Finance Lead Capital Project

Altum Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare consulting firm in Greater London is seeking a Finance Lead for a capital project involving an office relocation. This role will provide essential financial leadership from planning through delivery, ensuring strong oversight and reporting. Candidates should be qualified accountants with expertise in financial business partnering, forecasting, and cost management. Benefits include private healthcare and flexible hybrid working arrangements, requiring three days per week onsite.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Bonus

Flexible and hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience engaging with external consultants or suppliers.
• Ability to operate comfortably at all levels and influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, reporting and governance for the capital project.
• Develop forecasts and scenario models to assess financial impact.
• Prepare financial papers and insights for executive discussions.

Skills

Financial business partnering

Cost management

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Excellent communication skills

Education

Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Additional qualifications in construction or project management

Job description

Finance Lead - Capital Project

location: London

practice area: Charity and Public Sector

job type: Fixed Term Contract

salary: Up to £75,000.00 per annum negotiable

We are seeking an experienced Finance Lead to support a significant capital project focused on an office relocation and redevelopment within a large healthcare organisation. This role will provide dedicated financial leadership across the programme, from early planning through delivery and transition into business‑as‑usual operations.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will be responsible for ensuring strong financial oversight, clear reporting, and robust commercial and cost management arrangements. You will act as a key finance contact for internal stakeholders and external partners, helping to put in place the financial frameworks required to support successful project delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, reporting and governance for the capital project, ensuring timely, accurate and meaningful information for senior stakeholders.
• Develop forecasts and scenario models to assess the financial impact of changes in cost, scope or delivery timelines.
• Identify and manage financial risks and issues, working closely with the wider project team to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Act as the primary finance interface with external advisors and delivery partners, supporting cost control and value‑for‑money decision making.
• Prepare financial papers and insights to support executive and board‑level discussions.
• Develop and maintain financial models, tools and processes to support effective cost management and change control.
• Support the development of commercial and operational financial arrangements associated with the new office location.
• Contribute to the transition from project delivery to business‑as‑usual operations, ensuring appropriate financial processes are in place for ongoing facilities and operational costs.
• Ensure alignment with organisational finance policies, procedures and reporting timetables.

About you

You will be a proactive finance professional with experience of supporting complex projects in a fast‑paced environment, comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders.

You will bring

• Strong experience in financial business partnering, ideally within capital projects, estates, infrastructure or relocation programmes.
• Solid understanding of cost management, forecasting and financial modelling.
• The ability to operate comfortably at all levels, combining strong influencing skills with senior leaders and trustees with a hands‑on, delivery‑focused approach which involves "rolling the sleeves up"
• The ability to work independently and provide clear, practical financial insight.
• Experience engaging with external consultants or suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present financial information to senior stakeholders including trustees

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Additional qualifications in construction or project management or experience in project finance, commercial modelling or project delivery are desirable.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in a high‑profile capital project within a healthcare organisation, working collaboratively across finance, operations and project teams to support a transformative project that will enable the strategic goals. In return you'll work with passionate individuals in a supportive and collaborative environment with market‑leading benefits including private healthcare and a bonus and flexile and hybrid working with three days per week required onsite.

We're moving quickly, so please apply today!