Reporting Manager

NHS Supply Chain; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Annual bonus

27 days holiday

Wellbeing leave

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Volunteer leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain is seeking a Reporting Manager to join the Directorate – Financial Control. This hybrid role requires two days per week on-site at the Nottingham or Alfreton offices, with a starting salary of £56,476 rising to £66,443 over three years.

The position involves monthly management reporting, statutory accounting, and balance sheet oversight to support NHS performance and compliance. You will work closely with auditors, deliver external reporting, and continuously enhance reporting

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with several years of experience in financial reporting and accounting.
• Experience in financial reporting and auditing processes.
• Experience with IFRS16 standards and financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate monthly management reporting and financial snapshots.
• Liaise with auditors and respond to queries.
• Support external reporting including statutory accounts, stakeholder updates and ONS submissions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual stakeholder reports.
• Manage balance sheet accounting and reconciliations with accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee payroll reporting and align with financial controls; plan budgeting/forecasting.
• Own month-end timetable and ensure timely delivery of reports.
• Continuously review/report on processes, leveraging new systems for efficiency.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant

Financial accounting

Auditing knowledge

People management

Communication skills

Tools

IFRS16

Job description

Function: Directorate – Financial Control

Hybrid Worker – Expectation is two days per week on site at our Nottingham or Alfreton office

Contract type: Permanent

Closing Date: Wednesday, 4th November 2026

Job Title: Reporting Manager

Salary: Offered on a starting salary of £56,476 with the potential to increase to £66,443 over the course of three years.

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Financial Reporting Manager to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate internal monthly management reporting and financial snapshots to support business performance tracking
• Have a knowledge of IRFS16 standards
• Liaise with auditors and deal with queries they may have
• Support timely decision making through the delivery of external reporting including statutory accounts, stakeholder update and ONS submissions
• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly and annually stakeholders reports
• Manage balance sheet accounting and reconciliations with a strong focus on accuracy and compliance
• Oversee payroll reporting and ensure alignment with financial controls. Prepare balance sheet budgeting and forecasting
• Own and manage month end timetable, ensuring all reporting is delivered accurately and on time
• Continuously review and enhance reporting processes and procedures, leveraging new systems and technologies for improved efficiency.

What can we offer you?

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 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?

• A fully qualified accountant with several years of experience in this role. Practice experience is a bonus.
• Significant experience in financial accounting and audit knowledge
• Technical accounting expertise
• Able to support the implementation of financial systems process changes and enhancements and ensure all changes are effectively implemented.
• Experience with people management.
• Great communication skills with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity 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’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.