Senior Contracts and Finance Manager

Health Jobs UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Cambridge is seeking a Contracts and Finance Manager to oversee contract management and associated budgets. You will lead a finance team and ensure effective financial reporting and budgeting. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in contracts management, financial processes, and team leadership. This role offers various benefits, supporting a work-life balance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Flexible working arrangements

Reduced cost bus travel

Staff café with free refreshments

Qualifications

• Experience of contracts management including performance management of contracts.
• Experience of financial management processes and reconciliation of contracts expenditure accounts.
• Budget responsibility and management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of contracts and associated budgets.
• Lead a team of finance administrators.
• Serve as the key adviser for BEM budget and contracts.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel

Presentation skills

Capable of working in a demand-driven service

Education

Degree in property/estates management or business, contracts and financial management

Job description

Job Summary

As Contracts and Finance Manager, you would professionally and accurately oversee the management of contracts and associated budgets and ensure accurate and timely monitoring and reporting of all expenditures against the contracts and budgets.

You will oversee the update of relevant contracts information and manage the procurement of all the BEM department contracts.

You will manage a team of Finance Administrators, a Stores Supervisor and Stores persons responsible for all budget and transactional activities within the BEM department.

You will ensure the BEM stores are adequately stocked and audited in line with service requirements.

You will work closely with the hospital engineers and their teams to facilitate robust budget management and provision of accurate and quality data.

You will act as key person in all matters pertaining to management of the BEM budget and contracts and to act as key advisor and point of contact to the Associate Director Estates and Facilities - Buildings, Maintenance and Engineering on these issues.

Main Duties of the Job

• Oversee the management of contracts and associated budgets and ensure accurate and timely monitoring and reporting of all expenditures against the contracts and budgets.
• Update relevant contracts information and manage the procurement of all the BEM department contracts.
• Lead a team of finance administrators, a stores supervisor and stores staff responsible for all budget and transactional activities within the BEM department.
• Ensure BEM stores are adequately stocked and audited in line with service requirements.
• Collaborate closely with the hospital engineers and their teams to facilitate robust budget management and provision of accurate and quality data.
• Serve as the key adviser and contact for all matters relating to the BEM budget and contracts with the Associate Director Estates and Facilities – Buildings, Maintenance and Engineering.

About Us

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the Trust focuses on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission, the Trust values Together, Safe, Kind, Excellent are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. CUH provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services for a regional, national and international population. CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We welcome applications for all positions irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, or social economic background.

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, if you are a Student visa holder, you will not be able to offer a full‑time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or successfully completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

The advert will close at midnight on 4 January 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 19 January 2026.

Benefits to You

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station. We also subsidise parking on site for eligible staff. Hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. We recently launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in property/estates management, or business, contracts and financial management disciplines or equivalent.

Desirable

• Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Management or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of contracts management including performance management of contracts.
• Experience of leading, negotiating and delivering robust contracts.
• Experience of financial management process and the reconciliation of contracts expenditure accounts.
• Experience of developing information resource, and policy and procedures.
• Experience of project planning to achieve deadlines.
• Budget responsibility and management.
• Previous contracts management work experience at a management level.
• Line management, recruitment and performance management.
• Experience of working with staff and management at all levels including senior management.

Desirable

• Contracts and budget management within NHS.

Knowledge

Essential

• A sound understanding of contracts procurement and administration.
• Understand and be able to work through the concepts and techniques for budgeting and financial planning, projected contract cost and actual expenditure, variance analysis and financial reporting.

Desirable

• Detailed knowledge of NHS standards and guidance.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Good knowledge of key office software applications including Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Capable of working in a demand‑driven service.
• Presentation skills.

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the [website]. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer Details

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Addenbrookes Hospital – Division Corporate, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ

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