Finance Business Partner

The Finance Business Partner reports to the Head of Financial Management. The main duties are leading a team of management accountants in the delivery of a high-quality service for the leaders and managers within the directorate. This includes all aspects of financial management, supporting the budget holders, overseeing, and giving expert advice to the business units by identifying, collating and analysing key information from operational and support services to produce meaningful and insightful reports. The role also includes an element of NHSE monthly reporting, compiling robust auditable working papers and assisting in the preparation of the month 9 and year end accounts.

We are looking for an enthusiastic leader to join our friendly and inclusive team, playing a pivotal role in shaping what our service delivery will look like in the future and how we can make a difference in the ever changing and challenging finance environment. The financial management team seeks to achieve optimum value for money in all of the trusts services. It does this by supporting managers to understand the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the resources within their control. The post holder will need to produce insightful financial analysis and be persuasive when dealing with conflicting priorities. Ensuring financial opportunities and risks are quantified and understood by a variety of stakeholders. We want to recruit a diverse workforce, who are values driven, compassionate and have a desire to deliver high quality care every day. This role is about planning for the future and making sure the actions we take today will defend the long term financial sustainability of the trust. Whilst previous NHS experience can be a strength, we are also keen to hear from those who have never thought of working for the NHS before. Either way we are looking to bring in fresh views and new practices. This post is based in Kettering but the postholder must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire. Part-time would be considered.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

• Behaviours and Values

• Essential: Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment.
• Focused on delivering outcomes.

• Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: CCAB qualified.
• Evidence of professional and personal development.
• Experience of working in a similar area within either the NHS or the private sector.
• Excellent Excel spreadsheet skills.

• Desirable: Staff Management experience.

• Skills and Abilities

• Essential: Ability to operate at a senior managerial level, interpreting highly complex information, and capable of working effectively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues providing expert knowledge and advice.
• Able to plan and organise own work tasks to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.