About the role

Overview

Field Based, 99999

Full Time

30,000.00 GBP Annual

26 July 2026

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Operational Finance Support

Joining our growing team, you will work in a Hybrid capacity with 2 days per week at a site based within the North West/North East region.

Please note travel is required across services within these regions and the postholder must hold a Driving License.

You will work full time, 37.5 hrs per week.

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Operational Finance Support, you will support, train and govern the site administrators for the part of their role which interacts with Finance.

Main duties will include training and supporting new and existing site admins, ensuring processes and policies are adhered to and daily, weekly and monthly KPI’s are met. You will provide a professional and efficient service to both the finance functions as well as our hospitals.

A key part of your role will be understanding the pressures of the site administrators and ensuring that finance integrates seamlessly whilst ensuring we have effective controls.

In addition, you will be responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships between our hospitals and our various finance teams, and provide cover for absence where necessary.

Key Responsibilities

· Training and supporting new and existing site administrators

· Ensure accurate information is provided for our Accounts receivable function

· Ensure that the payroll information provided and the systems that are relied upon for payroll are accurate

· Support the sites to understand and follow our purchase ledger policies

· Support the sites so that they understand how to fully reconcile their petty cash and service user monies

· Provide assurance that sites are 100% audit compliant

· Liaise with all finance functions and internal audit to understand areas where additional training is needed

· Deliver on a set of KPI’s on site performance across all of their responsibilities to provide visibility on effective working practices and controls

· Implement new and amended existing working practices / policies to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness

· Be visible at site through in person visits

· Facilitate meetings both remotely and at site

· Provide effective feedback and recommendations to the day to day running of finance to continue to improve working practices with sites

· Build effective working relationships with various stakeholders

· Support the adoption of new systems and processes

· Support communication and message handling from finance to sites

· Provide cover for absence at sites should that be required

· Identify and deliver on any efficiencies and report / track on any value created

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

· Salary up to £30,000 per year DOE

· Expert supervision & support