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Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £64,156 – £71,148 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 08 February 2026
Job Summary
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS, with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5 million in East London and beyond.
The Trust provides a full portfolio of services, including specialist centres for cancer, cardiac, trauma, and emergency care, and is home to the London Air Ambulance. Barts Health also houses one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities, and the new Heart Centre.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CCAB Qualified Accountant to join the finance team. The role is ideal for a driven, self-motivated individual with excellent planning, organisational, verbal, and written communication skills.
This position offers an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist, and complex organisation with strong learning and development prospects.
Main Duties
The Finance Manager will support the Head of Finance (HoF) in delivering all aspects of the service area’s financial management. Key responsibilities include:
Managing a team of accountants to provide day-to-day financial performance support and business partnering
Acting as a senior member of the Financial Management and service area teams
Demonstrating expert accounting and business knowledge, providing analytical support, and presenting highly complex financial information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues
Constructively challenging service area financial and business performance to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
Managing accurate and timely monthly performance reports for agreement with the HoF for board meetings and internal/external corporate reporting
Supporting reported performance with analytical reviews and influencing actions based on findings
The post holder must hold a recognised CCAB or equivalent qualification, have significant financial management experience, and be committed to continuous professional development.
About Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. The Trust is entering an exciting new era, continually striving to improve services for patients while fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and innovative working environment.
The Trust aims to be renowned for excellence in patient safety, delivering harm-free care, and ensuring patients receive care in the right place at the right time. Staff are expected to embrace the WeCare values, promoting inclusion, diversity, and a sense of belonging.
Barts Health particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented at this band.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential):
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Qualified CCAB or CIMA
Experience (Essential):
Continuous financial management experience in one organisation
Staff management, including recruitment and effective team working
Costing services and business case planning
Experience (Desirable):
Previous healthcare experience
Completing an annual business planning cycle
Knowledge (Essential):
Up-to-date knowledge of NHS, organisational challenges, and developments
Costing and monitoring cost improvement programmes
Knowledge of financial controls
Knowledge (Desirable):
Understanding the links between operational and financial performance
Skills (Essential):
Staff management and ability to develop qualified and non-qualified accountants
Analyse complex information and determine appropriate action
Explain complex ideas clearly to non-finance staff
Excellent numerical, written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Ability to build rapport with clinical and operational teams
Other (Essential):
Ability to multi-task and manage priorities
Proactive and self-motivated professional attitude
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to a DBS check.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from Skilled Worker visa candidates are welcome and considered alongside all other applications. Skilled worker applicants must comply with UK Visas and Immigration requirements, including criminal record certificates for overseas residency.
How to Apply
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