This Finance Business Partner post sits in the Finance department at Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust and is designed as a development role for a part or fully qualified accountant. The holder supports service managers and clinical leads with monthly budget reporting, planning, variance analysis and business cases. Hybrid working and reduced-hours contracts are available, and the role includes day-to-day leadership of the Directorate Finance team. Entry needs an honours degree and CCAB or CIMA study, achieved or under way.
What the job involves
- Provide business partnering support to service managers and clinical leads
- Co-ordinate specialist financial advice to Directorates to meet Trust Board and ICD targets, including budget containment
- Oversee, co-ordinate and distribute accurate monthly budget reports, including forecast review
- Prepare and review formal monthly financial reports for submission by the Head of Management Accounts to the Trust Board, ICD, NHS England and Directorate management teams
- Support Directorates with strategic planning, efficiency savings and service development
- Lead the annual financial planning process for assigned clinical or corporate areas
- Support annual budget setting within Directorates
- Support business cases, including financial analysis and investment appraisal
- Prepare annual costing and benchmarking returns and use service line reporting and patient level costing
- Contribute to in-year, annual and strategic financial models provided to NHS England
- Reconcile income to contract values with the Contracting and Tender Management team
- Lead and manage the Directorate Finance team day to day, coaching and mentoring less experienced staff
What’s required
Qualifications
- Honours degree or equivalent
- Achieved or studying towards a CCAB or CIMA qualification
Experience
- Substantial experience in an accountancy environment, with knowledge of accounting systems, policies, legislation and standards, within an NHS Trust or other large complex organisation
- Experience of managing, motivating and developing a diverse team
- Experience of reviewing individual and team progress and performance
- Experience of developing and managing complex financial models
- Substantial experience of financial planning, forecasting, budget monitoring and control
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including manipulating and interpreting financial data
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing and presentations
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with a real interest in developing people
- Ability to manage a variety of deadlines for self and team
- Ability to influence and persuade while remaining impartial
Other
- Evidence of up to date mandatory CPD
- Flexibility in working hours to meet deadlines, such as annual accounts and statutory returns
- Willingness to work through the competency framework
Nice to have
- MBA or equivalent
- In-depth knowledge of costing and cost comparison systems
- Understanding of NHS funding and payment regimes, including Payment by Results and Service Line Reporting
- Knowledge and experience of NHS Service Line Reporting, Patient Level Costing and Reference Costs
- Experience of project work from inception to delivery of outcomes
- Experience of working in cross-departmental teams
- Communicating with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Car driver
What’s offered
- Excellent pension scheme
- Good level of paid holidays
- Flexible working options
- Hybrid home working
- Reduced-hours contracts
- Training, study support and career progression
- Health and wellbeing support
- Access to training and education opportunities
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Contact Details:
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