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đź“Š Management Accountant
Location: National Headquarters, Gyle Square
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent ( Accept NHS Secondments)
Join the Scottish Ambulance Service, the frontline of NHS Scotland, and play a key role in supporting our mission to deliver life-saving care to over 5 million people across mainland and island communities.
We’re looking for a Management Accountant to join our dynamic Finance Team—someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about making a difference through financial excellence.
🔍 What You’ll Do
As part of a small, supportive team reporting to the Senior Management Accountant, you’ll be responsible for:
• Preparing budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial statements
• Providing financial advice to operational and departmental managers
• Analysing spending patterns to support year-end financial performance
• Ensuring compliance with NHS financial policies and Standing Financial Instructions
• Presenting complex financial information to non-finance professionals
✅ What We’re Looking For
Essential Criteria (assessed via Application Form and/or Selection Process)
Qualifications
• Part-qualified accountant or equivalent, currently studying towards qualification (AF)
Experience
• Minimum 3 - 5 years’ practical experience in management accounts or financial accounts (AF/SP)
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Business Objects (Boxi), Power BI, Power Query (AF/SP)
Skills & Knowledge
• Proven track record in monthly management accounts processing (SP)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills (SP)
• Ability to present complex, potentially contentious financial information to non-finance audiences (SP)
• Skilled in managing competing priorities and meeting tight deadlines (SP)
Personal Attributes
• Demonstrates NHS values and builds collaborative relationships (SP)
Other Requirements
• Self-reliant and capable of directing support staff (SP)
• Produces robust, reliable financial information under pressure (SP)
Desirable Criteria (assessed via Selection Process)
• Experience delivering financial training to finance and non-finance managers
• Experience working with senior managers across disciplines
• Practical experience in ad hoc costings
• Involvement in continuous business improvement initiatives
• Experience working in NHS Finance (AF/SP)
💬 Interested? Let’s Talk!
For an informal discussion about the role, contact:
• Eileen Jenkins , Snr Management Accountant – 07385 038 830
• Heather McBroom, Snr Management Accountant – 07385 978 889
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 
Please note that SAS is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.