Are you a commercially minded Finance Manager looking for an opportunity to influence business decisions, drive performance and help shape the future of a growing organisation?
We’re looking for a proactive and motivated Finance Manager to join our Finance team and provide dedicated financial support to a dynamic and growing business area. This is a highly visible role that combines financial management, business partnering and process improvement, working closely with senior leaders to provide insight that supports growth and operational decision-making.
You’ll provide financial support across a diverse portfolio of services spanning Finance, Commercial, HR and Automation. Working closely with operational and commercial leaders, you’ll help drive performance, support strategic decision-making and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
This is more than a reporting role. You’ll work alongside senior stakeholders, contribute to leadership discussions, provide constructive challenge where appropriate and help drive improvements to financial processes, reporting and overall business performance.
This role is hybrid working and will require you to be onsite in Leeds a minimum of once a week. Initially, you will spend 2 to 3 days per week onsite as you embed into the team and build relationships. Occasional travel to London and Manchester will also be required.
What you'll be doing:
- Own financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting and month-end activities.
- Manage revenue recognition and financial performance across key client contracts.
- Deliver insightful analysis and commentary to support business decision-making.
- Prepare forecasts, variance analysis and financial models.
- Support business cases, investment decisions and commercial assessments.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial reporting and performance.
What you’ll bring:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA or equivalent).
- Degree educated (minimum 2:1 or equivalent).
- Strong experience in management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting.
- Experience managing or supporting profit and loss performance.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to interpret complex data.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using Microsoft Office.
It would be great if you had:
- Experience working in a professional services, technology or public sector environment.
- Experience supporting contract-based or client-driven revenue models.
- Experience improving or standardising financial processes and reporting.
If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Location: Leeds minimum of once a week. Initially, you will spend 2 to 3 days per week onsite
Security Clearance Level: DBS
Internal Recruiter: Soraya.
Salary: £45,000 to £55,000.
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
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NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients and suppliers, while delivering value for money to the taxpayer.
Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance and accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England. Our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technology, deep NHS expertise and a commitment to service excellence.
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family and are committed to being a force for good through responsible and sustainable ways of working.
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