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Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT) is seeking to recruit to the permanent post of Senior Financial Management Accountant (Band 5) on a full-time basis (37.5hrs).
The Research & Development Finance Team at UHBFT are looking for an ambitious, highly motivated, professional individual who thrives on a challenge. Experience within an NHS financial management environment is desirable. The ability to work in a team, meet deadlines and have good communication skills is paramount for this role. Experience of MS Office packages and working with computerised ledger systems is also required for this role.
You will work as part of a team offering tailored financial business support to a number of research specialties on a daily basis. The role will involve providing financial management advice and budgetary support to the R&D Management Team, Research Application Support Team, and to Birmingham Health Partners who lead the new Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM). You will also be involved in grant costing, grant finance management, forecasting, advising budget holders based within the Trust and outside organisations, budget setting and month end. You will assist with offering tailored financial business support to R&D budget holders on a daily basis including assisting with grant costings and grant management.
Main duties of the job
The job description and person specification attached provides full details of what is expected of the role. You should read in order to fully understand the requirements. The criteria is used by hiring managers during shortlisting.
The post is based at Regents Court, George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1NU and you will be required to travel across sites at certain points. The salary scale is Band 5 32,073 - 34,592 per annum.
If your ambitions and values reflect those of the Trust and you want to join our team and be a crucial part of our future success, please complete the application form via NHS jobs.
For further information or an informal discussion regarding the above post please contact Janna Naval Janna.Naval@uhb.nhs.uk or DannaleeDizon Dannalee.Dizon2@uhb.nhs.uk
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
- Date posted: 23 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-1100966
- Job locations: Regent Court, Second Floor, 14, George Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1NT, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Management
- Accounts
- * Good Understanding of management
- accounting concepts and techniques
Desirable
- Experience preferably within the NHS or
- another large complex organisation, for long
- enough to have acquired a good working
- knowledge of the annual cycle from financial
- planning through to year end forecasting and
- preparation of year-end accounts
- * Working Knowledge or an interest in NHS
- including understanding of key targets and the
- performance management framework
Qualifications
Essential
- Five Grade GCSEs at Grade 4 or above (or
- A to C pre 2019 grading) including Maths
- & English.
Desirable
- Demonstrate good progress towards a CCAB
- Qualification (e.g. ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or
- significant relevant experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Commitment to development and
- training of staff
- * Displays smart appearance and integrity
- * Reliable, punctual, pro-active approach.
- Ability to travel to fulfil the role, both
- between hospital sites and elsewhere, as
- required
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This advert is for Band 5 Senior Financial Management Accountant with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Jul 2026.
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