Senior Finance Manager inLondon/Leeds/Taunton inLondon/Leeds/Taunton PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)  PERMANENT 

NHS England

You can find further details about the role (job description and assignment brief), a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.


Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Tom Attridge; Head of Financial Planning and Analytics at

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Financial Oversight and Delivery team as a Senior Finance Manager Financial Oversight and Delivery - workstream: Financial Planning and Reporting (System).

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of the NHS. In the Finance and Planning directorate we:

ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget set by Parliament.

set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year.

report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year.

As a Senior Finance Manager you will be a key member of NHS England Financial Oversight and Delivery team and will play an important role in leading or supporting:

Deployment of matrix working to co-ordinate work across all planning functions. You will plan capacity, monitor progress and manage challenges arising on a daily basis to ensure work is completed on time.

The development of policies and approaches to financial planning across the NHS to reflect the financial framework and operational priorities of NHS England.

The work of the team

o engaging with a range of relevant stakeholders.

o on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning templates, tools and technical guidance.

o on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning reports and tools.

Detailed plan data analytical reviews.


Please demonstrate your experience in the following areas:

Qualified accountant or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialised finance area. You will need an understanding of the NHS financial framework; ideally with experience of working at a senior level within the NHS

Responsible for deploying matrix working across planning functions and capacity management. You will require experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, working to evolving timelines. Please evidence how you have been able to flexibly manage your teams to respond to changing demands

You will lead the work of the team engaging with a range of stakeholders. This includes responding to queries, and issuing national communications to NHS organisations. Please evidence your communication skills and your experience in stakeholder engagement

You will lead the work of the team on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning templates, tools, technical guidance. All senior leads are required to have EXCEL skills to an advanced level. Please evidence your skills

You will lead on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning reports and tools. To lead detailed plan data analytical reviews. The team currently use PowerBI and EXCEL for our reporting and analytical work, in conjunction with Alteryx for data transformation. Please evidence your skills in the use of data manipulation/ analytical applications

You can find further details about the role (job description and assignment brief), a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.


Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?

Please email Tom Attridge; Head of Financial Planning and Analytics at

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Financial Oversight and Delivery team as a Senior Finance Manager Financial Oversight and Delivery - workstream: Financial Planning and Reporting (System).

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of the NHS. In the Finance and Planning directorate we:

ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget set by Parliament.

set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year.

report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year.

As a Senior Finance Manager you will be a key member of NHS England Financial Oversight and Delivery team and will play an important role in leading or supporting:

Deployment of matrix working to co-ordinate work across all planning functions. You will plan capacity, monitor progress and manage challenges arising on a daily basis to ensure work is completed on time.

The development of policies and approaches to financial planning across the NHS to reflect the financial framework and operational priorities of NHS England.

The work of the team

o engaging with a range of relevant stakeholders.

o on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning templates, tools and technical guidance.

o on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning reports and tools.

Detailed plan data analytical reviews.


Please demonstrate your experience in the following areas:

Qualified accountant or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialised finance area. You will need an understanding of the NHS financial framework; ideally with experience of working at a senior level within the NHS

Responsible for deploying matrix working across planning functions and capacity management. You will require experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, working to evolving timelines. Please evidence how you have been able to flexibly manage your teams to respond to changing demands

You will lead the work of the team engaging with a range of stakeholders. This includes responding to queries, and issuing national communications to NHS organisations. Please evidence your communication skills and your experience in stakeholder engagement

You will lead the work of the team on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning templates, tools, technical guidance. All senior leads are required to have EXCEL skills to an advanced level. Please evidence your skills

You will lead on the design, build, testing, publication of financial planning reports and tools. To lead detailed plan data analytical reviews. The team currently use PowerBI and EXCEL for our reporting and analytical work, in conjunction with Alteryx for data transformation. Please evidence your skills in the use of data manipulation/ analytical applications



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