# Head of Working Capital > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-working-capital/b083f82d-b645-4339-9c84-ffd7cbac3f1c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-working-capital/b083f82d-b645-4339-9c84-ffd7cbac3f1c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum plus HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T09:30:56.976Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Catford/Lewisham_Greenwich_NHS_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8015344 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8015344?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is one of the Head of working capital role in our Financial Accounts Team, that play a key tactical position to support Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to respond appropriately to a dynamic and complex financial environment. The post holder will report to a Head of Financial account, working as part of a wider dynamic team in delivering an effective working capital service supporting finances and staff across our divisions. ### Main duties of the job The post holder serves as the Trust’s subject matter expert on liquidity and cash flow management. They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of working capital on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that robust systems and controls are in place to monitor, report on, and safeguard the Trust’s liquidity position. This is critical to ensuring that the Trust consistently has sufficient funding to meet its financial commitments. The post holder manages a department covering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, and Overseas Visitors. They provide leadership in developing and enhancing systems and processes across these functions to ensure they are fit for purpose and fully compliant with Trust policies and regulations. Outputs from this department contribute directly to the Trust’s financial management reporting, including performance reporting, the Annual Accounts, and statutory and central returns. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder serves as the Trust’s subject matter expert on liquidity and cash flow management. They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of working capital on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that robust systems and controls are in place to monitor, report on, and safeguard the Trust’s liquidity position. This is critical to ensuring that the Trust consistently has sufficient funding to meet its financial commitments. The post holder manages a department covering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, and Overseas Visitors. They provide leadership in developing and enhancing systems and processes across these functions to ensure they are fit for purpose and fully compliant with Trust policies and regulations. Outputs from this department contribute directly to the Trust’s financial management reporting, including performance reporting, the Annual Accounts, and statutory and central returns. ## Job Details This post is one of the Head of working capital role in our Financial Accounts Team, that play a key tactical position to support Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to respond appropriately to a dynamic and complex financial environment. The post holder will report to a Head of Financial account, working as part of a wider dynamic team in delivering an effective working capital service supporting finances and staff across our divisions. ## Job Description The post holder serves as the Trust’s subject matter expert on liquidity and cash flow management. They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of working capital on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that robust systems and controls are in place to monitor, report on, and safeguard the Trust’s liquidity position. This is critical to ensuring that the Trust consistently has sufficient funding to meet its financial commitments. The post holder manages a department covering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, and Overseas Visitors. They provide leadership in developing and enhancing systems and processes across these functions to ensure they are fit for purpose and fully compliant with Trust policies and regulations. Outputs from this department contribute directly to the Trust’s financial management reporting, including performance reporting, the Annual Accounts, and statutory and central returns. ## Responsibilities The post holder serves as the Trust’s subject matter expert on liquidity and cash flow management. They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of working capital on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that robust systems and controls are in place to monitor, report on, and safeguard the Trust’s liquidity position. This is critical to ensuring that the Trust consistently has sufficient funding to meet its financial commitments. The post holder manages a department covering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, and Overseas Visitors. They provide leadership in developing and enhancing systems and processes across these functions to ensure they are fit for purpose and fully compliant with Trust policies and regulations. Outputs from this department contribute directly to the Trust’s financial management reporting, including performance reporting, the Annual Accounts, and statutory and central returns. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant management experience in the acute healthcare in a position involving responsibility for staff and setting strategic direction - Experience in managing debtors and creditors to maximise the cash flow position - Full understanding of the invoicing and reconciliation processes between Acute Healthcare organisations **Desirable** - Contribution to financial planning, short and long term ### Qualifications **Essential** - CCAB/CIMA Qualified - Degree or equivalent experience - Evidence of continued professional development specialist training in treasury management ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Expert knowledge of the full range of financial accounting processes and procedures - Excellent IT skills, including ability to create comp modelling spreadsheets - Able to acquire data from a number of sources interpret and present conclusions - Very good oral and written communication skills - Knowledge of acute healthcare finance policies guidance **Desirable** - Understanding of liquidity issues attaching Foundation Trust status - VAT knowledge ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 465.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10340455) - [working at lgt (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2533) - [candidates guidance on applying (pdf, 175.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2964) - [candidate guidance on the use of ai (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2978) - [visa and certificate of sponsorship information for applicants (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2936) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.