Finance Lead - Maternity Cover - 12 months FTC

The Role: Finance Lead – Maternity Cover – 12-month FTC

The Team: Finance

Hours: Full Time or Part Time

Location: Hybrid* (Head office Nottingham)

Medichecks launched the UKs first direct-to-consumer blood testing company in the UK and created a market where there was none. As well as the continued growth of our B2C business we now see considerable opportunity to grow in the B2B and B2B2C space through our technology platform, Plasma.

Our vision is to be part of everyone’s journey to better health. At Medichecks we’re building a healthcare platform for the future. We’re a team of medics, designers, engineers and communicators who are intent on bringing our vision to life. We’d like to hear from people who want to use their skills and knowledge to improve peoples’ lives and help us create real change in the way that blood testing and insights can be delivered.

Purpose of this role

We are a rapidly growing healthcare technology company delivering innovative SaaS solutions to improve patient care, streamline clinical operations, and enhance data-driven decision-making. As we scale, we are seeking a commercially minded and technically strong Finance Lead to lead our finance function and support strategic growth.

The Finance Lead will lead the finance team in delivering timely and accurate financial information, driving performance analysis, and supporting the business through data-led insights. The role requires strong financial stewardship, experience in acquisitions and group accounting, and advanced analytical skills using Power BI and Excel.

Role and responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the monthly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely financial reporting in line with accounting standards.
• Manage the budgeting and forecasting cycles across all departments, including scenario modelling and variance analysis to inform strategic decisions.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports that deliver meaningful insights to senior leadership.
• Liaise with external auditors and manage the audit process, ensuring readiness and on time delivery.
• Work closely with department heads to track key metrics.
• Oversee group accounting activities, including consolidation of multiple entities and intercompany transactions.
• Support acquisition activity, including financial due diligence, post-acquisition integration, and group reporting alignment.
• Manage and develop a team of three finance professionals, fostering a culture of accuracy, continuous improvement, and accountability.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards to visualise key financial and operational performance indicators.
• Use advanced Excel tools (Power Query, pivot tables, VBA/macros, dynamic arrays) to streamline reporting and automate financial analysis.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial policies, and maintain up-to-date documentation of finance processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across financial operations and reporting infrastructure.
• Contribute to strategic projects such as pricing reviews, contract modelling, cost center profitability.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent
• Proven experience in a Finance Lead or senior finance role within a SaaS or tech-driven business
• Demonstrated experience with acquisitions, group accounting, and financial consolidation
• Advanced Excel and Power BI proficiency, including financial forecasting and data modelling, transformation, and visualisation
• Strong knowledge of SaaS metrics and revenue recognition standards
• Experienced people manager with the ability to lead and develop a small, high-performing finance team
• Commercially aware, analytical, and capable of influencing cross-functional teams with data-driven insights
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership
• Proficiency in Sage 200 or similar financial ERP systems and management of the supplier relationship

Desirable

• Familiarity with healthcare industry regulations and compliance (e.g., NHS frameworks, ISO 13485)
• Exposure to SQL, Power Automate, or system integration tools

How we work

We have adopted a flexible hybrid approach to working in both the office and at home, having seen the benefits of both for everyone during the last year. You will predominantly work from home, but sometimes we will get together to collaborate, or for 121s.

We offer flexible working around our core business hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to offering reasonable adjustments to support you to succeed in our interview and assessment process. So, if we can do anything to make our process more accessible for you, please let us know by contacting a member of our People Team by email to [email protected].

Medichecks Values

Make A Difference

We all share one dream to make blood testing simple so that we can benefit everyone’s health.

We’re not about being overcomplicated; we want to do the right thing (even when it’s not easy) and positively impact people’s health.

Respect Everyone

We’re inclusive, and we treat all people with kindness and respect.

We value everyone’s opinion and go above and beyond to support our colleagues, clients, customers - and anyone else we meet along the way.

Deliver Outstanding

We’re medically led and make evidence-based decisions to ensure we deliver quality services and products.

We’re an ambitious team. We encourage growth and being curious, and we will never (ever) stop learning.

Medichecks people, perks and culture

We are committed to making Medichecks a great place to work and have shaped our people strategy around our colleagues’ feedback and we are continuously reviewing this. As well as a competitive salary and the chance to make a real impact in an organisation, here's a taste of some of the things we offer.

• 25 days of glorious holidays, plus all of the bank holidays
• The option to buy and sell holiday
• Hybrid working- working anywhere from the UK
• Company pension – including salary sacrifice options
• Flexi lunch breaks – grab lunch with a friend or hit the gym
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, as part of our family friendly policies
• Enhanced paid sickness leave
• Free and discounted Medichecks blood tests for you and your family and friends
• Free access to an online GP service
• Free eye tests and flu jabs
• Access to discounts and freebies through our reward platform
• 2 days of paid leave to give some of your time to a charity or community of your choice

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £60,000.00-£70,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No more than 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nottingham NG13 8GF