Assistant Management Accountant

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your NHS finance career? We are looking for a motivatedBand 3 Assistant Management Accountantto join ourSpecialist Corporate, Income & Costing Team. Our team is recognised for its expertise, collaborative culture and commitment to excellence across all areas of NHS finance. This role offers a unique opportunity to broaden your experience and develop professionally within a supportive, forward-thinking environment. What you'll gain You will work across a diverse portfolio, supporting management accounts, income and costing processes. This exposure will deepen your understanding of Trust-wide finance and strengthen your prospects for future progression. You'll be encouraged to build your skills, take ownership of tasks, and contribute to meaningful work that directly supports patient care and organisational strategy. If you're enthusiastic, ambitious and ready to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

About the team The Specialist Corporate, Income & Costing Team leads on several high-profile areas, including:

• Trust income management
• Trust costing and statutory returns
• External grant-funded projects
• Medical Doctor Degree Apprenticeship programme - the only Trust-run programme of its kind nationally
• Tendring 100 Apprenticeships - supporting local employment and skills development
• AI development and research initiatives
• Outreach programmes: schools, work experience, careers fairs, NextMedic, NextAHP, NextMidwife
• Employer Provider Apprenticeships - supporting over 600 ESNEFT staff, recently rated"Good"by Ofsted
• Partnerships with local schools, universities and colleges to attract, train and retain future NHS talent

Why join us? This is more than a job. It's a chance to:

• Build a strong foundation in NHS finance
• Work with a passionate, innovative and supportive team
• Gain experience across income, costing, strategy, research and education
• Contribute to programmes that make a real difference to staff, patients and the wider community

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or A Level (incl GCSE Maths and English) or equivalent

Desirable

• Studying for a Full Professional Qualification
• AAT Intermediate level or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Use of computerised systems

Desirable

• Management accounts experience
• Awareness of Current NHS Trust financial regime in relation to Financial Management

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• The Ability to analyse and interpret basic performance and financial information
• IT skills, particularly with Excel
• The ability to communicate effectively with a varied range of people and professionals
• Good communication skills both written and verbal