Band 8a Senior Finance Business Partner

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to provide financial and business support within the QE Finance Team. The role involves leading a team, enhancing financial performance, and ensuring efficiency in the financial agenda across clinical services, offering opportunities for further career development in financial leadership.

Qualifications

• Qualified CCAB accountant, educated to degree level.
• Significant management accounting experience and staff management.
• High level of computer literacy and full working knowledge of General Ledger system.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial specialist supporting Hospital Deputy Director of Finance.
• Manage Finance Business Partnering team and ensure smooth operations.
• Provide business-focused advice to enhance financial performance.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Management Accounting

Presentation Skills

Education

Degree Level Education

CCAB Qualification

Postgraduate Qualifications (MBA, Masters)

Tools

General Ledger System Software

Reporting Software

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to progress their career in Financial Management within the QE Finance Team (Surgical Specialties and Surgical Support Services).

In this role you will provide Finance & Business support to both Operational & Clinical Colleagues in a rewarding position that provides excellent opportunities to develop your financial leadership and commercial skills.

The key focus of the Senior Finance Business Partner role is to provide business focused advice and to develop stakeholder relationships, identifying cost savings and productivity opportunities.

You will be responsible for leading a team and have a real opportunity to make a difference and deliver value to clinical services and ultimately the patient.

This role allows an excellent springboard into higher finance leadership roles in the future, given the exposure the successful individual will get in influencing the financial agenda in the clinical services and wider trust.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) will act as the lead financial specialist in the Group, supporting the Hospital Deputy Director of Finance (DDoF) in providing a comprehensive financial and performance management service.

The SFBP will be expected to deputise for the DDoF as and when required. This will therefore require knowledge of all the services within the remit of this role

The SFBP will take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day running of the Finance Business Partnering team, acting as first line of enquiry to support members, share learning and facilitate best practice across the team.

The SFBP will be responsible for recruitment, training, development, performance and disciplinary issues of the staff accountable to them.

Other components of the role include coordinating the team to ensure smooth delivery of month end processes and reporting and providing support to Trust wide projects and initiatives.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description
Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Qualified CCAB accountant. Post holder must comply with all the professional ethics of the Accounting body to which they are registered.
• *Educated to Degree level.
• *Participates in continuing professional development and maintains their professional registration.
• *Provides advice, guidance and training to Finance and Information Department staff as well as non-financial managers.
• *Full working knowledge of General Ledger system and associated software.
• *High level of computer literacy.

Desirable

• *Post graduate qualifications e.g. Masters, MBA
• *Appropriate understanding of the different accounting treatments required for the NHS by legislation or Department of Health policies.

Experience

Essential

• *Significant management accounting experience.
• *Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.
• *Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.
• *Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.
• *Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at management level meetings.
• *Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information.

Desirable

• *Significant experience of the NHS or similar clinical environment.
• *Identifying opportunities for change and successful management of the change process.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Committed to Continuing Professional Development.
• *Commands credibility and respect from operational managers and colleagues.
• *Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload effectively.
• *Professional and reputation for integrity.
• *Flexible and supportive work colleague.
• *Advises Divisional management and clinicians on the financial performance.
• *Actively influences and persuades Managers and clinicians within the Division.
• *Builds and maintains high levels of integrity amongst Senior Managers, clinicians and colleagues.
• *Manages and makes judgements on financial problems relating to:
• *Financial stability of the Division.
• *Key financial targets.
• *Other similar financial decision making.
• *Responsible for the financial integrity of large clinical division of the Trust (60m+). This includes ensuring that all monies spent are in the best interest of patients, and represent the best value for the taxpayer.
• *Responsible for signing off alteration to establishment forms within the division.
• *Accountable for the accuracy and appropriateness of all financial movement within their division.
• *Responsible for the correct accounting of all clinical income for the Division.
• *Undertakes development reviews and develops personal development plans.
• *Delivers training both within the Finance and Information Directorate and the wider Trust.
• *Responsible for improving the timeliness and appropriateness of reports to budget holders.
• *Responsible for developing the Divisional financial performance reports.

Desirable

• *Identifies financial risks together with associated mitigation or solutions
• *Responsible for ensuring appropriate levels of discipline and grievance within scheme of delegation.
• *Very high levels of concentration required in dealing with complex financial issues.
• *Need for all data to be checked, reconciled and balanced before issued.
• *Ability to react to changing priorities and to deliver results within tight timescales.
• *At certain times of the year there is the requirement to concentrate for long periods on specific complex issues.
• *Deals with staff performance, disciplinary issues and manages sickness and absence of senior finance staff.
• *Drives contentious financial conversations through the division, often in conflict with clinical and management views.
• *VDU use

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• *Qualified CCAB accountant. Post holder must comply with all the professional ethics of the Accounting body to which they are registered.
• *Educated to Degree level.
• *Participates in continuing professional development and maintains their professional registration.
• *Provides advice, guidance and training to Finance and Information Department staff as well as non-financial managers.
• *Full working knowledge of General Ledger system and associated software.
• *High level of computer literacy.

Desirable

• *Post graduate qualifications e.g. Masters, MBA
• *Appropriate understanding of the different accounting treatments required for the NHS by legislation or Department of Health policies.

Experience

Essential

• *Significant management accounting experience.
• *Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.
• *Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.
• *Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.
• *Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at management level meetings.
• *Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information.

Desirable

• *Significant experience of the NHS or similar clinical environment.
• *Identifying opportunities for change and successful management of the change process.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Committed to Continuing Professional Development.
• *Commands credibility and respect from operational managers and colleagues.
• *Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload effectively.
• *Professional and reputation for integrity.
• *Flexible and supportive work colleague.
• *Advises Divisional management and clinicians on the financial performance.
• *Actively influences and persuades Managers and clinicians within the Division.
• *Builds and maintains high levels of integrity amongst Senior Managers, clinicians and colleagues.
• *Manages and makes judgements on financial problems relating to:
• *Financial stability of the Division.
• *Key financial targets.
• *Other similar financial decision making.
• *Responsible for the financial integrity of large clinical division of the Trust (60m+). This includes ensuring that all monies spent are in the best interest of patients, and represent the best value for the taxpayer.
• *Responsible for signing off alteration to establishment forms within the division.
• *Accountable for the accuracy and appropriateness of all financial movement within their division.
• *Responsible for the correct accounting of all clinical income for the Division.
• *Undertakes development reviews and develops personal development plans.
• *Delivers training both within the Finance and Information Directorate and the wider Trust.
• *Responsible for improving the timeliness and appropriateness of reports to budget holders.
• *Responsible for developing the Divisional financial performance reports.

Desirable

• *Identifies financial risks together with associated mitigation or solutions
• *Responsible for ensuring appropriate levels of discipline and grievance within scheme of delegation.
• *Very high levels of concentration required in dealing with complex financial issues.
• *Need for all data to be checked, reconciled and balanced before issued.
• *Ability to react to changing priorities and to deliver results within tight timescales.
• *At certain times of the year there is the requirement to concentrate for long periods on specific complex issues.
• *Deals with staff performance, disciplinary issues and manages sickness and absence of senior finance staff.
• *Drives contentious financial conversations through the division, often in conflict with clinical and management views.
• *VDU use

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT

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