Assistant Finance Business Partner

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 28.000 - 31.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner (NHS AfC: Band 4) to bolster the finance team and provide high-quality financial support to budget holders and managers.

You will contribute to monthly management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, while advising on financial governance and supporting service improvements across divisions.

Formación

• AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Grade C or above in GCSE English or Maths or equivalent
• Experience of a management accounting environment to include production, using Standing Financial Instructions
• NHS Experience

Responsabilidades

• Support the delivery of comprehensive financial management services including monthly management accounts, budget monitoring, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Assist with budget setting, recovery plans, efficiency programmes, year end accounts, and journal processing while ensuring accurate handling of accruals and payroll adjustments.

Conocimientos

Communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Educación

AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

GCSE English/Maths

Herramientas

Integra

Accounting software packages

Descripción del empleo

Employer The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata if part-time. Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Assistant Finance Business Partner

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

To support the Finance business partners in the provision of comprehensive financial support and advice to budget holders and managers so that they can provide the best patient care within the limited budget resources available. To provide advice to budget managers including holding regular meetings. To provide analysis from the ledger and other systems to supporting financial monitoring and control. To facilitate accurate reporting through reconciliation, journal processing and monthly financial ledger close.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for supporting the delivery of comprehensive financial management services across designated divisions and departments, including the preparation of monthly management accounts, budget monitoring, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting. The role involves assisting Finance Business Partners with budget setting, recovery plans, efficiency programmes, and year end accounts, whilst ensuring the accurate processing of journals, accruals, payroll adjustments, and other financial transactions. Working closely with budget holders and managers, the postholder provides financial advice, investigates and resolves financial system issues, develops strong stakeholder relationships, and supports decision making through the provision of timely and accurate financial information. The role also contributes to service improvement initiatives, financial training for non-finance staff, procedural documentation, audit requirements, and the promotion of sound financial governance and budgetary control across the organisation.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Person specification

Qualifications

• AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Grade C or above in GCSE English or Maths or equivalent
• Experience of a management accounting environment to include all aspects of production, using principles and adhering to Standing Financial Instructions.
• NHS Experience

Experience

• Experience of spreadsheet and system design to confirm validity of large amounts of data, minimise errors, whilst ensuring work is completed in line with financial timescales and procedures
• Use of accounting software packages
• Experience of advising non-financial managers on financial issues
• Experience of Integra

Knowledge

• Ability to communicate financial information to a range of finance and non-finance staff
• Accurate and detailed record keeping
• Analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries
• Ability to identify errors take corrective action
• Possess a robust understanding of financial systems and is able to extract, interpret, manipulate and present complex information in a meaningful way
• Composed and resilient

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.