Reporting Manager

Job Title: Reporting Manager
Function: Directorate – Financial Control
Hybrid Worker – Expectation is two days per week on site at our Nottingham or Alfreton office
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Offered on a starting salary of £56,476 with the potential to increase to £66,443 over the course of three years.
Closing Date: Wednesday, 4th November 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Financial Reporting Manager to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

This is an exciting opportunity to support and guide the financial reporting team in several areas including both internal and external reporting, technical accounting, and audit.

Every day you will …

Deliver accurate internal monthly management reporting and financial snapshots to support business performance tracking
Have a knowledge of IRFS16 standards
Liaise with auditors and deal with queries they may have
Support timely decision making though the delivery of external reporting including statutory accounts, stakeholder update and ONS submissions
Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly and annually stakeholders reports
Manage balance sheet accounting and reconciliations with a strong focus on accuracy and compliance
Oversee payroll reporting and ensure alignment with financial controls. Prepare balance sheet budgeting and forecasting
Own and manage month end timetable, ensuring all reporting is delivered accurately and on time
Continuously review and enhance reporting processes and procedures, leveraging new systems and technologies for improved efficiency.

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 with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

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 role?

A fully qualified accountant with several years of experience in this role. Practice experience is a bonus.
Significant experience in financial accounting and audit knowledge
Technical accounting expertise
Able to support the implementation of financial systems process changes and enhancements and ensure all changes are effectively implemented.
Experience with people management.
Great communication skills with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Our Inclusive Commitment
At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.