Head of Finance (FTC)

Spirit Health; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare company in the East Midlands is seeking a Head of Finance for a 12-month fixed term contract. This role involves leading a finance team, enhancing financial reporting, and facilitating business growth. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong leadership and analytical abilities, ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position offers a salary range of £48,000 to £52,000, along with generous benefits including flexible working options and wellness initiatives. Closing date for applications is January 9, 2026.

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced pay for parental leave

Birthday off

Bonus scheme

Recognition scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Death in service

Car scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in finance management.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into insights.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to deliver under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance team to drive process improvements.
• Deliver exceptional financial reporting.
• Partner with stakeholders to support business growth.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Process Improvement

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Head of Finance

From £48,000 to £52,000, 37.5 hours, FTC for 12 months

Spirit Health

Tired of ordinary? Join Spirit now and help us raise the good kind of hell making healthcare easier, fairer, with a personal approach.

We're looking for a Head of Finance on a 12-month fixed term contract, within our Core Services team to jump in and make a real difference. Spirit Health is on a mission, and we need brilliant people to drive it forward. We’re growing and need people who move quick, think sharp, and care deeply. Think people-first, fast-paced, rewarding, fun, and never, ever dull. We are family with purpose!

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days leave plus bank holidays.
• Option to buy 5 extra days (FTE). Time off is important!
• You always get your birthday off.
• Enhanced pay for maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave.
• Bonus scheme so you get to benefit from our success.
• Recognition scheme that rewards brilliant work.
• Flexible working opportunities to align with your lifestyle.
• Death in service.
• Car scheme.
• Award winning wellbeing initiatives.
• Access to many other benefits, including lifestyle discounts, emergency loans, eyecare vouchers, mental, wellness, financial and legal support.
• An award winning, fun and rewarding culture where you make a genuine difference to patients and healthcare teams every day.

The role

This is your chance to lead a finance team, driving process improvements while delivering exceptional financial reporting and partnering with stakeholders to fuel business growth. If you thrive on challenge, move fast, and never settle for 'okay', this role offers the autonomy and impact you're looking for. This role is for someone ready to grab an opportunity and run with it. If this feels like the challenge you’ve been waiting for get in touch.

Who we need

You're a qualified accountant with proven leadership experience who brings technical excellence and forward thinking in equal measure. You can translate complex financial data into clear insights that drive decisions, whilst building strong relationships across the business. Organised yet adaptable, you prioritise ruthlessly and deliver under pressure. You'll challenge assumptions, support your team to excel, and inject the energy and momentum needed to keep things moving. Above all, you're someone who calls it, backs it, and owns it—bringing both accountability and empathy to everything you do.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you:

• You're a brilliant self-starter.
• You set high standards and never settle for "good enough."
• You love teaming up, but equally comfortable working independently.
• You’re ready to make a difference in healthcare.
• You're not afraid to speak up, ask questions and challenge the status quo.
• You thrive on challenge, moving forward, and are happy to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Who are Spirit

We're challengers on one mission: make health easy.

We build smarter medicines management, digital monitoring, and patient education tools that improve patients’ life and simplify work for clinicians. Trusted by the NHS for over 15 years, we are scaling.

Through Spirit Health Foundation, we're extending that mission to underserved communities globally. Early detection. Better access. Healthier lives for all.

Back-to-back rating as #1 health & social care employer (Best Companies), we’re only getting started.

With big ambitions and global impact, we need brilliant people to help us deliver.

Our hiring process is fast, fair, and fearless. We ask great questions, give real challenges, and move quickly, so you’ll always know where you stand.

Think you’ve got the Brilliance, Family, and Vigour to match? Click apply. Let’s make health easy, together.

Closing date for applications is 09 January 2026.

Any questions? Email [e-mail].

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland.

We are an equal opportunity employer.