Job Summary
A rare opportunity has arisen to join our award winning Financial Management team at CDDFT.
We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Senior Management Accountant who wants to make a real impact, support high quality patient care, and contribute to the Trusts strong financial leadership.
You will be joining us at a constructive and forward looking moment. As part of our continued commitment to excellence, we are strengthening our finance function. This is a stable, supportive team with experienced leaders, clear direction, and a strong focus on staff development.
You will support the delivery of high quality financial insight, analysis and reporting that informs decision making and helps ensure strong financial stewardship.
You will benefit from an inclusive and welcoming environment, ongoing professional development and the flexibility of our agile working approach. We are proud to be the first organisation in the North East to achieve Level 3 accreditation under One NHS Finance, and to hold CIMA Premier Partner, ACCA Approved Employer (Gold) and AAT Employer Scheme statusreflecting our commitment to developing our people and building a vibrant, forward-thinking team.
Main duties of the job
As Senior Management Accountant, you will work closely with the Care Group Accountant and wider finance team to deliver high quality financial insight, advice and support to Clinical Care Groups. You will play a key role in ensuring services understand their financial position, make informed decisions and deliver within their allocated resources.
You will lead elements of the monthly reporting cycle, support planning and budgeting processes, and provide clear analysis to budget managers that highlights risks, opportunities and required actions. You will also supervise and develop colleagues within the financial management team, helping to maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness and professional practice.
This role requires someone who can work independently, manage competing priorities and build effective relationships with both finance and non finance colleagues. Strong analytical skills, confidence in using Excel and financial systems, and a proactive, solutions focused approach will be essential to success.
About Us
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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.
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From April 9th Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA Band 3 within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).
Details
Date posted
17 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C
Job locations
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To support the Associate Care Group Accountant in providing financial management advice, information and support to Care Group Management teams. To provide a comprehensive financial management and business advice service to the Clinical Care Group to facilitate the Care Group to meet their overall service and business objectives within the resources allocated to them and to ensure corporate finance responsibilities are delivered. To oversee the work of, and provide support to Management Accountants and Assistant Management Accountants within the team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities include
To prepare and distribute monthly financial reports.
To monitor Income & Expenditure variances against budget.
To create spreadsheets as required and input data into existing Spreadsheets.
To input into the Oracle Financial Management System (i.e. journals, budgets and data from feeder systems (Payroll/Stock/Debtors/Creditors)
The collation of basic information from a number of sources (internal and external) required to produce the monthly financial reports.
To lead on the initial preparation of annual budgets, and support Associate Care Group Accountant through to final sign off.
Ensure all General Ledger input is correctly coded and reported.
To provide ad hoc costing information as requested by budget managers.
To ensure that departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To ensure that all invoice-able activity is accurately captured and raised on invoices in a timely manner
To attend monthly budget manager meetings and to encourage / raise the awareness of the need for cost efficiencies throughout the division.
To assist the Associate Care Group Accountant in the day-to-day management, supervision and organisation of the team, ensuring departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To contribute to the continuous review and improvement of financial procedures to drive efficiency and quality.
To perform any other duties as may be delegated from time to time.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To support the Associate Care Group Accountant in providing financial management advice, information and support to Care Group Management teams. To provide a comprehensive financial management and business advice service to the Clinical Care Group to facilitate the Care Group to meet their overall service and business objectives within the resources allocated to them and to ensure corporate finance responsibilities are delivered. To oversee the work of, and provide support to Management Accountants and Assistant Management Accountants within the team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities include
To prepare and distribute monthly financial reports.
To monitor Income & Expenditure variances against budget.
To create spreadsheets as required and input data into existing Spreadsheets.
To input into the Oracle Financial Management System (i.e. journals, budgets and data from feeder systems (Payroll/Stock/Debtors/Creditors)
The collation of basic information from a number of sources (internal and external) required to produce the monthly financial reports.
To lead on the initial preparation of annual budgets, and support Associate Care Group Accountant through to final sign off.
Ensure all General Ledger input is correctly coded and reported.
To provide ad hoc costing information as requested by budget managers.
To ensure that departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To ensure that all invoice-able activity is accurately captured and raised on invoices in a timely manner
To attend monthly budget manager meetings and to encourage / raise the awareness of the need for cost efficiencies throughout the division.
To assist the Associate Care Group Accountant in the day-to-day management, supervision and organisation of the team, ensuring departmental standards and agreed deadlines are met.
To contribute to the continuous review and improvement of financial procedures to drive efficiency and quality.
To perform any other duties as may be delegated from time to time.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
A commitment to the continuous development of the finance department to be innovative and to constantly seek new ways of working / improving performance.
Ability to travel throughout the Trust area
Qualifications
Essential
Minimum of 5 GCSEs / O Levels (A* - C) including Maths and English
Degree or equivalent knowledge or experience
Desirable
Experience of working within a NHS finance function.
Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
AAT Level 4 with a view to working towards a professional qualification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
Communication & Relationship Skills
Able to advise finance and non finance managers on matters relating to their own area, providing detailed advice and guidance;
The ability to communitcate financial information clearly with staff at all levels within and outside the Trust.
Planning & Organisation Skills
Ability to plan and manage workload of yourself and junior staff.
Supervise, support and provide training to others in their compliance with financial policies and procedures
Mental & Physical Attributes
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to cope with rapid and sustained change
Capable of working independently
Able to work under pressure and deliver high quality work within challenging deadlines
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of current NHS financial developments and initiatives, such as Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing
Experience of Oracle and Microsoft Office
An understanding of NHS finance structure
An understanding of the financial requirements of a business case
Experience
Essential
Experience of working within a finance function
Experience of using computerised finance systems; General Ledger & report writing software.
Experience of Microsoft Office software applications
Desirable
Experience of working within NHS finance
Experience of using Oracle
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
Experience of working within a finance function
Experience of using computerised finance systems; General Ledger & report writing software.
Experience of Microsoft Office software applications
Desirable
Experience of working within NHS finance
Experience of using Oracle
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
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Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
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