About this role
Job summary
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-time basis.
This role will be based on site and will be required to visit other PML sites.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Accountabilities
Strategic Financial and IG Leadership
- 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
Financial and IG Performance & Reporting
- 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.
Risk Management, Governance & Compliance
- 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.
Person Specification
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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Principal Medical Limited
Address
Principal Medical Ltd
3 Barberry Place
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 3HA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.principal-medical.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)