Senior Contracts and Finance Manager | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cambridge is seeking a Contracts and Finance Manager to oversee management and reporting of contracts and associated budgets. The role involves leading a finance team, managing procurement for the BEM department, and acting as the key advisor for budget matters. The successful candidate will have solid management experience, particularly in a financial context. This position offers exciting benefits, including flexible working arrangements and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Reduced cost transportation

Flexible work arrangements

24/7 hot food availability

Qualifications

• Experience managing contracts and associated budgets.
• Strong leadership skills to manage a finance team.
• Ability to collaborate closely with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract information updates and manage procurement.
• Lead and manage a team of finance administrators.
• Ensure proper auditing and stocking of BEM stores.

Skills

Team management

Financial oversight

Procurement management

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the update of relevant contracts information and manage the procurement of all the BEM department contracts.
• Manage a team of Finance Administrators, a Stores Supervisor and Stores persons responsible for all budget and transactional activities within the BEM department.
• Ensure the BEM stores are adequately stocked and audited in line with service requirements.
• Work closely with the hospital engineers and their teams to facilitate robust budget management and provision of accurate and quality data.
• Act as key person in all matters pertaining to management of the BEM budget and contracts and serve as key advisor and point of contact to the Associate Director Estates and Facilities – Buildings, Maintenance and Engineering on these issues.

Our Trust

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’s priorities focus on a quality service that is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, CUH’s 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, dealing with rare or complex conditions 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 value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Visa and Immigration

• Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full‑time permanent contract unless you have:
  • applied for a Graduate visa
  • or successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
  • or the Trust has agreed to sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

Application Deadline

The advert will close at midnight on 4 January 2026. This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.

Interviews

Interviews are due to be held on 19 January 2026.

Benefits

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 currently 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 and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

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.