opinions, circumstances and feeling of others

Technical Competencies

Essential criteria

Continually update on changes in government legislation e.g. VAT and Taxation
Understand all existing / new accounting standards and their effect on the organisation
Understand services provided by the NHS and how it interacts with patients and the organisation

Other

Essential criteria

The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.

Vaccination

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
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