Management Accountant (Sponsorship Available) At Barts Health NHS Trust

Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £37,259 – £45,356 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 05 February 2026

Job Summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS, with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5 million in East London and beyond.

The Trust offers a full portfolio of services and is home to specialist centres for cancer, cardiac, trauma, and emergency care, including the London Air Ambulance. It also houses one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities, and the new Heart Centre.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the finance team as a Management Accountant (Band 5). This role is ideal for a self-motivated and proactive individual with excellent planning, organisational, verbal, and written communication skills. Applicants must be committed to pursuing a CCAB qualification.

This position provides an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist, and complex organisation with strong opportunities for learning and development.

Main Duties

• Support the Finance Manager, deputy, and service area teams with accounting, analytical support, and presentation of complex financial information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues

• Constructively challenge service area financial and business performance to ensure efficiency and effectiveness

• Produce monthly budget statements and financial reports for agreement with the Head of Finance for service area board meetings

• Contribute to the Trust’s position for internal and external corporate reporting

• Support financial decision-making with clear analytical insights

About Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, committed to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. The Trust focuses on safe, compassionate care, excellence, and innovation, guided by the WeCare values, promoting inclusion, diversity, and a sense of belonging for all staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential):

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience

• Willingness to work towards a CCAB qualification

Qualifications (Desirable):

• Part-qualified CCAB or CIMA

Experience (Essential):

• Financial management using accounting principles

• Use of finance systems

• Experience in reconciliations, reporting, and monitoring processes with accurate records

Experience (Desirable):

• Financial management month-end reporting

Knowledge (Essential):

• Up-to-date knowledge of NHS developments and finance policies

Knowledge (Desirable):

• NHS funding and regulations (NHSI, NHSE, ICS, Local Authority)

Skills (Essential):

• Produce financial statements and reports while adhering to Trust timetables

• Competent in computerised financial systems and Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Outlook)

• Ability to work with non-finance managers and act as first point of contact for budget control

• Explain and interpret financial information clearly to non-finance staff

• Excellent numerical, written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

Skills (Desirable):

• Produce monthly financial statements and manipulate complex data to inform decision-making

• Question, review, and challenge non-financial managers

• Produce narrative reports highlighting key financial issues

Other (Essential):

• Work under pressure and meet conflicting deadlines

• Commitment to personal development

• Proactive, self-motivated professional attitude

Other (Desirable):

• Proactively manage and prioritise workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from Skilled Worker visa candidates are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Skilled worker applicants must comply with UK Visas and Immigration requirements, including criminal record certificates for overseas residency.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, visit the NHS Careers website.

How to Apply

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