Assistant Manager Management Accounts - Band 7

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Manager Management Accounts to join the ICB. Our Assistant Manager Management Accounts are part of our management accounting hub for the ICB providing leadership and support to the Senior Management Accountant and the Associate Director of Financial Management, Accounts & Financial Services, to deliver the engine room of the finance function, responsible for the integrity of our ledger, our reporting and our annual accounts close.

These teams are key to everything the wider team delivers and have a key role to play in ensuring the organisation realises its ambitions. The team will deliver the monthly cycle of close and reporting, working closely with our wider finance team to support the budget holders, project owners and senior responsible officers across the organisation to ensure they have the right insight to deliver their objectives.

Sharing and learning from each other to shape forecasting, resource utilisation, risk, mitigation, productivity and value opportunities. The team will be key to interpreting technical guidance and will work as a conduit across the finance and commercial directorate, as well as with external partners where required.

The post holder will hold a CCAB qualification or be qualified by suitable experience.

• Support the Senior Management Accountant in all aspects related to integrity of the Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
• Working with our Finance Business Partners to support the development of a true understanding of the run rate and underlying position of the area.
• Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to finance
• Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services
• Responsible for one or more areas of budget management and reporting as delegated by the Senior Management Accountant and Associate Director of Financial Management, Accounts & Financial Services.
• Ensure accurate reporting and records management
• Preparation and presentation of all aspects of the monthly management accounts reporting to the Senior management Accountant and the Finance Business Partners to review the position and work responsively and collaboratively.

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for full details regarding the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Mid and South Essex ICB is a statutory organisation responsible for planning and delivering local health and care services across Mid and South Essex. As part of changes to the NHS commissioning landscape, the ICB will transition to the new Essex ICB on 1 April 2026. This role will be appointed within the Essex ICB structure, working across the county to improve the health of local people.

The organisations headquarters is Seax House, Chelmsford, and we operate a hybrid working model that includes working across Essex and from home. Essex ICB currently has offices in Brentwood, Harlow and Colchester, in addition to the Chelmsford HQ.