Assistant Finance Business Partner

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Job Summary
We are looking for someone who wants to use their finance skill to make a difference to the healthcare services we provide.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and hardworking individual to join us. As part of the Financial Performance team, you will oversee a high-quality accounting service to a number of Care Groups. This is a rewarding and challenging role requiring financial and analytical expertise, underpinned by excellent communication and organisational skills.

The successful candidate should be training towards a CCAB Qualification or seeking to do so, with previous experience of working in a management accounting environment and a good working knowledge of the NHS would also be an advantage.

We would love to hear from you if you are interested in being part of our team. For an informal discussion please contact Yazmin Roberts, Care Group Finance Business Partner ( ) or Steve Cavendish, Associate Director of Finance ( ).

Main duties of the job
To provide the lead accounting expertise and financial analysis to the Care Group(s) and Operational teams within them, whilst working as part of a team to provide a comprehensive and high-quality business partnering service.

Some of the key responsibilities of the role will include overseeing the production of management accounting information and high-quality financial reports in line with required timescales, ensuring information is accurate, timely and robust, regularly liaising with Budget Holders and Operational Managers to ensure that the most effective financial decisions are made.

About Us
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

Job Description
Job responsibilities
Utilising knowledge of complex NHS/Trust accounting systems, processes, regulations, financial techniques and commercial awareness to:

• Provide support for the strategic and business planning process to Service Line and Care Group Management team, including understanding demand, capacity planning and ensuring close working with Management Accountants.
• Lead on the management accounting reporting for the Care Group to the Care Group Finance Business Partner. Ensuring Care Groups management account functions such as monthly reports and forecasts are completed.
• Support the Finance Business Partner(s) with the encouragement and influence of managers to ensure cost-effective decision making, using persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills.
• Support the process of identifying financial risks to ensure the budgets are achievable and owned by the Service Line Managers and Budget Holders.
• Apply best accounting practices to ensure an accurate representation of the Service Lines financial performance.
• Lead the budget setting process for Service Lines ensuring that budgets are reflective of the resources required to deliver services.
• Provide financial support for complex business cases as appropriate describing the financial implications of the business case and investment appraisal techniques.
• Be able to use the Trust accounting packages to a high standard, thereby ensuring maximum information is available to the Service Lines and Trust.
• Analyse variances by comparing actual income and expenditure versus budget and/or trend analysis techniques, to take account of the complex interaction between activity and income and expenditure and highlight areas of concern.

Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate developed theoretical and practical knowledge at an advanced level and demonstrable experience and expertise in financial management, accounting procedures, relevant legislation and finance policies.
• Ability to demonstrate recent Continuing Professional Development including specialist training and experience relating to NHS Finance as well as national accounting standards.
• Awareness of the current NHS “Agenda”, national directives and all Governance aspects.
• Ability to gain clinical engagement.

Qualifications
Essential

• “A” levels and 5 x GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent, including Mathematics and English Language at GCSE level.
• Either: a) Fully qualified Professional Accountant or studying towards qualification or b) Proven equivalent knowledge and demonstrable experience and significant and relevant experience.

Aptitude and Abilities
Essential

• Excellent level of numeracy.
• Able to deduce key points from large/highly complex volumes of data analysing several aspects of data.

Disposition
Essential

• Ability to interpret policies and procedures and act on own initiative without reference to line manager.
• Leads by example and instils a team approach to workload.

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.

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address: Brittany House, Plymouth, PL6 5YE
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