Senior Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this role you will provide expert financial advice to the Clinical Division and senior Finance leadership, leading month-end close and budget setting while improving processes. You will build strong partnerships with divisional managers and clinicians to manage resources and support Trust-wide financial targets. You’ll manage staff, drive efficiency projects, and shape business cases to deliver value and quality of care. This is an opportunity to influence NHS financial performance within a multidisciplinary, dynamic Trust.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• professional development opportunities
• competitive salary
• involvement in strategic Trust-wide projects
• opportunity to influence NHS financial performance
• supportive multidisciplinary environment

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly financial reporting packs with clear performance insights
• Lead actions to improve divisional financial performance and secure buy-in from operational management
• Forecast monthly activity and expenditure using corporate templates with CSU colleagues
• Identify and mitigate risks and exploit opportunities in financial forecasts
• Develop robust business cases with the finance programme manager and present complex information to stakeholders
• Lead Trust-wide improvement projects and define future processes
• Support divisions to balance financial performance with quality and safety of services
• Act as a discreet, autonomous leader within the finance function and Division/CSU
• Model professional conduct and drive personal development and self-improvement
• Communicate financial information effectively to Management Board and staff groups
• Promote a professional approach to financial consequences of service changes
• Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration to improve efficiency and patient care

Key requirements

• Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB)
• Postgraduate level education or working toward it
• Experience in management accounts, month-end, year-end procedures and forecasting
• In-depth knowledge of NHS finance policies, reporting standards and compliance requirements
• Significant senior-level experience in a finance department
• Ability to analyse technical issues and provide practical guidance to executives
• Strong numeracy and ability to analyse complex data sets
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines
• Excellent communication with diverse stakeholders
• Discretion and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Disclosure and Barring Service check as part of recruitment

• interpersonal skills
• ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of staff and executives
• influencing and negotiating with stakeholders
• management accounting
• month-end and year-end procedures
• financial forecasting and budgeting

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