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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
349-CSS-7316629 RL4
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trafford General Hospital
Town
Daveyhulme
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Management Accounts Officer

Band 5

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Financial Management Officer to join the Financial Management function in Clinical and Scientific Services (CSS). Based out of Trafford General Hospital, the Financial Management Officer will support our Finance Team and Directorate operational teams. If successful, you will be a key member of our Team with responsibility for the completion of month end tasks and supporting operational managers with day to day budget management.

You will also contribute to the development of the Finance Team and lead and support other aspects of the wider finance agenda.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to support the FBP and DFBP in maintaining the Trust Directorate budgets.

Plan own work to ensure deadlines are met.

The post holder will be required to communicate with all staff groups within the finance function.  The role will also demand communication/negotiation and effective working relationships with staff from all disciplines, providing and receiving complex and confidential financial information.

Lead on ensuring that the reporting of month end information is available with pre-determined deadlines, ensuring high quality information.

Responsible for co-ordinating the production of information relating to the Directorate budgets and provide advice to the appropriate budget holders. 

Work within a customer focused culture with a particular emphasis on providing clear and timely information to non-finance managers.

To continually review work procedures and make changes to improve the information provided to budget holders.

The post holder must be able to use their own initiative and work with limited supervision.

The post holder will need to be competent in the use of spreadsheets, databases and word processing software.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re 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. What’s more, 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.

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. 

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, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCAB professional qualification to certificate level, NVQ Level 5, AAT Member, or equivalent. Alternatively, equivalent job-related knowledge and experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Management Accounting: Coordinates the monthly production of income and expenditure budget statements.
  • Detailed understanding of software packages used
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in acute trust

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of financial management and budgetary management.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Integra accounting system

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ben Wolton
Job title
Head of Financial Management
Email address
[email protected]
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