East London NHS Foundation Trust

Management Accountant

The closing date is 21 August 2025

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Job summary

An exciting Management Accountant opportunity has opened up within the Finance team here at ELFT. This role is based in London and the post holder will be looking after Specialist Services and Specialist Children and Young Peoples' Services in the Community.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Finance Business Partner in the provision of comprehensive Financial Management service to Directorates. The post-holder will take direct responsibility for the provision of information, analysis and advice to a range of budget managers.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CP7244135

Job locations

Trust Headquarter

9 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

There will be a 30 minutes excel test on the interview day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

There will be a 30 minutes excel test on the interview day.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Professional accountancy qualification Certificate level
  • Degree level of equivalent combination of short courses and experience

Desirable

  • Part Qualified CCAB

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing accounting support to budget managers
  • Experience of large scale general ledger systems

Desirable

  • Oracle financials or similar package
  • NHS Management Accounts experience
  • Some experience of costing and/or preparation of Business Cases.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to make decisions
  • Good oral and written presentation skills
  • Able to translate and effectively communicate financial data to non finance staff
  • Computer literate, including strong Microsoft Excel and Word skill
  • Good interpersonal skills to deal with senior managers and clinicians and other colleagues
  • Able to identify and interpret key performance issues from raw data

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the NHS financial regime
Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Professional accountancy qualification Certificate level
  • Degree level of equivalent combination of short courses and experience

Desirable

  • Part Qualified CCAB

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing accounting support to budget managers
  • Experience of large scale general ledger systems

Desirable

  • Oracle financials or similar package
  • NHS Management Accounts experience
  • Some experience of costing and/or preparation of Business Cases.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to make decisions
  • Good oral and written presentation skills
  • Able to translate and effectively communicate financial data to non finance staff
  • Computer literate, including strong Microsoft Excel and Word skill
  • Good interpersonal skills to deal with senior managers and clinicians and other colleagues
  • Able to identify and interpret key performance issues from raw data

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the NHS financial regime

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Headquarter

9 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Headquarter

9 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE


Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Finance Business Partner

Maureen Tamale

Maureen.Tamale@nhs.net

07815628615

Details

Date posted

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CP7244135

Job locations

Trust Headquarter

9 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE


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