Commercial Finance Manager - Central and South West

Circle Health Group Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to provide financial expertise across multiple sites, driving operational performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive finance experience, strong technology skills, and a formal finance qualification. This role offers a salary of up to £70,000, along with numerous benefits including a management bonus scheme and private healthcare.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Management Bonus Scheme

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Staff engagement hub with discounts

Industry leading training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of multi-site or distributed working environments.
• Experience in managing change within finance function.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance support for management teams.
• Ensure financial control policies are followed.
• Responsible for financial planning and monitoring.

Skills

Extensive experience in senior finance role

Strong technology skills

Demonstrated ability to appraise complex situations

Education

Formal finance qualification

Tools

Computerised financial systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager - Central and South West

The Harbour Hospital and The Winterbourne Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £70,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

The Harbour Hospital in Poole and The Winterbourne Hospital in Dorchester are part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Commercial Finance Manager to join their team of staff in the Finance department.

This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern. This is a dual site role with working required across both The Harbour Hospital and The Winterbourne Hospital.

Duties of this role include:

• You provide finance support and expertise for hospital Senior Management Teams, driving a clear understanding of the operational and financial performance of the hospital (KPIs, trends, revenue, costs and EBITDAR).
• You ensure that CHG's financial control policies (including approval and authority limits) are followed where relevant.
• You ensure that a disciplined and consistent approach is taken to the management of costs and within-hospital working capital and that all business development and capital proposals are accompanied by a rigorous and commercially astute financial appraisal.
• You are responsible for hospital financial planning and monitoring.
• You act as a leader of expertise and acumen amongst the hospital Senior Management Team and Heads of Department, providing guidance and ad hoc training on financial matters and the use of financial tools within hospitals.
• You act as a leader in quality and consistency of financial process and analysis within hospitals, including accuracy of the use of charts of accounts and department / cost centre structures within hospitals, and an influencer of high-quality process and attention to detail across the entire hospital, including patient administration.
• You comply with all relevant mandatory training.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Extensive experience in senior finance role.
• Experience of multi-site or otherwise distributed working environments, with local profit and loss responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience in managing change successfully within the finance function.
• Strong technology skills, including computerised financial systems and Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly appraise complex situations and to identify key issues.
• Formal finance qualification.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Management Bonus Scheme
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles...and more.

We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.