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Senior Finance Assistant

United Kingdom, Chertsey Employment contract · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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Senior Finance Assistant Location: Chertsey/chester/Normanton Foodbuy (NHS Supply Chain Contract) | Compass Group UK & Ireland Foodbuy is one of the UK’s leading food procurement organisations, managing over £2bn of spend across a diverse client base including NHS Supply Chain. We partner with some of the UK’s largest organisations to drive value, manage cost, and deliver strategic procurement solutions. We’re now looking for a Senior Finance Assistant to join our team supporting a key NHS Supply Chain contract. This is a commercially focused finance role where you’ll play a critical part in driving financial performance, identifying savings opportunities, and supporting operational decision-making. The Role Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will provide end-to-end financial support across a high-profile contract, working closely with operational, procurement, and client stakeholders. You’ll be at the heart of financial performance management – producing insightful analysis, validating savings, and ensuring accuracy across reporting processes to help maximise value delivery.

Job Responsibility

  • Produce detailed monthly savings analysis in line with open book contract requirements
  • Validate and reconcile client and supplier data to identify savings opportunities and challenge anomalies
  • Deliver clear financial insight to support operational and commercial decision-making
  • Partner with internal teams and client stakeholders to drive cost efficiencies
  • Support month-end close, ensuring revenue and costs are accurately reported
  • Prepare monthly business reviews and contribute to commercial strategies
  • Manage accruals, prepayments, and core management accounting processes
  • Track actual costs and savings against agreed targets and report to client standards
  • Act as a finance lead in meetings with internal teams and client contacts
  • Support resolution of supplier queries and billing processes
  • Build strong relationships across finance, procurement, and account management teams

Requirements

  • Highly numerate with strong analytical capability
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIF, INDEX/MATCH)
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial insight clearly
  • Confident working with stakeholders and challenging data where needed

Nice to have

  • Experience with SAP
  • Studying towards a professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a continuous improvement mindset

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