Finance Lead - Capital Project

The role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Lead to support a significant capital project focused on an office relocation and redevelopment within a large healthcare organisation. This role will provide dedicated financial leadership across the programme, from early planning through delivery and transition into business-as-usual operations.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will be responsible for ensuring strong financial oversight, clear reporting, and robust commercial and cost management arrangements. You will act as a key finance contact for internal stakeholders and external partners, helping to put in place the financial frameworks required to support successful project delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, reporting and governance for the capital project, ensuring timely, accurate and meaningful information for senior stakeholders.
• Develop forecasts and scenario models to assess the financial impact of changes in cost, scope or delivery timelines.
• Identify and manage financial risks and issues, working closely with the wider project team to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Act as the primary finance interface with external advisors and delivery partners, supporting cost control and value-for-money decision making.
• Prepare financial papers and insights to support executive and board-level discussions.
• Develop and maintain financial models, tools and processes to support effective cost management and change control.
• Support the development of commercial and operational financial arrangements associated with the new office location.
• Contribute to the transition from project delivery to business-as-usual operations, ensuring appropriate financial processes are in place for ongoing facilities and operational costs.
• Ensure alignment with organisational finance policies, procedures and reporting timetables.

About you

You will be a proactive finance professional with experience of supporting complex projects in a fast-paced environment, comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Strong experience in financial business partnering, ideally within capital projects, estates, infrastructure or relocation programmes.
• Solid understanding of cost management, forecasting and financial modelling.
• The ability to operate comfortably at all levels, combining strong influencing skills with senior leaders and trustees with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach which involves "rolling the sleeves up"
• The ability to work independently and provide clear, practical financial insight.
• Experience engaging with external consultants or suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present financial information to senior stakeholders including trustees

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Additional qualifications in construction or project management or experience in project finance, commercial modelling or project delivery are desirable.

Why join?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in a high-profile capital project within a healthcare organisation, working collaboratively across finance, operations and project teams to support a transformative project that will enable the strategic goals. In return you'll work with passionate individuals in a supportive and collaborative environment with market-leading benefits including private healthcare and a bonus and flexile and hybrid working with three days per week required onsite.

We're moving quickly, so please apply today!