Principal Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst

Job Title                     Principal Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst

Function:                   Finance & Trading

Location:                   Nottingham/Alfreton/Hybrid

Contract type:           Fixed Term Contract until 31^st December 2026

Salary:                        £46,524 with potential to rise to £54,735 over 3 years

Closing Date:            Wednesday 8^th April 2026

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

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Principal Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst who will be a key member of the Finance Team, providing the focal point for the consolidation of monthly financial figures for publication in the Executive Team Finance pack (e.g. profit and loss), liaising with many other Finance colleagues to ensure accurate, insightful and timely management information is produced.  In addition, the post holder will play a pivotal role in the forecasting and analysis of sales and margin, and consolidating the overall company financial position

Every day you will … 

• Act as the focal point for the consolidation of the monthly financial figures for review by the Executive Team.
• Coordinate and support production of a full profit and loss forecast every quarter.
• Coordinate and present detailed, insightful sales and margin analysis on a rolling monthly basis, whilst providing key decision support to the leadership team
• Play a leading role in the production of the annual capital and revenue business plan for NHS Supply Chain
• Advice the business on complex sales, margin and pricing issues demonstrating an awareness of impacts on other areas of the business.
• Deputise for the Financial Planning and Reporting Lead in their absence.
• Ensure all required business materials are produced, presented, and discussed with internal and external stakeholders, both ad hoc and as part of the regular reporting process.
• Lead on development and implementation of financial improvement initiatives.

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 recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA or CIAEW) would be an advantage
• Experience of implementing financial improvement initiatives across a complex organisation
• Providing operational and strategic decision support to Director level stakeholders
• Extensive experience in business partnering with the ability to communicate at all levels of an organisation and develop and maintain key relationships with external stakeholders
• Extensive experience in complex financial modelling
• Ability to work on own initiative and set the direction for team, with a positive can-do attitude.

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk 

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.

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