Zohaib Alam

Lead strategic and operational finance functions for the Corporate Hub Senior Leadership Team, consolidating and managing in-year and multi-year multi-million-pound budgets.

Deliver complex Spending Review submissions utilizing advanced scenario modelling, trend analysis, and strategic efficiency planning.

Provide high-level financial oversight and clear strategic insights within senior governance forums, strategy groups, and executive committees to support resource prioritization.

Drive cost control initiatives and identify process improvements to align departmental performance expectations with overarching institutional goals.

Directed forward-looking FP&A and institutional planning for three national Spending Reviews, securing a 15% budget increase to £8.9bn for the UK's primary research funding body.

Managed organisation-wide financial risks, funding constraints, and cost pressures proactively to ensure long-term financial sustainability.

Served as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the UKRI SHARP cloud-based Oracle Fusion Finance & HR system rollout, driving process optimization, automation, and operational resilience.

Partnered cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, commercial teams, and external collaborators to resolve complex budgeting and financial compliance issues.

Oversaw total financial supervision and cost control for the division, acting as a trusted liaison between the divisional director, senior clinicians, and service managers.

Partnered proactively with operational leadership to align complex clinical resources with budgetary targets, ensuring continuous financial stability and regulatory compliance.

Translated complex operational data into clear, actionable financial reporting packs to guide senior executive decision-making and performance assessment.

Collaborated closely with the Divisional Accountant and senior management to deliver a responsive, customer-centric finance service, offering both strategic support and constructive challenge.

Managed the production and consolidation of clinical budget reports, proactively investigating budget variances, identifying cost pressures, and executing corrective actions.

Led, motivated, and cross-trained junior financial staff to build team capacity, ensure adherence to tight monthly reporting timelines, and support succession planning.

Prepared monthly Director-General and Directorate financial reports for Corporate Services and the Private Office, analyzing spend trends and key variances to mitigate group risks.

Designed and executed a comprehensive program of engagement across directorates alongside the Group Business Partner, significantly strengthening institutional understanding of forecasting exercises.

Identified procurement, billing, and operational bottlenecks, driving localized process improvements to increase transparency and financial discipline.

Produced monthly management accounts within strict timetabled parameters, overseeing annual budgeting, income deferrals, year-end accruals, and target tracking.

Analyzed commercial trust projects, monitored creditor payments, tracked savings, and generated monthly activity statistics for the Head of Private Patients.