Job responsibilities
The opportunity
This is a newly created senior finance role offering a broad and varied portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Business Partnering, you will provide leadership across financial planning, management reporting and business partnering, while managing a small team of finance professionals.
You will be a credible, confident finance leader, who is able to operate effectively at senior levels, exercise sound judgement, provide clear financial insight in a complex and fastpaced environment and work closely with the Executive Team, Finance & Corporate Planning colleagues and senior stakeholders both across the organisation and externally with the DHSC.
What you’ll be doing:
- Provide oversight of the organisation’s financial management and planning activities
- Lead the preparation of corporate financial reports, with appropriate senior oversight
- Deliver robust financial management, forecasting and reporting for administrative budgets, including business partner support to directorates
- Support the annual budgetsetting process and development of the business plan.
- Provide support on ad hoc commissions from the Department of Health & Social Care, including headcount and spending reviews
- Work closely with the resourcing team on workforce planning and forecasting
- Lead the timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts, ensuring highquality and insightful reporting
- Support project managers in developing business cases, including investment appraisal, pricing and product development
- Provide deputy cover for the Head of Financial Planning and Business Partnering as required.
What you’ll bring
- CCAB accountancy qualification (i.e. ACCA, CAI, ICAEW, ICAS or CIPFA), or equivalent seniorlevel experience
- Proven experience of leading, managing and motivating a team
- Strong technical financial management and accounting expertise
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information and provide clear, practical solutions
- Experience of financial management within the NHS or wider public sector
- Strong business partnering capability, with experience of influencing senior stakeholders
- Experience of producing and presenting clear, highquality financial reports and analysis
- Sound knowledge of NHS and public sector financial frameworks, systems and processes are desirable but not essential
- Strong understanding of management accounting techniques, including forecasting, budgeting, costing, investment appraisal and pricing
About Us: NHS Resolution is an arm’s-length body of the Department of Health and Social Care. We provide expertise to the NHS on resolving concerns and disputes fairly, sharing learning for improvement, and preserving resources for patient care. Our main functions include Claims Management, Practitioner Performance Advice, Primary Care Appeals, and Safety and Learning.
What We Offer:
In return, we offer a role that is rich in variety and purpose. You will be joining a values-led organisation with a strong sense of mission and a commitment to learning and inclusion. You will have the chance to shape how we work, influence decisions that affect the wider health system, and make a tangible, meaningful difference to our workforce and the people we serve.
When joining the NHS family, there are a wealth of savings, discounts and support you will be able to access.
- 24 hours employee assistance programme from Health Assured (EAP)
- Eye care vouchers for Specsavers.
- Health service discounts.
- Blue Light card, a discount service for the emergency services and the NHS.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket loan scheme.
To apply please provide us with a supporting statement explaining exactly what you will bring to this role and how you meet the essential criteria in terms of your background, experience and career achievements to date. As well as your CV listing detailed work history and job responsibilities.
We recognise that some candidates may wish to use AI to support their application. We do not prohibit such use but please clearly indicate in your application where you have used AI.
Closing date: 6th April 2026
You must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you require a Visa, NHS Resolution is currently unable to support sponsorship requests.
Candidates can be based across England, work from home or on a hybrid basis from our Leeds offices.
