Finance Manager

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care invites applications for a Strategic Finance Grade Band 7 role on a 6-month fixed-term contract. Based in Manchester, the post offers hybrid working and 37.5 hours per week.

You will support the Head of Finance in delivering robust financial accounting, cash flow management and annual accounts preparation. The role requires CCAB qualification (or MSc equivalent), substantial public sector finance experience, and ability to lead a team and liaison with NHS

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a finance function within a large/complex organisation.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for Executive level meetings.
• Knowledge of NHS Finance regime.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll services and oversee GP pension contributions and staff pension statements, with sign-off.
• Manage payroll liaison with East Lancashire Financial Services (ELFS).
• Oversee IR35 implications for temporary staffing with HMRC audit trails.
• Oversee cash management including monthly cash flow monitoring and reporting.
• Support the Associate Director of Finance – Financial Control in allocations and training development.
• Assist in production of Annual Accounts and Annual Report disclosures and supervise Balances process.

Education

CCAB qualified or educated to a masters degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

NHS financial systems

Job description

Main area Strategic Finance Grade Band 7 Contract 6 months (Fixed Term contract to cover acting up arrangments) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (NHS GM ICB operate hybrid working) Job ref 896-FC-1057

Site Tootal Buildings Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

JOB PURPOSE

Greater Manchester Integrated Care is accountable for the quality of care delivered to the residents in Greater Manchester. The Strategic Finance Portfolio within NHS GM is responsible for implementing and monitoring the delivery of the financial systems that underpin high quality healthcare.

The post holder will support the Head of Finance to deliver an effective and efficient financial accounting function to NHS Greater Manchester, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, accounting standards and NHS England requirements. This role will encompass the management of cash and payroll services, ensuring that the organisation has accurate cash forecasts within nationally defined parameters . The focus of work may be varied as business needs dictate, and therefore a flexible approach is required.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities of this role will include:

Be the financial lead for payroll services ensuring timely and accurate pay overs of GP pension contributions / other payroll pay overs, and the review and completion of the GP and staff pension assurance statements, including organisational sign off

To lead on the partnership with East Lancashire Financial Services (ELFS) in respect of payroll queries.

Management of IR35 implications of temporary staffing, ensuring that paperwork is retained within HMRC timelines, and a full audit trail exists should HMRC conduct a review.

Oversight of all aspects of organisational cash management including cash requisitioning, monthly cash flow monitoring and reporting, and faster payments. Supporting both internal and external reporting.

Support the Associate Director of Finance – Financial Control in the management of allocations received.

Supporting the Associate Director of Finance – Financial Control with the development and roll out of finance training across the organisation to both finance and non-finance colleagues

Supporting the production of the Annual Accounts and Annual Report disclosures, and various other financial accounting returns during the financial year including supervising the Debtors / Creditors Agreement of Balances process.

Working for our organisation

This role is a pivotal role within the Financial Control team, working closely with the Associate Director of Finance across key tasks within the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support the Head of Finance to deliver an effective and efficient financial accounting function to NHS Greater Manchester, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, accounting standards and NHS England requirements.

This role will encompass the management and supervision of the Accounts Payable function including the efficient and timely processing of invoices, ensuring achievement of the Better Payments Practice Compliance code.

The role will also have a focus on the introduction of the purchase order system and internal compliance with this process ahead of the new general ledger introduction and the implementation of ‘No PO, no payment’. The focus of work may be varied as business needs dictate, and therefore a flexible approach is required.

Qualifications

• Professional Registration
• CCAB qualified or educated to a masters degree or equivalent

Experience

• Significant experience in a finance function of a large / complex organisation, preferably public sector
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for Executive level meetings
• Highly developed skills in Microsoft office applications.
• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities to tight deadlines and maintain a high standard of work.
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• Broad knowledge of the NHS and the local authority agenda and ability to make the links between policy initiatives and direction.
• Knowledge of NHS Finance regime

Please note this vacancy may close early after a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Please also note that if you are short listed for interview you will be contacted via email and it is important that you check your email regularly. If you do not hear from us by four weeks after the closing date then you may assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

As a fair collection notice for all NHS employees previous service details will be requested electronically from their previous employer.

The successful candidate will be subject to the completion of satisfactory probationary period.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.