Senior Management Accountant

Overview

In this role you will provide high‑quality financial advice across NWLP, supporting month‑end reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis. You work with budget holders and senior managers to translate data into clear financial insights and action. The role offers exposure to a broad range of financial and operational issues within a large NHS pathology network. You will impact decision making and financial controls while collaborating with clinical, operational, and finance colleagues. This is an influential, cross‑functional position in a mission‑critical health service, with opportunities to shape financial planning and governance.

Pay / Benefits

• career development
• flexible working
• staff wellbeing programmes
• staff awards and recognition scheme
• Cycle to Work
• car lease schemes

Responsibilities

• Assist senior managers with a complete professional financial service to NWLP
• Provide financial advice, guidance and training on budget setting to budget holders
• Record financial transactions and maintain ledger integrity
• Support monthly ledger close, Board Reports and Divisional Finance packs; investigate variances and ensure timely action
• Maintain rigorous financial controls across NWLP
• Ensure financial information is processed and communicated effectively through coordinated work
• Conduct standard analysis of income, costs and balance sheet
• Investigate complex financial enquiries and provide assistance as required

Key requirements

• Experience of working within the NHS or a similarly large organisation
• Experience translating complex data into clear and comprehensive financial models
• Experience of computerised accounting financial systems
• Experience of investigation and analysis into financial issues with precise report writing skills

• Good organiser with realistic time management
• Autonomous with independent decision‑making
• Ability to concentrate on complex data for long periods
• Management accounting
• Budgeting and financial reporting
• Translating complex data into financial models

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