Assistant Cost and Management Accountant

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

At Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and Queen Square Clinical Trial Centre (QSCTC), we are responsible for managing a large, internationally recognized portfolio of research activity.
An exciting opportunity has risen within the CRF/QSCTC finance team to join as an Assistant Management Accountant to provide a comprehensive financial management support to the Clinical Research Facility and Queen Square Clinical Trial Centre (QSCTC).

We are looking for a highly motivated, committed and reliable individual with experience of working within a Finance department. You will be:

• Technically competent
• Have great attention to detail abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Experienced in Accounting packages – Oracle
• Microsoft skills such as – Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders including clinicians.
• Proven ability to analyse complex data and translate into meaningful financial reports
• First degree or studying towards CCAB/CIMA/ ACCA professional Accountancy qualification.

Reporting to and supervised by Finance Manager, Assistant Cost and Management Accountant will provide costing and management accounting support to CRF, QSCTC and Principal Investigators in commercial and non-commercial studies, grants applications and other ad hoc requests.
Raise purchase orders though UCLH finance systems as required for external purchases associated with the CRF and QSCTC and follow up on these as needed, and assist with ordering, purchase & maintenance of office equipment, supplies and stationery when required.
Ensure that any internal recharges required are carried out on schedule and together with the JRO finance teams, maintain / update the Trust’s General Ledger system to accurately reflect the financial position of the CRF and QSCTC.
Support the CRF Finance Manager and QSCTC in all aspects of financial management, including preparation of planning and reports and optimization of budgets and resources.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology .
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details