Senior Finance Assistant

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.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Analytical Focus

• 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

Financial Reporting & Control

• 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

Stakeholder Engagement

• 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

About You

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical finance skills with commercial awareness and the ability to influence stakeholders.

Essential:

• 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

Desirable:

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

Why Join Foodbuy?

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, commercially driven environment where finance plays a key role in delivering client value. This is a great opportunity to step into a more commercially focused finance role, gain exposure to senior stakeholders, and contribute to a high-impact contract.