Cash Manager

06 February 2025

Job Title: Cash Manager

Function: Finance & Trading

Location: Nottingham/Alfreton/Hybrid

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £45,478 with potential to rise to £53,504 over 3 years

Closing Date: Thursday 20th February 2025

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Cash Manager to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first. You will be a key member of the Finance Team, managing cash and reporting the forecast and actual cash position for SCCL. The role will seek to enhance the NHS Supply Chain’s management of its cash.

We are seeking an experienced Cash Manager who will have responsibility for managing the daily cash, processing payments, working with the bank, reporting the actual and forecast cash position across SCCL covering consumables, capital, maintenance and corporate spend and ensuring alignment to stakeholder requirements. The postholder will drive improvements in the end-to-end process identifying root causes of forecast inaccuracies and taking these back to the business to support with the resolution.

Every day you will …

1. Prepare cash forecasts to support the provision of the working capital facility and for SCCL internal reporting.
2. Build strong cash forecasting models, with embedded reconciliations built in, to ensure robust accurate forecasts.
3. Advise on future cash drawdowns or repayments based on the forecast cash position and administering these drawdowns and repayments.
4. Monitor cash position vs the forecast to measure forecast accuracy and implementing improvements to drive greater accuracy.
5. Drive improvements in the end-to-end process by identifying root causes of forecast inaccuracies and taking these back to the business to drive resolution.
6. Provide analysis on the cash position of SCCL to support decision making and risk management.

What can we offer you?

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?

1. Previous experience as a Treasury/Cash manager role is essential.
2. Highly proficient in Excel and cash forecasting.
3. The ability to analyse financial statements, cash flow reports and other data to make informed decisions.
4. The ability to address and resolve cash flow issues promptly and efficiently.
5. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
6. High attention to detail ensuring accuracy in financial records, transactions and reports.

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

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 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.

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