Management Accountant (Sponsorship Available) At Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Employer: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing date: 22 February 2026

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated, enthusiastic professional to work in a high profile role within the Finance department at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The successful candidate will be supporting at least one clinical area reporting to, and occasionally deputising for, the Finance & Business Manager. They will be an integral part of the finance department as well as a key point of contact for the divisional team. The post holder will also be supporting at least one member of staff with their career development.

This is an exciting time to join the finance team at ESTH, as the department looks to enhance the service it provides the Trust to aid decision making against the backdrop of needing to reduce corporate costs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide financial support to high profile projects within the Trust, in a challenging but supportive environment.

Candidates must have worked within a complex and rapidly changing environment preferably with previous experience of NHS finances. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are essential to allow effective communication with a broad spectrum of stakeholders including divisional management teams, clinicians and staff at all levels.

Main Duties of the Job

• To provide efficient and proactive financial information services to Departments within the Division, the Trust and external bodies ensuring objectives are achieved.

• To direct and lead the work of an assistant management accountant to provide an efficient and proactive management accounting service to Departments within the Directorate and the Trust, ensuring deadlines are met and the needs and objectives of the Trust are achieved.

• To promote and support a culture of robust and innovative service based financial planning across the Trust.

• To represent the Trust’s financial interests when dealing and negotiating with 3rd party contractors and external organisations.

• As part of the Finance Department Management team, provide effective leadership for the success and future direction of the Department.

Job Responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing financial information to managers in order to facilitate sound decision-making, including responsibility for the management accounting function of that area.

• To ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, integrity and business focus of financial systems and processes.

• To undertake projects which will lead to modernising financial services within the Trust.

• To be responsible for co-ordinating and managing the staffing resources of the team to enable the department to achieve its objectives.

• To ensure that the financial statements represent a true and fair view and meet relevant financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Considerable experience of working in a Management Accounts department

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent analytical skills

• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise a number of tasks

• Excellent IT skills with the ability to accurately create input and manipulate data, plus develop reports & documents using a range of software

About the Organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.

Sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, the two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group helps collaboration more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of the 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh there is commitment to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Disclosure and Sponsorship Information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

How to Apply

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