Responsibilities
- Oversee the performance, governance, and control environment of Financial Operations, leading a small team.
- Ensure strong financial governance, effective operational controls, and continuous improvement across key finance processes.
- Collaborate with Finance and other business units to manage Macmillan resources effectively, maximizing impact for people living with cancer.
- Manage and develop the Financial Operations Officer, contributing to an inclusive, collaborative, and high‑performing team.
- Oversee the review and approval of balance‑sheet, supplier and bank reconciliations, maintaining strong financial controls.
- Manage financial data governance, including supplier and employee standing data, ensuring policy compliance and fraud‑prevention controls.
- Own and maintain Financial Operations policies and procedures, ensuring they remain effective, up‑to‑date, and embedded across the organisation.
- Deliver KPI, SLA, and compliance reporting, providing insights to support performance improvement and decision‑making.
- Identify and implement process improvements, supporting projects, system enhancements, and continuous improvement activity.
- Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business, influencing stakeholders and supporting strategic change initiatives.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of accounting concepts, including financial controls and reconciliation review and sign‑off.
- Experience developing policies and procedures and embedding them within operational teams.
- Strong knowledge of supplier and bank reconciliations.
- Experience managing financial controls, compliance and governance processes.
- Experience leading projects, process improvements or system changes while balancing business‑as‑usual responsibilities.
- Knowledge of KPI and SLA reporting and using performance data to drive improvements.
- Experience developing and motivating high‑performing teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial information.
- Good working knowledge of Excel.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by one day each year of service up to 30 days.
- Pension matched up to 7.5%.
- 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications.
- Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours and flexibility to work earlier or later around core working hours of 10am–4pm.
- Holiday buying and selling scheme.
- Life insurance, free wills, retail discounts, and more.
Financial Operations Manager employer: Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity for Clinical Fellows to make a meaningful impact in community oncology. With a strong focus on employee development and a collaborative work culture, staff are encouraged to innovate and influence national policy while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid role. Located in a supportive environment, employees benefit from comprehensive training and resources that empower them to enhance cancer care delivery outside of hospital settings.
