Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid office/ working from home arrangements)
- Job ref
- 284-26-8107187-COCM
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHSFT
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Management Accountant - Division of Genomic Medicine
NHS AfC: Band 6
Flexible working:
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full time Senior Management Accountant.
Reporting to the Commercial Finance manager this role will provide key financial management support to the newly created Genomic Medicine Division. The role will ensure that accurate, timely and relevant information is provided to managers to successfully manage their budgets.
We are seeking a forward thinking, highly motivated and focused Senior Management Accountant who is capable of contributing to and influencing the financial future of the Trust.
Interviews planned to be w/c 17th August.
Main duties of the job
This post is based at the main hospital site in the city centre of Birmingham; however the post holder may on occasion be required to attend meetings at Birmingham Women's Hospital as necessary.
Currently the finance team is has a hybrid working model, with fixed working days both onsite and at home. The post holder will be provided with a Trust laptop.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Carrie Cook (Deputy Head of Financial Management) at [email protected]
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Central and South Genomics, lead by BWCFT, is part of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service, a network of seven regional Genomic Medicine Services, each responsible for coordinating and delivering genomic testing for a particular part of the country.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to perform complex numeric calculations and evidence of good analytical skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Accountancy post graduate diploma qualified or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Graduate or equivalent
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Two years management accounting experience in the NHS
- Experience of working within other NHS finance sections
- Experience of providing budgetary support to non-finance staff.
- Capable of setting objectives, prioritising work and meeting strict deadlines.
- Evidence of supporting significant cost or income improvement programmes.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of staff management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carrie Cook
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Financial Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730588751
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