Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this Finance Business Partner role, you partner with operational and clinical leaders to shape services, drive performance and support outstanding patient care. You will provide financial insight, challenge budgets, and lead business cases and service transformation initiatives. You’ll work with Divisional and Directorate teams to inform capacity planning and improve patient access. This is an opportunity to broaden strategic partnering skills and contribute to patient outcomes in a collaborative NHS environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• career development opportunities
• supportive NHS environment
• professional registration support
• training and CPD emphasis
• public sector pension insights

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted financial advisor to operational and clinical leaders
• Provide analysis of financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities
• Support activity, income and demand modelling to inform capacity planning
• Challenge budget holders to meet financial and operational objectives
• Lead and support business cases, investment proposals and service transformation initiatives
• Ensure financial implications are considered in operational and strategic plans
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to diverse audiences
• Promote financial awareness, accountability and continuous improvement
• integrate financial improvements with Service Lines and Divisions strategic plans
• support capacity improvements and efficiency gains from capital projects

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience in financial management and accounting in complex organisations
• Experience working with front-line teams to deliver change and efficiency improvements
• Ability to interpret financial information to inform operational decision-making (demand, capacity, RT)
• Recent CPD with national accounting standards
• Experience liaising with internal and external auditors
• Clinical engagement and awareness of NHS Tariff, contracting and business planning
• Proven track record as a Finance business advisor and using benchmarking to identify opportunities

• strong relationship-building
• influencing and negotiation skills
• problem-solving and analytical thinking
• advanced financial modelling
• data analysis and forecasting
• data visualisation (Power BI)

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