Senior Management Accountant

Job summary

It is an exciting time to be joining London North West University Hospitals and our Finance department. LNWH is a large‑multi‑site Trust with close to a £1bn turnover, supporting the communities of Harrow, Brent and Ealing. The Finance Department has over 120 members of staff across Financial Accounts, Management Accounts, Income and Contracting, and Transformation and Strategic Finance. We support staff personal development through the NW London Academy and Talent Board and offer a training scheme for accountants at all stages of their academic study.

The Senior Management Accountant will provide a proactive management accounting service to one of the Trust’s divisions, responsible for a clinical or non‑clinical portfolio. Duties include liaising with budget holders, maintaining monthly reporting, assisting with forecasts and budget setting, producing month‑end budget statements from the ledger in line with Trust reporting timetables, and delivering high‑quality financial reports and analyses. The role requires business‑case advice, long‑term planning support and complex financial analysis to aid operational decision‑making.

The accountancy will operate autonomously, supporting multiple budget holders and working as part of a team that delivers timely, high‑quality financial management services. Support for the Senior Finance Manager in forecasting, costing, budget setting and income/expenditure analysis is also part of the role.

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 serves a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments in the country, the country’s top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, 24/7 emergency department, urgent care centre and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

• Part Qualified
• Equivalent Degree e.g. AAT
• Continuous Professional Development

• Grades achieved

• Finance experience
• Financial management knowledge and skills

• NHS experience desirable
• Understanding of NHS finance regime

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint, financial packages knowledge

• Good IT and communication skills

This post requires a Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name:
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address:
Northwick Park, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ
, United Kingdom

Employer's website: LNWH website