Employer: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Principal Finance Manager
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £53,755 – £60,504 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 13 October 2025
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to join the busy and dynamic financial management team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The role supports the Chief Finance Manager by providing a high-quality financial management accounting service to several specialties. This includes coordinating the operational financial management section, offering financial and business planning advice, and investigating and advising on highly complex and sensitive financial issues.
Candidates must be CCAB-qualified accountants with substantial relevant experience in financial management.
Essential skills include:
Interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong analytical and presentation abilities.
Experience in people management.
Ability to manage conflicting interests professionally.
Main Duties
Manage a Financial Management section, ensuring delivery of high-quality accounting services.
Play a leading role in Business Unit and Trustwide teams, contributing to strategic and operational processes.
Investigate and advise on complex and sensitive financial issues.
Provide financial and business planning advice and corporate reports in line with Corporate Governance requirements.
Ensure statutory accounts and returns are accurate, timely, and legally compliant.
Contribute to the medium-term financial strategy and business unit objectives.
About Northumbria Healthcare
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust manages three major locality hospitals — North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham — as well as smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed.
The trust is known for innovation and quality, including the opening of the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
Working at Northumbria Healthcare offers:
A supportive organisation that values staff experience as highly as patient experience.
A region with clean air, affordable living, vibrant nightlife, excellent schools, and rich history.
This is known as the Northumbria Way. Applicants are encouraged to read the guidance notes before applying.
Job Description & Responsibilities
Manage a complex financial management section within the acute NHS sector.
Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to foster a collective leadership culture across the trust.
Engage, enable, and empower others through coaching and collaboration.
Promote ownership of learning, quality improvement, and team working across departments and organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential):
Professional Accountancy qualification.
Participation in Continuing Professional Development.
Experience (Essential):
Extensive knowledge and experience of financial management regimes and legislation, developed post-qualification.
Professional experience working alongside other qualified accountants, including relevant training and self-study.
Experience (Desirable):
Knowledge of Oracle Financials.
Specialist knowledge of NHS financial regimes and legislation.
Other Requirements (Essential):
Valid driving licence and access to a car for work, or use of a Trust personal lease vehicle.
Reasonable adjustments may be made for disabled applicants.
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered.
Criminal Record Certificates: Required for skilled worker applicants who have lived abroad for 12+ months in the past 10 years.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
How to Apply
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