Senior Management Accountant

Overview Detailed job description and main responsibilities. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full‑time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

The advert will close at midnight on 7 December 2025. Interviews are due to be held on 19 December 2025.Benefits to youAt Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals.

We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.Person specification QualificationsEssential criteria

• Completion of a Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) recognised accountancy qualification, or equivalent experience
• Advanced Excel skills

Desirable criteria

• NHS or other public sector organisation experience

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Experience of working in an accounting department including experience in a specialist financial management role

Desirable criteria

• Conducting comparative studies and audit review
• Preparing a business case
• Evaluating efficiency, effectiveness and economy
• Experience in managing several senior client relationships at once, involving conflicting priorities

SkillsEssential criteria

• Communication skills
• An ability to listen to budget holders and other senior managers and to interpret responses, so that reports, analysis and advice provided to them are relevant
• Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non‑finance and finance staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation
• Organisational skills
• The Senior Management Accountant must be able to set and negotiate priorities for themselves and others, and subsequently programme workload, to achieve results and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate experience supporting complex functions with high transaction volumes
• Able to concentrate and focus on a range of issues in particular during the monthly reporting cycle, whilst coordinating the workload of others
• Disposition
• Flexible and able to work as part of a team to ensure that team internal and statutory deadlines are met
• Be prepared to challenge information provided or current processes
• Be able to provide, or obtain from other sources, professional advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines
• Able to carry out work with the required attention to detail

Additional RequirementsEssential criteria

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badgesDocuments to download

• Applicant Information Pack ( PDF , 432.4 KB )
• Information for Applicants – Completing your Application ( PDF , 222.9 KB )

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