Senior Finance Manager and Business Partner

Overview

In this role you will drive robust financial management and reporting across a designated portfolio, aligning budgets with the ICB’s strategic priorities. You will partner with budget holders and clinical/commercial leads to provide timely financial advice and challenge, supporting transformation and financial sustainability. You’ll lead month-end reporting, forecasting, and planning, and contribute to longer-term financial strategy and statutory returns. The role blends financial stewardship with business partnering to optimise value for money across healthcare services. This is a collaborative, impactful opportunity within a values-driven NHS system.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end reporting and forecasting for your portfolio
• Support budget setting and medium-term financial planning
• Prepare information for statutory returns, NHS England monthly returns, FOIs
• Provide financial advice to budget holders and commissioning teams
• Support pathway design, activity modelling, and efficiency planning
• Develop and improve financial systems, processes and reporting tools
• Contract monitoring and financial sustainability initiatives
• Interpret complex financial information and present actionable options to stakeholders

Key requirements

• CCAB Qualified or significant appropriate experience
• Extensive experience in NHS or public sector finance
• Proven track record in budgeting, monitoring and reporting across multiple services
• Experience leading and managing staff in a senior role
• Strong understanding of governance responsibilities in statutory organisations
• Continuing Professional Development in NHS financial accounts policies

• Negotiation and stakeholder management
• Strong numerical and verbal reasoning
• Strategic thinking and problem solving
• Expert knowledge of NHS finance practices and legislation
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Financial reporting and analysis of complex trends

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