Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-7726-A
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £88,250 - £100,355 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Finance Manager – Capital
NHS AfC: Band 8c
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Job overview
UCLH is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic senior manager to join the friendly and collaborative Strategic Finance team.
The Strategic Finance team oversees the strategy, planning, delivery and financial reporting for a complex capital programme spending between £70m to £100m each year. The programme includes strategic projects (like our new Dementia Research Institute and Neonatal Expansion), innovative transformational projects (like Power Purchase Agreements and Digital Diagnostics) and our Trust-wide replace and refresh programme.
You will be working with the Senior Project Finance Manager to lead the Strategic Finance team of six, with direct responsibility for a team of three. You will also be responsible for effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders who support delivery of the capital programme across the Trust.
This is a key role within the corporate centre of an innovative and forward looking finance team. It is an opportunity to make a real difference to how services are delivered supporting improvements in patient care and for our staff.
Proposed interview date 13th May 2026
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate professional finance qualification (e.g ACA, CIMA, CIPFA), masters qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Project management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work in a large and complex organisation in a finance/commercial role (public or private)
- Significant experience of managing large-scale, high-profile capital projects and programmes
- Substantial experience of working autonomously and independently with senior stakeholders to deliver project objectives
- Experience of developing complex business cases, including high value cases (+£10m)
- Significant experience of capital accounting including leases and IFRS16
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the NHS financial framework
- Experience of managing and procuring professional advisers (e.g. legal and financial)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide stakeholder group, use persuasion and motivational skills to influence key decision making and maintain professional communication at all times when dealing with sensitive and contentious issues.
- Ability to analyse financial data, develop complex financial models and solve complex problems (including modelling of lease transactions)
- Proven ability to present complex data and ideas in a clear and succinct manner – both verbally and in writing.
- Strong political awareness, and evidence of working well within highly sensitive environments
- Ability to work flexibly in an environment with multiple priorities
- Good organisational skills and abilities
- IT Literate (including substantial experience of using Microsoft Excel)
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with Special Purpose Vehicles and Joint Ventures
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tamsin Wallwork
- Job title
- Head of Finance, Strategic and Transactional
- Email address
- [email protected]
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