Finance Manager & Business Partner in Sheffield

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is seeking an experienced and motivated Finance Manager and Business Partner to join our finance team. This is an important role within the finance directorate, supporting the delivery of robust financial management, budgetary control, financial planning and reporting across a designated portfolio of budgets and contracts. Working as part of a professional and supportive team, you will provide high-quality financial advice and analysis to budget holders, commissioning colleagues and contracting leads, helping to ensure resources are used effectively and services are commissioned in line with the ICB's strategic priorities.

As a Finance Manager and Business Partner, you will lead the production of month-end reporting for your portfolio, including forecasting, planning and analysis of complex trends. You will support budget setting, contribute to annual and medium-term financial planning, and help prepare information for statutory financial returns, annual accounts, NHS England monthly returns, FOIs and other key reporting requirements. The role will involve interpreting complex financial information, investigating variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and presenting clear and timely advice to finance and non-finance colleagues.

This is also a business partnering role, working closely with colleagues across the ICB in a matrixed environment to support transformation, value for money and financial sustainability. Depending on portfolio allocation, the role may include areas such as healthcare contracting, individual placements and continuing healthcare, primary care and prescribing, corporate budgets, financial services, capital or estates. You will have the opportunity to support pathway design, contract monitoring, activity modelling, efficiency planning, forecasting and the development of improved financial systems, processes and reporting tools.

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.

Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care services that meet the needs of the local population.

Details:

• Date posted: 30 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: D9133-1091
• Job locations: Eyre Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 3FG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Skills and Competencies:

• Able to advise and constrain senior budget holders over financial issues, persuading them to a certain course of action.
• High level communication skills will be required to engage both NHS Senior Managers and Senior Managers from other organisations in highly complex service development and potentially contentious change issues.
• Able to develop and deliver formal, complex financial presentations to large groups of (often senior) non-finance managers and convey financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
• Able to analyse highly complex problems relating to business case production and analysis; multiplicity of targets/objectives and make judgements regarding allocation of finances.
• Able to make judgements on financial decisions and financial risk where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict.
• Able to plan projects which impact across the department & the organisation; delivery of accounting, financial services over the financial year for own area; prepare plans for financial and people aspects of service provision; contribute to medium term financial strategy.
• Able to negotiate and exercise diplomacy in achieving CCG objectives.
• Able to develop business plans and strategies for finance which will impact across the contracting portfolio.
• Strong leadership skills and presence.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills whilst having the ability to positively challenge.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstration of adherence to the Nolan Principles of conduct in public life.
• An awareness of equality and diversity issues.
• Politically astute.
• Create and maintain strong and positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to take an objective view, seeing issues from all perspectives and especially external and user perspectives.
• Strong skills in recognising key influencers and the capability to engage them effectively in the Clinical Commissioning Groups business.
• Standard keyboard skills and use of IT equipment.
• Clear communicator with excellent verbal, written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
• Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
• Compassionate leader.
• Fosters good working relationships and values difference.

Qualifications:

• Expert specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial & other aspects of legislation and NHS finance policies; experience & expertise in finance management, contracting arrangements and payment systems, strategic & staff leadership roles and the financial implications of national health policy.
• Professional accountancy qualification or masters equivalent with substantial experience and expertise gained from a senior financial management role.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience:

• Significant experience of managing financial services in a large organisation.
• Experience of leading and developing a team of staff to sustain and improve services.
• Desirable: Knowledge and understanding of the current NHS policy context and the policy proposals.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.