Senior Companies Finance Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£70,730 - £70,730
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leeds
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

The Companies Sponsorship Team operates across DHSC's London and Leeds offices and is responsible for overseeing the department's portfolio of government-owned companies. The team provides strategic, financial and governance oversight, ensuring these organisations are well governed, financially sustainable, deliver value for money, and align with departmental priorities.

This role works autonomously within a supportive and collaborative team environment, providing commercial and financial leadership across a varied portfolio of sponsorship, governance and corporate projects. There is scope to tailor aspects of the role to reflect the skills, interests and experience of the successful candidate.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Companies Sponsorship Team contributing to the department's oversight of government-owned companies and supporting the delivery of complex transformation programmes. The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders across government and the opportunity to influence key decisions that support the effective management and performance of organisations delivering key public objectives.

In the Department of Health and Social Care, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you would like to work in, we would love to hear from you.

You will provide strategic financial leadership and shareholder oversight across the department's portfolio of government-owned companies and commercial projects. Acting as a senior representative of the Secretary of State as shareholder, you will play a key role in safeguarding public value, ensuring effective corporate governance, and supporting the successful delivery of company objectives.

Working closely with Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executives and Chief Financial Officers, you will build strong and influential relationships across the portfolio. You will lead the analysis of complex board and committee papers, advising shareholder representatives and senior departmental leaders on strategic decisions, financial performance, governance risks, investment opportunities and matters of public accountability.

This is a high-profile role requiring strong commercial judgement, strategic financial leadership and the ability to operate confidently at Board level whilst balancing shareholder interests, fiduciary obligations and wider government objectives.

For candidates that hold a full Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or equivalent qualification will be eligible for an annual market pay supplement of £5,000.

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