University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), situated in the West End of London, is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom and provides first class acute and specialist services both locally and to patients from throughout the UK and abroad.
We are looking for a Finance Manager to work within the Surgery & Cancer Board.
The post holder will provide financial management support to the Theatres & Anaesthesia Division which comprises of anaesthesia, medical physics and sterile services and has a combined direct expenditure budget of c£76m and 760 WTE. The postholder will also be responsible for the Surgery & Cancer Board Divisional Management.
The post holder will provide financial support and advice to the division meeting both service operational needs and corporate deadlines. This will involve managing day to day financial support to the division and the full monthly financial reporting process. The post holder is expected to work within tight deadlines in a fast paced environment meeting both divisional and corporate requirements.
You will have excellent attention to detail and excellent communication skills (written and verbal) building rapport with various managers and clinicians to support engagement and understanding of the financial position.
The post-holder will have line management responsibility of an Assistant Management Accountant and will report to the Senior Finance Manager.

Provide full financial management support to the divisio
Ensure accurate and timely reporting of the financial position
Conduct detailed variance analysis including underlying analysis
Lead on budget holder meetings to ensure engagement and understanding from budget holders, with the ability to interpret and explain complex financial information (verbally and written) to non-finance staff
respond to budget holder queries in an accurate and timely manner
maintain budgeted and actual establishments
ensure accurate and timely recovery of income
line management responsibility of Assistant Management Accountant
any other ad-hoc duties under the guidance of the Senior Finance Manager, which may include Surgery & Cancer Board wide tasks
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
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 – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• 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 second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH