Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 8 months (until 31st October 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-EOE-19579-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHS England East of England site. You will be expected to attend the office for 40% of your time.
- Town
- Fulbourn
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/02/2026
Employer heading
Finance Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.
Job overview
A Band 8a opportunity is now available within the Specialised Commissioning Finance team based in one of the East of England regional offices.
This post is offered as a full-time secondment contract.
The East of England Specialised Commissioning Finance Team supports the delivery of specialised services across the 6 integrated care boards within the East region and NHS England. The team supports a total budget for delegated and retained services of approx. £2.3bn and operates as part of a multidisciplinary team, working alongside Business Intelligence, Pharmacy, Commissioning and Contract managers and actively promotes system working to ensure best value for money for the East of England population
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
· Support the delivery of timely and accurate reporting of financial performance across the East Region ICBs and NHSE.
· Support in the provision of high-quality financial information, advice and support to the specialised commissioning team across 6 regional ICBs and NHSE.
· Support or Lead on month-end close process according to agreed timescales.
· Support or lead the development and monitoring of provider contracts for the agreed areas of responsibility.
· Work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside Business Intelligence, Pharmacy, Commissioning and Contract managers to support provider contracts and service development.
· Identify and assist in ensuring performance concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
· Support the team’s role in the annual financial planning process.
· Support or Lead on the provision of analytical financial support.
· Support the appraisals of business cases including provision of financial information for the development of business cases and bids
For further information on the responsibilities and scope of the role and the person specification, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document.
Working for our organisation
Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.
Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A Band 8a opportunity is now available within the Specialised Commissioning Finance team based in one of the East of England regional offices.
This post is offered as a full-time secondment contract.
The East of England Specialised Commissioning Finance Team supports the delivery of specialised services across the 6 integrated care boards within the East region and NHS England. The team supports a total budget for delegated and retained services of approx. £2.3bn and operates as part of a multidisciplinary team, working alongside Business Intelligence, Pharmacy, Commissioning and Contract managers and actively promotes system working to ensure best value for money for the East of England population.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Accountant (CCAB or CIMA qualified)
Desirable criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of NHS Finance or broader public sector financial management at an intermediate level for a number of years.
- Extensive experience in financial management (financial planning, budget setting, financial reporting and monitoring, and forecasting).
- Understanding of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHSE and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Evidence of post qualifying continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
Skills and Capabilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex financial and other data to all disciplines
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Equality & Diversity
Essential criteria
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christopher McInerney
- Job title
- Senior Finance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07860 179004
- Additional information
We welcome informal conversations in relation to this recruitment campaign.
Please ensure you meet the essential job specifications before applying.
We plan to hold interviews on 10 February.
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