Senior Management Accounts Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves assisting the Senior Management Accounts Officer in providing financial management information and advice to Research & Innovation Managers/teams. The post-holder will help with R&I project costings, complete project financial returns, and ensure accurate and timely delivery of financial information. The aim is to support R&I and the Trust in providing efficient and effective services within available resources.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 4 or AAT Technician Level.
Desirable criteria
- Professional qualification to certificate level.
- Knowledge of financial management and budgetary management.
- Knowledge of NHS finance.
- Knowledge of Centros Financial Ledger System
- Management accounts including production of income and expenditure budget statements.
- Understanding of software packages.
- Experience of working in a management accounts role.
- Skills and Abilities
- Good IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Good communication both written and verbal.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to interpret, compare and analyse financial information and problems.
- Able to work independently
- Able to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS and the effect these have on the organisation.
- Identify and take responsibility for own development.
- Awareness of the need to put "the customer" first.
- Other
- Attention to detail.
- Proven ability to work well as part of a team.
- Education/ Qualifications
- NVQ Level 4 or AAT Technician Level.
- Professional qualification to certificate level.
- Knowledge of financial management and budgetary management.
- Knowledge of NHS finance.
- Knowledge of Centros Financial Ledger System
- Management accounts including production of income and expenditure budget statements.
- Understanding of software packages.
- Experience of working in a management accounts role.
- Skills and Abilities
- Good IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Good communication both written and verbal.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to interpret, compare and analyse financial information and problems.
- Able to work independently
- Able to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS and the effect these have on the organisation.
- Identify and take responsibility for own development.
- Awareness of the need to put "the customer" first.
- Other
- Attention to detail.
- Proven ability to work well as part of a team.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Management Accounts Assistant
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
The Senior Management Accounts Assistant is responsible for assisting the Senior Management Accounts Officer in providing financial management information and advice to Research & Innovation Managers/teams, thereby assisting them to achieve their financial objectives. The post-holder will assist the Senior Management Accounts Officer in relation to R&I project costings and the completion of project financial returns, the provision of accurate and timely delivery of a suite of financial information that enables R&I, and the Trust, to provide an efficient and effective service within the resources available.
Main duties of the job
Assist in the comprehensive and timely monthly reporting of the R&I financial position.
Assist in the setting of the R&I revenue budgets.
Assist in the provision of financial support to R&I projects.
Assist in the training of budget holders in budgetary management and control.
Assist in the training and development of individuals within the R&I Finance Team.
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