Finance Coordinator

CF is a leading consultancy dedicated to making a lasting impact on health and healthcare. We work with leaders and frontline teams to improve health, transform healthcare, embed life science innovation and boost growth through investment.  

Our consultancy serves the entire healthcare sector, from healthcare systems and life sciences to health tech and sector suppliers. CF’s multi-disciplinary team provides end-to-end services, spanning strategy, finance, performance, organisational improvement, data and digital.  

As an inclusive and values-driven organisation, we are committed to excellence and are honoured to have received multiple industry awards. With unmatched access to UK healthcare data and specialist data science expertise, our consultants are a driving force for delivering positive and meaningful change.  

Role summary  

The Finance Coordinator is a key role within our finance function responsible for supporting the Head of FP&A in the financial management of the company.  

Key responsibilities include supporting our outsourced finance provider with bookkeeping, supporting end of financial year close down processes, and managing documents and data in an organised way. Additionally, the role require will require significant time spent being connected with our wider CF team, including working with other corporate team coordinators as well as the wider business to resolve their finance queries.  

This is a dynamic, high-impact role that requires both strong financial acumen and the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights that support the business's broader objectives. As a member of the corporate team of CF, clear communication and strong interpersonal skills are essential, role modelling the leadership behaviours we are committed to at every level of the company. When working with colleagues in CF, clients, suppliers, and people seeking to engage CF, professionalism, kindness, diplomacy and professionalism are essential qualities.  

These attributes form part of the four CF values and associated behaviours that apply to all staff and create a point of commonality. Upholding these values and behaviours is critical to our being the diverse and inclusive team that makes CF a great place to work. The four values and associated behaviours are set out below:   

Be connected 

We are known, we are trusted 

What we do 

• We meet our clients on their terms, in their environment 

• We develop first-hand understanding 

• We are reliable 

• We socialise with colleagues and clients 

• We recognise individual strengths and talents 

• We get to know people inside out 

• We cultivate a network  

Uphold standards 

Committed to our clients, professional in our approach 

What we do 

• We know what consulting excellence looks like 

• We adopt and adhere to best-in-class approaches 

• We seek diversity and understand its value 

• We leverage the talent of the CF team and our clients 

• We act with integrity and preserve confidentiality 

• We manage client and company resources cost-effectively  

• We hold each other to account for the standards we agree 

Inspire change 

Respected experts, sparking conviction 

What we do 

• We are knowledge seekers 

• We hunt for innovation and translate it into practice  

• We deal in solutions 

• We collaborate and expect to contribute our point of view 

• We understand conflict is essential and we face it 

• We are passionate about our impact and the value we create 

• We build a positive reputation for ourselves and for CF 

Create the future

Embrace fear, aspire to be better 

What we do 

• We believe we all grow with effort, learning and persistence 

• We celebrate success with pride  

• We learn and adapt when we lose 

• We spot and create opportunities 

• We act fast and mobilise others 

• We take responsibility for ourselves 

• We develop each other through apprenticeship and mentoring 

Requirements, responsibilities and duties 

The requirements, responsibilities and duties of the role will include, but are not limited to: 

 Financial Administration 

• Work with our outsourced finance provider in their bookkeeping responsibilities, including posting journals, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, VAT payments and management accounts preparation 

• Support month end and year end closing processes, including the preparation of monthly management accounts for internal reporting with commentary and variance analysis  

• Manage the financial mailbox and respond to queries promptly, ensuring excellent communication with colleagues and external partners 

• Ensure all financial documentation is stored securely and is easily accessible for audits 

• Support the Head of FP&A with the annual audit, providing the auditors with requested documentation or answering queries 

• Work with budget holders to prepare annual budgets and monitor actual expenditure, highlighting variances and preparing reforecasts 

Debtor Management: 

• Raise accurate invoices for clients in a timely manner, adhering to contract instructions and invoicing schedules, and sending to client procurement teams 

• Manage our accounts receivables ledger, sending payment reminders and chasing overdue invoices, and escalating where necessary 

• Build relationships with client procurement teams to resolve any debtor queries efficiently 

• Look to reduce our order to cash cycle time through process enhancement  

Supplier Management: 

• Build relationships with supplier procurement teams to respond to any payment queries efficiently 

• Track and manage the invoice approval process, ensuring invoices are allocated to the right budget and authorised by the appropriate person within agreed timelines 

• Upload invoices into our accounting software in preparation for payment runs 

• Review and approve payment runs to be carried out by our outsourced finance provider 

Expense Management: 

• Monitor and track employee expense submissions, ensuring all claims are submitted within deadlines and adhere to the company expense policy 

• Review expense claims for accuracy and proper documentation of receipts 

• Follow up with employees to resolve discrepancies, missing receipts, or incomplete claims in a timely manner 

• Export expense reports to accounting system, ensuring compliance to UK VAT rules 

Flexible working 

We have a hybrid-working policy, team members need to be physically together with other team members for a minimum of four days a week.  

In addition, for up to four weeks a year each member of staff can work entirely virtually. This should be agreed with the CEO and CPO. 

Mandatory:  

• Part-qualified accountant (working towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or overseas equivalent) or open to working towards this.  

• Some experience in a finance or accounting-related role, ideally with exposure to month-end processes. 

• Strong understanding of financial reporting, VAT returns, and expense tracking. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and knowledge of accounting software packages 

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large volumes of data. 

• Excellent organisational and time management skills. 

• Strong communication skills with the ability to support team members across different functions. 

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information. 

• Desire and ability to support in identifying and implementing process improvements in a fast-moving environment. 

• Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff and 30 days/ year for leadership increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year

• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription
• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period
• Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
• Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000
• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
•  Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
•  Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 4 weeks a year
•  An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks
•  Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
•  Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision Express
•  Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
• Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)