About the Organisation:
DMC Primary Care is a trusted GP surgery with two locations in South East London, serving the communities around Peckham and Dulwich. Established 25 years ago by Dr Senior Gupta, DMC has grown while staying true to its founding values of compassion, excellence, and personalised care. Our dedicated team of GPs, nurses, and staff provide high-quality, patient-focused services in a welcoming environment.
Brief Synopsis of the Role:
The Finance Manager will provide a comprehensive, accurate, and timely financial management service to DMC Healthcare, supporting the organisation’s delivery of NHS community services and outsourced/insourced secondary care contracts.
The postholder will be responsible for budget setting, monthly management accounts, cash flow management, financial reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, and supporting operational managers with financial decision-making within an agreed governance framework. The role will also manage a small finance team and help ensure that DMC Healthcare maintains and operates within strong financial controls, contract-level reporting, that provides value-for-money across its healthcare services.
This is a hands-on finance role requiring strong technical accounting skills, commercial awareness, NHS-sector understanding, and the ability to work closely and hold to account the operational, clinical, and senior management teams.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Comply with DMC Healthcare policies and procedures, including those relating to confidentiality, information governance, safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety, and financial governance.
Maintain a strong understanding of DMC Healthcare’s NHS service delivery model and the financial requirements of operating as an independent healthcare provider.
Work flexibly to meet the needs of the organisation, including supporting ad hoc projects, tenders, contract reviews, audits, and senior management requests.
Promote DMC Healthcare’s values and contribute to the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality patient services.
Other Responsibilities will include the following…
– Financial management and reporting
– Budget setting, forecasting, and business planning
– Cash flow and working capital management
– NHS contract and commissioner finance support
– Budget-holder support and business partnering
– Team management and leadership
– Financial controls, governance, and compliance
– Systems, processes, and continuous improvement
Job Description PDF: Job-Description-Finance-Manager-2026-2
Minimum Job Requirements:
• Educated to degree level
• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant or qualified by significant relevant experience.
• Relevant accounting qualification or active study towards ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, or equivalent.
• Strong general education, including numeracy and literacy.
• Experience preparing monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Experience managing cash flow, working capital, invoicing, credit control, or payment processes.
• Experience supporting budget holders and explaining financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Experience managing or supervising finance staff.
• Strong experience with Excel, finance systems, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Experience working to month-end and year-end deadlines.
• Experience improving finance processes and internal controls.
Desirable Job Requirements:
• Fully qualified accountant.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of NHS finance, healthcare finance, commissioner reporting, or contract finance.
• Experience in the NHS, independent healthcare sector, community services, diagnostics, outpatient services, or insourced/outsourced clinical services.
• Experience of NHS contracts, commissioner reporting, activity-based income, or healthcare service costing.
• Experience supporting tenders, business cases, mobilisation of new services, or contract profitability reviews.
• Experience working in a multi-site or fast-moving healthcare environment.
How to Apply:
Via the DMC website or click here.