Senior Associate – Health System Finance & Cost Efficiency at Emica Consulting
📍 Greater Southampton Area, United Kingdom
James Rimmer is a seasoned financial leader and former NHS CFO with over 20 years of experience managing multi-billion pound budgets. Now a consultant, he helps organizations uncover significant savings in their overheads. He holds a Fellowship from CIMA and an MBA from Solent University.
He is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, contributing his perspective to global thought leadership on management. He also serves on the Bank of Englands Citizens Forum, providing insights into the economy.
Unique fact: He was invited to the Queens Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his leadership in public service.
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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Senior Associate – Health System Finance & Cost Efficiency
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Southampton Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview
How James shows up
Early Adopter
Fast But Thoughtful
Goal-Oriented
They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.
Priorities
Topics James cares about
Healthcare Finance
Spent nearly two decades in the UK's NHS, rising to CFO and Managing Director, overseeing budgets of up to £2.8bn and delivering over £200m in savings.
Cost Optimization
His entire career is focused on helping large organizations reduce indirect costs and find hidden profit in overheads, a core part of his current consulting work.
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Career
Work history
3-2025
Senior Associate – Health System Finance & Cost Efficiency
Emica Consulting
1-2024 - 12-2025
Member - Bank of England Citizens’ Forum
Bank of England
1-2024 - 12-2025
Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
Harvard Business Review
4-2023
Ambassador
The Sustainable Procurement Pledge
7-2022 - 7-2022
Author - Learning From History to Navigate the Choppy Waters of Recession and Thrive
Expense Reduction Analysts – EMEA
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