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Finance Director

Principal Medical Limited

Bicester, OX26 3HAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

6 November 2026

17 days left

Job description

PML are looking for a Finance Director to start December 2026/January 2027. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team on a permanent and full-t...

The overall financial stewardship, governance, and performance of the business, ensuring robust financial planning, reporting, risk management, and regulatory compliance in both Finance and Information Governance (IG).

A key member of the executive team, providing strategic financial and IG leadership to support commercial development, sustainable growth, profitability, and effective cash flow management. And ensuring the timely delivery of accurate financial and IG insights and analysis, enabling leaders across the organisation to make informed, evidence-based decisions.

  • Member of the Executive Team on the Board
  • Develop and deliver the financial strategy, ensuring it supports the organisations overall business objectives, growth plans and long-term sustainability.
  • People management of the finance and IG teams supporting their development and ensuring strong performance in all areas of the departments

  • Overall responsibility for the finance and IG function operations, including production of timely management accounts, statutory reporting, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis to support decision making.
  • Cash Flow, Funding & Financial and IG Control
  • Safeguard the organisations financial and IG health through effective cash flow management, effective cross organisational IG training, working capital optimisation, robust financial and IG controls and appropriate funding arrangements.

  • Maintain effective financial governance, regulatory compliance and risk management frameworks ensuring adherence to statutory, tax and audit requirements.
  • Lead on company secretarial responsibilities including company insurances and advice on related legal matters.
  • Commercial Leadership & Business Planning
  • Produce creative financial models to facilitate commercial development and business improvement.
  • Working with the Director of People and Culture, provide financial and IG analysis to inform HR policy in relation to vacancies, remuneration, data protection, salary banding and progression, and other performance related reward systems.

PML is a successful not-for-profit, GP-led organisation providing various NHS community and primary care clinical services to patients across Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. We have evolved as a NHS healthcare provider since 2004 and in the last few years have grown significantly, now employing around 300 staff with a turnover of circa £16m. PML holds GMS contracts, as well as being a GP Federation representing circa 50 GP practices covering approximately 650,000 patients.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

Qualifications

Essential: - ACA or equivalent recognised professional accountancy qualification - Essential

Desirable: - Degree level or equivalent - Desirable

Behaviours & Attributes

Essential

  • Collaborative - Essential
  • Decision maker - Essential
  • Challenges constructively as appropriate and with evidence - Essential
  • Integrity and professionalism - Essential
  • Seeks continuous improvement (personal and for the team) - Essential

Experience

Essential

  • Proven track record of strategic financial leadership - Essential
  • Proven track record for financial planning, reporting, governance and risk management- Essential
  • Commercial Decision making - Essential
  • Senior leadership experience Board or SLT level - Essential

Desirable

  • Proven track record of Corporate governance and risk - Desirable
  • Proven track record of working within a complex organisation - Desirable
  • Experience working withing Healthcare sector - Desirable

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Strategic thinking - Essential
  • Analytical - Essential
  • Commercial acumen - Essential
  • Cash management - Essential
  • Regulation and compliance in finance and IG - Essential
  • Financial transformation and process improvement - Essential

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 October 2026

Last checked

20 October 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

PML
Principal Medical Limited

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