Finance Manager

Operating at both a strategic and operational level, the role encompasses the following:

• Preparation of monthly and quarterly accounts.
• Oversight of payroll and pensions.
• VAT returns (Partial Exemption), and cashflow management.
• Lead on contractual and IT systems oversight across the group.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and stock controls.
• Supervise key reporting processes for NHS bodies and funding claims (including QoF, IIF, vaccinations, and enhanced services).

This role requires a technically competent and detail-driven individual with experience or clear appetite for group consolidations, strong command of NHS-related financial processes, and the ability to identify income opportunities, enforce robust controls, and contribute to the financial health and growth of the group.

• Qualified, part-qualified accountant, or QBE (Qualified by Experience with group accounting experience) with demonstrable financial expertise.
• Proven experience in preparing and presenting management accounts, ideally within a primary care or similar healthcare environment.
• Strong background in management accountancy, with a solid grasp of financial controls, reconciliations, and reporting cycles.
• Competent user of IT systems, with working knowledge of financial software platforms (e.g. Xero, Quick books, Sage).
• High level of numeracy and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently across clinical, operational, and leadership teams.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines, following policies and procedures with accuracy and professionalism.
• Sound knowledge of payroll processes, including pensions and statutory obligations.

Desirable

• Prior experience within the healthcare sector, particularly in GP practices or primary care networks or NHS or private healthcare.
• Familiarity with NHS reporting systems such as CQRS, QoF, IIF, or similar.
• Experience supporting or working within a group structure (multiple entities, group consolidations, intercompany accounts).