Job title: Finance Manager (Fees & Costings)
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Location: Chesterfield, Head Office (Hybrid - Some travel required)

WHO WE ARE

We’re one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK today – and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives. Our support is dynamic, person-centred and fulfilling, so people can enjoy a flourishing life. We deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.
We’re very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in by ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025’.

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Business Partner the Business Development team with costing new and existing schemes / fee packages
• Document, standardise and automate costing processes across multiple legal entities
• Utilise CareCubed software for pricing analysis and to evidence increase requirements
• Identify legacy fee issues and opportunities
• Business Partner the Credit Control function to support timely query resolution
• Provide support, coaching and development to a small team, supporting with uplift process and reporting
• Support annual uplift negotiations with funding authorities
• Ensure standardisation of revenue and uplift recognition and reporting across Regions
• Seek best revenue recognition & costings practice across Group to improve data integrity and to drive process standardisation
• Identify increased care requirement, contingency or PBS input and ensure funding agreement is sought and reflected in agreed fees
• Reconciliation of different revenue streams vs invoice value and cash received identifying issues and appropriate resolutions
• Align costings to approved Business Cases, identify risks/opportunities and any variances that will impact profitability
• Identify opportunities to improve P&L performance

Requirements for this role:

• Accountancy qualification – studying towards or qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Proficiency in financial systems and advanced MS Excel.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset
• Proven history of implementing and improving systems/processes
• Excellent communicator with the ability to succinctly summarise financial information in an easy-to-understand manner for various stakeholders
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work cross functionally with both finance and non-finance.

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Business Partner the Business Development team with costing new and existing schemes / fee packages
• Document, standardise and automate costing processes across multiple legal entities
• Utilise CareCubed software for pricing analysis and to evidence increase requirements
• Identify legacy fee issues and opportunities
• Business Partner the Credit Control function to support timely query resolution
• Provide support, coaching and development to a small team, supporting with uplift process and reporting
• Support annual uplift negotiations with funding authorities
• Ensure standardisation of revenue and uplift recognition and reporting across Regions
• Seek best revenue recognition & costings practice across Group to improve data integrity and to drive process standardisation
• Identify increased care requirement, contingency or PBS input and ensure funding agreement is sought and reflected in agreed fees
• Reconciliation of different revenue streams vs invoice value and cash received identifying issues and appropriate resolutions
• Align costings to approved Business Cases, identify risks/opportunities and any variances that will impact profitability
• Identify opportunities to improve P&L performanc

Requirements for this role:

• Accountancy qualification – studying towards or qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Proficiency in financial systems and advanced MS Excel.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset
• Proven history of implementing and improving systems/processes
• Excellent communicator with the ability to succinctly summarise financial information in an easy-to-understand manner for various stakeholders
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work cross functionally with both finance and non-finance