Band 8B Finance Business Partner job with North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | 13077777

Recruiter: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Location: London, United Kingdom

Salary: £70,387 – £80,465 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research, and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Job Overview: To support the operational and non-operational managers of specified divisions and service lines in delivering their financial strategy and key financial goals through the provision of high-quality financial management, control, and planning services, advice, and support. This involves strategic, organisational, and operational discussion, analysis, and reporting to enable the efficient and effective use of service line resources.

Main Duties of the Job:

1. Provide financial support to the development of divisional FIP/savings plans and monitor the delivery of these plans.
2. Responsible for the preparation and review of business cases ensuring that all costs/income/benefits are fully understood and that decisions on new initiatives are taken with full knowledge of the financial implications.
3. Preparation of annual budgets, focused on service line profitability, including providing challenge to service line assumptions.
4. Responsible for financial negotiations in relation to service line contracts both internally and externally.
5. Enhance and develop the financial analytical support to help managers develop their services in a cost-effective way, particularly the development of planning and monitoring policies and procedures.
6. As a member of a multidisciplinary management team, attend key board and committees and be involved on a daily basis with the operations of assigned service lines.

Working for Our Organisation: The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17 million tests. Our size, scale, and influence offer unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next-level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Person Specification:

Education & Professional Qualifications:

Essential Criteria:

• Professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA).
• Expert knowledge gained through specialist training or experience.
• Evidence of maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification.

Desirable Criteria:

• Degree.
• 3 A levels.
• First-time accountancy examination passes.

Experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Post qualification analytical financial management experience.
• Successful experience of managing teams, including experience of leading management accounting teams.
• Experience of managing budget setting in large and highly complex organisations.
• Experience of producing financial monitoring reports to Senior Management/Directors for large and highly complex organisations.
• Knowledge and experience of financial systems.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of managing and developing financial management teams.
• NHS financial management experience.
• Acute hospital financial management experience.

Skills and Aptitudes:

Essential Criteria:

• Leadership qualities and influencing skills.
• Ability to understand complex situations.
• Ability to work in a professional and positive manner and meet challenging deadlines.
• Able to challenge effectively while maintaining relationships.
• Pro-active, dynamic, and flexible.
• Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve highly complex financial problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines, and prioritize delivering to tight deadlines while managing the demands of senior stakeholders simultaneously.
• Ability to use systems (initially Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise.
• Flexible and able to manage workload to ensure delivery of both regular commitments and support of Trust-wide initiatives.
• Able to influence others and present a coherent case in support of a desired outcome.
• Ability to present and explain complex financial information in a manner that can easily be understood by non-finance managers.
• Ability to analyse areas of work to identify areas which would benefit from continuous improvement.
• Confident in taking decisions when needed yet knowing when to ask for advice/guidance.
• Record of improving processes and reporting in previous roles.

Personal Qualities & Attributes:

Essential Criteria:

• Able to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Flexible team player, willing to ‘roll up sleeves’ where necessary.
• Able to inspire and motivate others.
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Embraces change.
• Resilient to cope with challenge and criticism.

Values:

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.

Covid-19 Vaccination:

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Applicant Requirements:

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to Download:

• Finance Business Partner JD (PDF, 208.4KB)
• Finance Business Partner PS (PDF, 168.6KB)
• Functional Requirement (PDF, 111.5KB)
• Corporate, Admin & Clerical, Other – Benefits, About RFL, Values and Governing Objectives (PDF, 935.8KB)

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please Note:

• Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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