Senior Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this role you will partner with senior operational and executive teams to provide strategic financial guidance, drive performance, and influence key business decisions. You will lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning while challenging budget holders to maximise value and ensure quality patient care. You’ll translate financial insight into actionable recommendations and drive improvements across processes and controls. This is a high-visibility opportunity to shape financial strategy in a multisite healthcare-like environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior operational and executive teams to provide financial guidance and commercial support
• Deliver insightful financial analysis to drive performance improvements
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes
• Challenge and support budget holders to maximise financial performance and strategic objectives
• Monitor key financial and operational KPIs, identifying risks and opportunities
• Prepare and present financial reports, business cases, and investment appraisals to senior stakeholders
• Support cost improvement programmes and efficiency initiatives while maintaining patient care
• Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, reporting, and controls
• Act as a trusted advisor translating complex financial information into clear insights

Key requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Significant experience in a Finance Business Partnering role
• Previous multisite experience desirable
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Advanced financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience managing and developing finance team members advantageous
• Strong analytical mindset with a proactive and solutions-focused approach

• stakeholder management
• clear communication
• presentation skills
• advanced financial modelling
• budgeting
• forecasting

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