Management Accountant

The closing date is 25 August 2025:-Apply for this job

Are you studying AAT/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA, and wanting to progress your career in NHS Finance?

We are recruiting for an motivated-Management Accountant-to join our Financial Management team based at our Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford to support our senior finance team, maintaining processes, systems and reporting of resources for our directorate income and expenditure.

This is a key role within our team where you''ll be working closely with the Senior Finance Manager and the Finance Manager to oversee budget control, reporting and forecast analysis for income and expenditure streams across the Trust.

You''ll be pivotal in ensuring successful financial management of the clinical functions which will involve collaboration with the Service Directors, team managers, budget holders and external partners.

If you''re an Excel user who loves working with large data sets and you have NHS finance experience, we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Contribute towards the accuracy and integrity of the reporting of the directorate I&E position against plan monthly, helping ensure that all relevant and required accounting entries have been made in the Trust''s electronic finance system.
• Account for all Income streams
• Assist in preparing regular reports for Directorate and Finance Business Partner
• Provide appropriate financial advice and information to the Trust''s budget managers for them to achieve financial targets and contribute to the recovery of overheads to enable the Trust to achieve its overall corporate key financial target

About us:-Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people''s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:-"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:-"Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)

Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: Study towards Professional BBAC Qualification or AAT, with evidence of passes at least foundation level, or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable: Finance or Accountancy Degree Qualification or Equivalent

Experience

Essential:-Experience in a Finance post
Desirable:-Experience in Public Sector, preferably the NHS

Skills

Essential

• Confident and clear communicator
• Proficient Excel User

Desirable:-eFinancial system user

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.

Employer details

Employer name:-Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address:-Littlemore Mental Health Centre,-Oxford,-OX4 4XN