Senior Management Accountant

The closing date is 14 July 2026

Please note:

at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed by the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Southeast Integrated Care Boards; and current at-risk employees within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts.

You will support the Finance Business Partners and the Finance Team to ensure that their workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting them in their successful delivery.

Responsible for assisting with the production of accurate and timely financial reporting, including year-end accounts and the coordination and production of monthly management accounts and associated external returns.

Were appropriate to provide financial support in the production of the ICB's short and medium-term financial plans including Efficiency Programme financial modelling and monitoring.

Provide financial expertise within the ICB as a member of the finance team, supporting key projects to support the ICB objectives.

• Lead the coordination of annual budget setting, including baselines, cost pressures, investments, efficiency (CIP) planning and profiling.
• Produce complex monthly management accounts, forecasts and analytical reports for senior management and committees.
• Support Finance Business Partners by providing in depth analysis of financial performance, risks, opportunities and underlying drivers.
• Monitor and forecast income, activity and expenditure trends; challenge variances and agree recovery actions with senior budget holders.
• Review and enhance costing, apportionment and allocation methodologies to improve financial accuracy and transparency.
• Ensure links between activity, workforce, performance and financial outcomes are understood and used in decision making.
• Provide specialist financial support for statutory returns, NHSE submissions, audit evidence and external reporting.
• Lead development of improved financial procedures, systems and processes; identify efficiencies and digitalisation opportunities.
• Produce financial modelling to support efficiency programmes, service redesign, business cases and strategic planning.
• Deliver complex training, coaching and support to senior budget holders on financial management, governance and systems.
• Provide line management to Management Accountants, including oversight of work quality, development planning and mentoring.

• Evidence of accounting for large and complex organisations, to include:
  Budget preparation
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
• Financial accounting and financial services experience within the NHS

• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
• Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.

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.

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata, per annum