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Job requirements
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both non-finance and finance staff.
- Skills
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels within the organisation.
- Skills
Able to carry out work with the required attention to detail in a busy financial management department.
- Skills
Able to concentrate and focus on a range of issues particularly during the monthly reporting cycle.
- Skills
Able to prioritise own workload.
- Skills
Organised approach and an appreciation of working to deadlines.
- Skills
Flexible and able to work as part of a team to ensure that internal and statutory deadlines are met.
- Knowledge
Understand the concept and be able to explain the use of accounting accruals and provisions.
- Knowledge
Understand the concepts used in the costing of services.
- Experience
Microsoft Office – preparing reports in Word and using Excel for data – being able to use different formulae
- Qualifications
Educated to A level or equivalent
- Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent level mathematics and English
- Additional Requirements
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in an accounting department in a management accounting role within a large organisation.
- Experience
Previous NHS experience
- Qualifications
ECDL qualification or equivalent experience- able to set up spreadsheets and documents.
- Qualifications
Educated to degree level
- Qualifications
Educated to Association of Accounting Technicians Intermediate Level, or equivalent experience.
Job overview
Would you like a Finance role working for one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK that is both exciting and challenging? If so, we at Cambridge University Hospitals are seeking just such a person to join our Finance Team as an Assistant Management Accountant
We are a large, diverse department seeking a talented, motivated, organised and ambitious individual who will exhibit the values of the Trust in serving the patients and population of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region. Reporting to the Senior Management Accountant you will be providing financial reporting and transactional support to them as well as looking after your own range of cost centres. The Assistant Management Accountant is not only an integrated member of the finance team; they also work closely with colleagues from across the Trust.
There are excellent development opportunities as we offer CPD, training and Study Support. We are an accredited employer for ACCA, CIPFA and CIMA and have been awarded Level 2 accreditation by One NHS Finance.
Main duties of the job
This post is a challenging and creative role where the ability to communicate well with colleagues across the Trust is important. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, able to prioritise their own work and to work to deadlines. You will have experience using Microsoft packages (i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.) with proven ability to analyse complex data and transform it into meaningful reports. You will demonstrate confidence, analytical ability, and a flexible approach to the demands of the job.
This unique role also has the opportunity to progress from a Band 4 Assistant Management Accountant to a Band 5 Management Accountant, following the completion of the on the job training criteria. The training criteria will be something which you are able to work towards with your line manager as part of your regular 1:1s and will form part of your CPD development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 11th October 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 23rd October 2026.
All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.
Right to Work
As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
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This advert is for Assistant Management Accountant with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, England. It is listed as a Management accountant role. The advertised salary is £28392.00 to £31157.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Oct 2026.
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