Management Accountant

Job Title Management Accountant

Function: Finance & Trading

Location: Hybrid

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £39,618 with potential to rise to £46,610 over 3 years

Closing Date: Thursday 20th November 2025

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

We are seeking an experienced Management Accountant who will be responsible for providing accurate cost information for functional departments, ensuring compliance with Financial Reporting Standards and the robustness of Management Accounts. The role supports Finance Business Partners with third-party providers, insourced categories, and projects, and partners with senior leaders to deliver reporting and analysis that facilitates understanding of functional costs. The post holder will also prepare financial forecasts and budgets, and contribute to longer-term and strategic planning.

Every day you will …

• Monitor costs (including tracking budgets, valuing completed work, and overseeing supplier payments) to help control costs and ensure value for money.
• Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports.
• Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring to others where necessary.
• Execute cost accounting activities and evaluate costs and identify variances or opportunities to improve profitability for more senior colleagues.
  
  

We Want To Reward You For Your Passion, Enthusiasm, And Hard Work So We Offer Much More Than a Competitive Salary

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.
  
  

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• High attention to detail with strong Excel skills.
• Project management.
• Numerical and reporting skills.
• Stakeholder management.
• At least 1-3 years of previous experience in a similar role.
  
  

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at [email protected]

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.