Healthcare - Consulting Cost and Productivity Senior Manager

PwC UK, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

About the Role

The Enterprise Operations Transformation Cost and Productivity team sits within the Consulting line of Service. This role is specifically for applicants interested in healthcare projects within the Consulting Cost and Productivity business. Our aim is to support our clients to deliver financial and operational improvements with pragmatic, hands‑on solutions to ensure sustained future success. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful and growing team, with excellent career progression opportunities.

This post can be based in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff or Reading. You will work with high profile healthcare clients in a fast‑paced, highly rewarding environment. You need to have excellent analytical capabilities supported by strong interpersonal skills and tenacity to support the delivery of operational change and financial turnaround/improvement. Your role will involve analysis and report writing, presentations to senior client staff, and working with client staff in hands‑on roles to develop and deliver financial improvement projects. This may involve working operationally and in clinical environments in order to identify savings and implement cost controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, plan and support the delivery of operational improvement projects;
• Develop and implement cost control programmes;
• Assess and test financial positions and forecasts;
• Strategic planning with business case and scenario testing.

The Skills and Experience We Are Looking For

• Must possess an ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA or equivalent qualification (or experience); international candidates qualifying through experience in their home country are welcomed.
• Strong analytical skills (financial and non‑financial) and proficiency in Microsoft Excel; NHS‑specific information analytics desirable.
• Report writing and Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English.
• Previous experience in or exposure to complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong commercial awareness and willingness to participate in marketing and business development.
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable communicating with all levels.
• Previous experience leading teams and delivering projects to completion.
• Proven experience coaching junior team members.
• A commitment to continued personal development.
• Proven project and time management skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a pressured working environment.
• Flexibility to work on diverse projects.
• Experience of NHS desirable but not essential.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility, a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Accounting