Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this Finance Business Partner role, you will provide strategic financial support to service managers and clinical leads within a NHS trust, enabling expenditure control and performance improvement. You will lead planning, budgeting, and reporting processes, and contribute to business cases and service development. The role offers training, progression, and a pathway toward senior finance positions within a collaborative, values-driven team. This is a development role with clear opportunities to grow through the competency framework.

Pay / Benefits

• pension scheme
• holidays
• flexible working options
• hybrid home working
• reduced-hour contracts
• training and progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Coordinate confidential financial advice to Directorates to meet budget and activity targets
• Oversee monthly budget reports and forecasts for Directorates
• Prepare and review financial reports for Trust Board, ICS, NHS England and Directorate Teams
• Support strategic planning, efficiency savings, and service development opportunities
• Lead annual financial planning for responsible clinical and/or corporate areas
• Assist in budget setting and ensure alignment with the Financial Plan
• Produce and appraise business cases with financial analysis
• Monitor costing, benchmarking, and Service Line Reporting information
• Collaborate with Contracting and Tender Management on contract variations and income reconciliation
• Lead and develop the Directorate Finance team and provide coaching
• Deliver education on complex financial issues to non-finance managers
• Ensure CPD and Professional Development requirements are met

Key requirements

• Substantial experience in an accountancy environment
• Experience managing and developing a diverse team
• Experience in financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and reporting
• CCAB/CIMA qualification progress or equivalent
• Strong IT and Excel skills; ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Ability to analyse data and communicate financial concepts effectively
• Experience with NHS costing, costing systems, and Service Line Reporting is desirable
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Flexibility in working hours to meet deadlines

• leadership
• communication (written and verbal)
• problem solving
• Excel advanced; financial Modelling
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Costing and benchmarking

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