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Job summary

Main area
Finance Directorate
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
363-CP7244135
Employer
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trust Headquarter
Town
London
Salary
£35,964 - £43,780 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East London NHS Foundation Trust logo

Management Accountant

NHS AfC: Band 5

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving 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.

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
  • Professional accountancy qualification Certificate level
  • Degree level of equivalent combination of short courses and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Part Qualified CCAB

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of providing accounting support to budget managers
  • Experience of large scale general ledger systems
Desirable criteria
  • Oracle financials or similar package
  • NHS Management Accounts experience
  • Some experience of costing and/or preparation of Business Cases.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • Understanding of the NHS financial regime

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonCommitted to being an Inclusive EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveHSJ Best places to workArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maureen Tamale
Job title
Finance Business Partner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07815628615
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