Finance Manager

Oxford

Full Time

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Expires: 16/11/2026

Band 6

Permanent

About the Role

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the Finance Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Finance Manager.

Work closely with the Senior Finance Team to support the development of a high-performing finance function, ensuring robust financial reporting, effective business support and continuous improvement.

We are seeking someone with:
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
- Experience working within a finance environment, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector.
- Excellent Excel and financial systems skills.
- Strong understanding of management accounting, including budget management, financial forecasting, variance analysis and financial performance reporting
- The ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively and communicate clear to budget managers.
- A proactive approach to improving processes and reporting.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who is AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or qualified by experience and looking to broaden their experience across financial management.

As a Finance Manager, you will play a key role in the Trust’s financial management processes, preparing financial reports, analysing trends, variances and forecasts, and supporting financial planning and budget-setting activities. You will work closely with the Senior Finance Team, budget holders and Directorate Managers to provide financial advice, support the development of financial recovery plans, identify savings opportunities and drive improvements in financial performance. You will also contribute to the development of the finance function through effective staff supervision, robust financial controls and continuous improvement in reporting and service delivery.

Oxford Health is committed to developing finance professionals and helping colleagues achieve their career ambitions. We are proud to be an accredited employer for AAT, ACCA and CIMA, providing a supportive environment for professional study and development.

Our Finance Department has a strong track record of investing in staff, with many colleagues progressing into more senior roles across the organisation. The promotion of the current post holder demonstrates the opportunities available for career progression within the team.

Working for our organisation

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.