Management Accountant
London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow, HA1 3UJ, London
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust based in Harrow, HA1 3UJ. The advertised salary is £36,943 to £44,900. Applications close on 9 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Finance Team asa Band 5 Management Accountant.
Therole is suited to candidates with relevant finance experience who can contribute from the outset. Applicants should have experience supporting financial reporting, month-end processes, management accounting activities, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. The ability to interpret financial information, investigate variances and support decision-making is essential.
The post holder will be responsible for providing a proactive management accounting service to one of the Trust's divisions. This includes working closely with Senior Managers and Clinicians within the Trust, advising on financial issues and dealing with complex financial matters and enquiries.
The Management Accountant will be expected to produce monthly budget statements from the ledger in accordance with the Trust reporting timetables and high quality financial reports and analyses, including non-financial data and identifies and explains directorate variances and trends.
They will support the finance manager with the directorate's annual budget setting, regular budget holder meetings and preparing forecasts and performance reports.
The post holder is expected to ensure a customer focused service is delivered to the divisions and provide technical finance support to non-finance colleagues.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Has NHS finance experience
- Has finance experience
- Has NHS experience
Education and Training
- AAT qualified or equivalent
- Part qualified accountant
IT Skills
- Advanced ability to use excel and financial packages.
- Must be able to handle data in excess of 30,000 lines in excel, be able to manipulate and interrogate
- Advanced ability to use Powerpoint, Word, etc..
Working to deadlines
- Proven track record of working to deadlines
Has NHS finance experience
- Has finance experience
- Has NHS experience
Education and Training
- AAT qualified or equivalent
- Part qualified accountant
IT Skills
- Advanced ability to use excel and financial packages.
- Must be able to handle data in excess of 30,000 lines in excel, be able to manipulate and interrogate
- Advanced ability to use Powerpoint, Word, etc..
Working to deadlines
- Proven track record of working to deadlines
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 name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
How this role compares
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