Job overview

Senior Finance Manager - Band 8A

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is part of the One Croydon Alliance with Croydon Borough of South West London CCG, Croydon Council, South London and the Maudsley NHS Mental Health Trust, Croydon GP Collaborative and Age UK.  Both the Trust and the Croydon Borough, SWL CCG have a joint management team who are clear in how they want the wider organisations to work each other to better the healthcare for the communities they serve.

This is a fantastic opportunity join a Trust providing integrated NHS services for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley War Memorial Hospital, in clinics and people’s homes across the borough of Croydon.  As a Trust, we are striving to be at the forefront for how the NHS is trying to change – working in partnership with others to join up services for everyone, from the very young to the elderly. 

Proposed Interview date -10 April 2026

Main duties of the job

Following a restructure in finance, the newly formed leadership team have developed a fit for purpose finance team structure which will increase the support clinical divisions are receiving.  The restructure has resulted in a number of new posts being created and these will play a significant role in the newly defined objectives of the Trust.

You will join a close-knit and friendly organisation where every one of its 3600 members of staff is valued. The Trust strongly believes that their employees are their greatest asset

As a Senior Finance Manager, your key responsibilities will be:

• Making significant contributions to the business planning and financial monitoring processes
• Leading on annual and periodic budget setting
• Overseeing the production of monthly budget statements and variance analysis
• Coordinating the production of financial forecasts

We a Looking for someone with the following attributes:

• Qualified with PQE at senior level within healthcare
• Have experience from either the NHS, public or commercial sectors
• Ability to advise and influence people
• Proven track record of operating at a senior level

What we can offer:

• Flexible working arrangements
• 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (holiday entitlement raises to 33 days with service)
• Excellent training, learning and development opportunities
• Generous pension scheme (including 20.68% employer contribution and a tiered system of employee contribution depending on your salary from 5% to 14.5%).

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.  

These include:
• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:

“Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it”

Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services  

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to “Listening into Action” is new and different.