# Management Accountant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/management-accountant/e44ed99e-8b72-4ae0-8d25-b9fd5ab5892a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/management-accountant/e44ed99e-8b72-4ae0-8d25-b9fd5ab5892a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T23:02:53.257Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8006988 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8006988?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This Management Accountant role is a training role in the fantastic Operational Finance team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust! We offer an outstanding training package that will support you through your formal accountancy qualification, alongside receiving mentoring and on the job support from a number of qualified accountants and experienced trainers. We are accredited with all the major CCAB Accountancy bodies. As a Band 5 Management Accountant you will be part of a team, helping to deliver sound financial management within the Women's, Children's, Cancer and Support Services Care Group (WCCSS). We are looking for a candidate who is keen to become a qualified accountant and develop a career in NHS finance. The successful candidate will be working as part of a committed team and should be able to demonstrate a desire to work in Finance as well as the NHS; the ability to work in a team and to deadline prioritising workload and able to communicate well to non-finance colleagues. Base Location: Poole Hospital Interview date: 10th August 2026 ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert ## Job Details This Management Accountant role is a training role in the fantastic Operational Finance team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust! We offer an outstanding training package that will support you through your formal accountancy qualification, alongside receiving mentoring and on the job support from a number of qualified accountants and experienced trainers. We are accredited with all the major CCAB Accountancy bodies. As a Band 5 Management Accountant you will be part of a team, helping to deliver sound financial management within the Women's, Children's, Cancer and Support Services Care Group (WCCSS). We are looking for a candidate who is keen to become a qualified accountant and develop a career in NHS finance. The successful candidate will be working as part of a committed team and should be able to demonstrate a desire to work in Finance as well as the NHS; the ability to work in a team and to deadline prioritising workload and able to communicate well to non-finance colleagues. Base Location: Poole Hospital Interview date: 10th August 2026 ## Job Description To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information. - Computer literate with experience of using Microsoft office applications. **Desirable** - Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, required to design new and/or improve existing financial monitoring systems. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Sound, demonstrable knowledge of financial and accounting procedures. **Desirable** - Knowledge of the organisation’s objectives and activities Understanding of the NHS agenda and knowledge of NHS financial framework ### Experience **Essential** - Previous management accounting experience or able to demonstrate in application and interview degree level experience / understanding of management accounting. - Previous experience of monitoring budgets and variance analysis or able to demonstrate in application and interview degree level experience / understanding of management accounting. - Previous experience of data manipulation (with large data sets) or able to demonstrate in application and interview degree level experience / understanding of management accounting. **Desirable** - Experience in the use of E-Financials software packages. - Experience in the use of Business Objects - Experience of developing activity, income and expenditure forecasts, including the modelling of different scenarios. - Previous management accounting experience within the NHS or able to demonstrate in application and interview degree level experience / understanding of management accounting within the NHS. - Previous experience of monitoring budgets and variance analysis or able to demonstrate in application and interview degree level experience / understanding of management accounting within the NHS. - Previous experience of data manipulation (with large data sets) or able to demonstrate in application and interview degree level experience / understanding of management accounting within the NHS. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or Certificate level of recognised CCAB body (or equivalent eg: AAT Qualified). **Desirable** - Studying for Diploma Qualification level of CCAB Accountancy body. ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to use initiative and demonstrate flexibility - Well organised with the ability to plan and prioritise own work in order to meet departmental deadlines. - Methodical approach and accurate in calculations and data input - Ability to cope with interruptions for example via telephone and emails (from budget holders) some of which may require immediate attention and a change of work priorities. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292346) - [band 5 - management accountant - person spec (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292347) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.