Principal Finance Manager

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Tyneside; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in North Tyneside is seeking an experienced finance professional to support its financial management team. The role involves managing a section of financial services, advising on complex financial issues, and contributing to strategic financial planning. Ideal candidates will be CCAB qualified and possess exceptional interpersonal and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountants with substantial experience in financial management.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills.
• Experience in managing conflicting interests professionally.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial management section providing high quality financial services.
• Lead teams in monitoring strategic direction and operational processes.
• Advise on complex and sensitive financial issues.
• Provide financial and business planning advice and corporate reports.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

CCAB qualification

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to join our busy and dynamic financial management team. The post will support the chief finance manager in providing a professional high quality financial management accounting service to several specialties. This involves coordinating the operational financial management section providing financial and business planning advice as well as investigating and advising on highly complex and sensitive financial issues.

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Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of a Financial Management section in providing a professional, high quality financial management accounting service.
• Plays a leading role in both Business Unit and Trustwide teams in determining and monitoring strategic direction and operational processes.
• Responsible for investigating and advising on highly complex and sensitive financial issues.
• Provides financial and business planning advice and corporate reports to ensure financial controls are maintained in line with Corporate Governance requirements.
• Ensures statutory accounts & returns are accurate and meet agreed timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.
• Contributes to the medium term financial strategy of the Trust and to the objectives of the Business Units.
• Responsible for the management of a complex financial management section within the acute sector of the NHS.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountants and substantial relevant experience working in a financial management environment.
• You will have excellent interpersonal, communication, presentations, analytical and people management skills and have experience of dealing with difficult situations and the ability to handle conflicting interests in a positive and professional manner.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust, engaging, enabling and empowering others, using coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and facilitating team working across departments and boundaries.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025