Senior Finance Manager - Commercial and Project Accountant

This role helps our organisation grow and remain sustainable by shaping strong financial bids, business cases and improvement plans that support high-quality community health services. You'll work with clinical and corporate colleagues to turn complex financial information into clear insight, helping leaders make informed decisions that benefit patients and services. You'll be part of a supportive finance team, working closely with service leads, managers and partners across the organisation. Your work will influence how resources are used, how services develop, and how we respond to financial challenges in a changing NHS environment.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do:

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully Qualified ACCA or CIMA

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of accounting principles and theory
• Comprehensive understanding of current accounting principles and practice

Desirable

• Good understanding of the NHS and the way in which it is funded.
• Good understanding of current affairs and issues of the day
• Comprehensive understanding of the NHS including the organisational structure and the roles and responsibilities of each type of organisation

Good understanding of the responsibilities of either a provider or commissioner organisation in the NHS

Experience

Essential

• Working in a team producing financial data to strict deadlines
• Working on your own to a given brief and timescale
• Preparation and presentation of financial data or information
• Working in a Finance department with experience of management accounting
• Presentation of self-prepared financial data to managers/budget holders
• Experienced in the use of computerised ledger systems
• Working to a brief and using own initiative to complete the task on time and to high professional standards

Desirable

• Significant experience working in finance in an NHS organisation or the public sector

About the employer

At CHCP, we're passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcareto thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the 'CHCP Perks and Rewards' link.