Make an impact. Shape performance. Drive insight.
Are you a commercially‑minded Management Accountant who enjoys turning numbers into meaningful insight? Do you thrive on partnering with the business and helping leaders understand and improve performance? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for a Management Accountant to join our Finance team and play a key role in delivering high‑quality management reporting, analysis, and financial insight across the organisation.
About us
At Benenden Hospital we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modern private hospital, which has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and ACSA accreditation for anaesthetics.
Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities. We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities. We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.
About the role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll be at the heart of financial performance — producing accurate management accounts, strengthening balance sheet control, and working closely with departmental managers to drive better decision‑making.
This is a hands‑on, visible role where you’ll combine technical accounting skills with strong communication and business partnering.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Producing timely, accurate monthly management accounts with clear narrative and insight
* Preparing and reviewing accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations
* Delivering meaningful variance analysis with practical recommendations for improvement
* Supporting budget holders to better understand their financial performance
* Ensuring balance sheet integrity and adherence to strong financial controls
* Building trusted relationships with non‑finance stakeholders across the Hospital
* Supporting continuous improvement in reporting and finance processes
* Assisting with ad hoc projects and analysis as required
Skills and experience required
* At least 1 years’ experience in a management accounting role
* Studying towards or holding a professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
* Strong Excel skills and high attention to detail
* Confident communicator, able to explain financial information to non‑finance managers
* Organised, proactive, and comfortable working to deadlines
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Benefits include
* Competitive salaries
* 27 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
* Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%
* Membership to Benenden Health which offers a wide range of benefits, discounts and activities
* Excellent Life Assurance benefit
* Free parking
* Subsidised eye tests
* Free Flu vaccinations
* Subsidised on site Restaurant
“I love working at Benenden Hospital, it’s a beautiful location in the countryside”, “the whole organisation is supportive”, “it’s the team, the team are amazing”, “Benenden is a bit like a family”, “the whole atmosphere is brilliant”
These are just some of the reasons why more than 400 people work at Benenden Hospital which has a long history of caring since it was founded in 1907.