Principal Finance Business Partner - SCM​/DEL​/PFINBP

Principal Finance Business Partner - SCM/DEL/PFINBP
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Nottingham NG2 4LA
, UK

Posted Friday 30 January 2026 at 01:00 | Expires Sunday 15 February 2026 at 00:59

Job Title:
Principal Finance & Benefits Manager

Function:
Supply Chain Modernisation

Location:
Nottingham - Hybrid

Type:
Permanent (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £75,512 with potential to rise to £88,837 over 3 years

Closing Date: 14 th February, 2026

The Principal Finance & Benefits Business Partner will work with the internal programme team and multiple third-party providers and will be responsible for leading the financial management, benefits realisation, and value optimisation for the Supply Chain Modernisation Programme with ~£400m budget accountability. The role ensures robust financial control, accurate forecasting, transparent reporting, and delivery of measurable programme benefits aligned to strategic programme objectives.

The postholder acts as the programme’s expert on financial performance, investment appraisal, and benefits governance, ensuring decision-making is data-driven and return on investment is maximised.

Every day you will.

• Own the programme’s end-to-end financial management across a ~£400m budget, including budget planning, profiling, control, and year-end processes.
• Accountable for developing and maintaining multi-year financial models aligned to programme scope, risks, constraints, and organisational strategy.
• Lead financial forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning to support decision-making.
• Ensure that all financial management practices comply with internal governance, finance policies, and external regulatory standards.
• Monitor and proactively manage financial risks, pressures, opportunities, and the impact of change requests
• Accountable for creating and maintaining an integrated Benefits Realisation Plan and associated measurement framework.
• Accountable for preparing high-quality financial and benefits reporting for programme boards, audit, and external partners, including NHSE and DHSC reporting.
• Collaborate closely with Programme and Project Managers, Workstream Leads, and PMO to provide financial insights that enable effective planning and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, enhance transparency, and strengthen financial control

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work, so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions through annual bonus schemes, long-service awards, and VIP colleague awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being, offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave, allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.

Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this…