Corporate Finance Business Partner (Band 7)

Integrated Care System; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is looking for a Corporate Finance Business Partner to join its financial management team. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality financial planning and reporting, supporting departmental heads to meet their financial aims. Suitable candidates should be fully qualified accountants or final-level CCAB/AICPA studiers with excellent communication skills. This position offers flexible working options.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream

Qualifications

• Experience and expertise in financial management.
• Experience of staff management.
• Knowledge of the business planning process.

Responsibilities

• Production of timely Corporate financial reports.
• Analyse and monitor budgets.
• Act as expert contact for ward/department managers.

Skills

Financial management

Good written and verbal communication

Advanced spreadsheets

Costing software

Computerised ledger experience

Education

Fully Qualified Professional accountancy qualification

Job description

Corporate Finance Business Partner (Band 7)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a forward looking dynamic well managed organisation. Airedale is located close to Skipton and is regarded as a very pleasant place to work.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Finance Business Partner to join our financial management team. Working closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner this is a role which is focused on delivering high quality finance, planning and external reporting information to support the heads of department by providing financial information, expert analysis and advice, to enable them to meet their financial targets and key commitments.

Based in the finance department within the hospital, the team work closely with operational colleagues to support robust financial management and control. The role advertised is vital in ensuring robust, accurate and timely internal and external reporting.

The post holder will have a key role in ensuring the effective use of resources through providing high quality financial information, advice and support. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with a real commitment to excellent service delivery and great communication skills.

Whilst the post requires a fully qualified accountant, depending on the level of response, we may consider applications from candidates who are actively studying at the final level of a CCAB or AICPA qualification

Main duties of the job

Production of timely Corporate financial reports for Division to use internally and for the production of statutory annual returns, ensuring work is completed to timescale/legal requirements.

Analyse and monitor budgets, run rate and forecast information providing expert financial advice, (liaising with outside bodies and other NHS organisations as appropriate), interpreting outcomes and suggesting corrective actions.

Act as expert contact for ward/department managers to investigate issues arising from budget statements, analysing complex and potentially sensitive information and forecasting trends with the ability to convey financial and corporate issues to non-finance professionals.

Plan processes and procedures to meet current and future needs, implementing new procedures and systems and developing policies as required

Produce the Division's Board report, ensuring key metrics support business decision making and represent finance at Divisional meetings; presenting finance update and expert advice

Support strategic decision making by analysing changes to service delivery, or external changes, forecasting the financial impact

Lead on financial planning for Division, ensuring budget fits with operational plans and that budget setting process is adhered to, including accurate upload of budgets into the General Ledger

Lead on the development of Waste Reduction planning, providing robust support and advice in order to ensure efficiencies are implemented and developed

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

See attached files for Job Description and Person Specification for the Finance Business Partner role

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified Professional accountancy qualification

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience and expertise in financial management
• Experience of staff management
• Knowledge of the business planning process
• Awareness of NHS Foundation Trusts
• Experience/Knowledge of investment appraisal techniques
• Experience/Knowledge of NHS Financial Regime particularly NHS Reference Costs
• Experience of NHS Planning/Contracting/Commissioning process
• Knowledge of Activity based costing
• Knowledge of Access

Communication

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to have difficult conversations
• Ability to convey financial information to non-finance professionals

Skills

• Advanced practical experience using spreadsheets
• Previous experience with costing software
• Experience of working with a computerised ledger

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.

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working