Band 8a Senior Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this Senior Finance Business Partner role within the Financial Management team, you will lead financial performance across clinical services and partner with clinical and operational leadership. You’ll provide business-focused financial advice, challenge day-to-day decisions, and identify cost savings to optimise resource use. You will manage a team, contribute to organisational financial objectives, and support Trust-wide projects. This is a chance to influence finance strategy in a large NHS trust with a strong focus on value and patient outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working
• Permanent contract
• Band 8a salary
• Full-time role
• Supportive, values-driven culture
• Professional development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead financial specialist for the Group and support the Deputy Director of Finance
• Provide business-focused financial guidance and build stakeholder relationships
• Identify cost savings and productivity opportunities
• Lead a team, including recruitment, development, and performance management
• Coordinate month-end processes and reporting
• Support Trust-wide projects and initiatives
• Develop divisional financial performance reports and present to budget holders
• Deliver training and development for Finance and Information Department staff and non-financial managers

Key requirements

• CCAB qualified accountant
• Educated to degree level
• Continued professional development and professional registration
• Full working knowledge of General Ledger system and related software
• High level computer literacy

• Interpersonal and influencing skills
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Leadership and team management
• Management accounting
• Forecasting, modelling, trend analysis
• Service line reporting and patient-level cost information

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