Principal Finance Business Partner

NHS Supply Chain; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare supply organization is seeking a Principal Finance & Benefits Manager to oversee financial management and benefits realization for their Supply Chain Modernisation Programme, managing approximately a £400 million budget. The role includes developing multi-year financial models, forecasting, and ensuring compliance with governance policies. This position offers hybrid working opportunities, generous leave, a comprehensive benefits package, and support for employee development.

Benefits

Hybrid working opportunities

Annual bonus schemes

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

In-house training and external qualifications

Paid well-being leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Discounts on services

Qualifications

• Strong financial management, budgeting, and forecasting skills within large programmes.
• Advanced analytical and modeling capability such as cost modeling.
• Expert knowledge of programme governance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Own the programme’s end-to-end financial management across a ~£400m budget.
• Lead financial forecasting and variance analysis.
• Create and maintain an integrated Benefits Realisation Plan.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Programme governance

Risk management

Job description

Principal Finance Business Partner - SCM/DEL/PFINBP01

Nottingham NG2 4LA, UK

Job Description

Posted Friday 30 January 2026 at 01:00 | Expires Sunday 15 February 2026 at 00:59

Job Title: Principal Finance & Benefits Manager

Function: Supply Chain Modernisation

Location: Nottingham - Hybrid

Type: Permanent (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £75,512 with potential to rise to £88,837 over 3 years

Closing Date: 14 th February, 2026

The Principal Finance & Benefits Business Partner will work with the internal programme team and multiple third-party providers and will be responsible for leading the financial management, benefits realisation, and value optimisation for the Supply Chain Modernisation Programme with ~£400m budget accountability. The role ensures robust financial control, accurate forecasting, transparent reporting, and delivery of measurable programme benefits aligned to strategic programme objectives. The postholder acts as the programme’s expert on financial performance, investment appraisal, and benefits governance, ensuring decision-making is data-driven and return on investment is maximised.

Every day you will.

• Own the programme’s end-to-end financial management across a ~£400m budget, including budget planning, profiling, control, and year-end processes.
• Accountable for developing and maintaining multi-year financial models aligned to programme scope, risks, constraints, and organisational strategy.
• Lead financial forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning to support decision-making.
• Ensure that all financial management practices comply with internal governance, finance policies, and external regulatory standards.
• Monitor and proactively manage financial risks, pressures, opportunities, and the impact of change requests
• Accountable for creating and maintaining an integrated Benefits Realisation Plan and associated measurement framework.
• Accountable for preparing high-quality financial and benefits reporting for programme boards, audit, and external partners, including NHSE and DHSC reporting.
• Collaborate closely with Programme and Project Managers, Workstream Leads, and PMO to provide financial insights that enable effective planning and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, enhance transparency, and strengthen financial control

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work, so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions through annual bonus schemes, long-service awards, and VIP colleague awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being, offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave, allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Strong financial management, budgeting, and forecasting skills within large, complex programmes.
• Advanced analytical and modelling capability (e.g., cost modelling, sensitivity analysis, ROI/NPV).
• Expert knowledge of programme governance, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and integrity.
• Ability to challenge, influence, and guide senior stakeholders.
• Skilled in navigating complexity and ambiguity while maintaining clarity and control.
• Proven experience managing finances of major programmes (typically £10m+).

Want to develop your career withtheNHS Supply Chain? Then apply below orreach outfor an informal discussion about the role in confidencebyemailingus [e-mail]

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, allowing everyone to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career, but your experience doesn’tmatch perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

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