Deputy Business Partner Accountant

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Deputy Finance Business Partner Accountant for their Finance team at St Cadocs Hospital, Newport. This permanent role involves leading the finance business partnership to provide crucial financial support across the Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Division. Ideal candidates are qualified professionals with a commitment to enhancing financial performance, collaboration, and effective decision-making.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training opportunities

Wellbeing focus

Qualifications

• High-level finance professional eager to make an impact.
• Must support the finance business partnering team.
• Proficiency in Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance business partnering team to provide financial advice.
• Support business decisions by developing financial plans.
• Identify and realize cost improvement opportunities.

Skills

Financial advice

Team leadership

Cost improvement

Collaboration

Education

Professional qualification - ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille), please contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail].

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity in a Business Partner Finance team based at St Cadocs Hospital in Caerleon, Newport. This permanent role is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible individual. The Deputy Finance Business Partner Accountant will support a team of 5 accountants supporting the Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Division.

We seek a high-level finance professional eager to make an impact. The role involves leading the finance business partnering team to provide comprehensive financial advice, support, and challenge across the Division.

Main duties of the job

• Become an integral resource within the Finance department, supporting the Divisional team and driving performance.
• Provide insight and financial understanding to non-finance budget holders.
• Deputise for the BPA as required and lead the wider BPA team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and realize cost improvement opportunities.
• Support business decisions by developing business cases and financial plans.
• Develop realistic forecasts and identify risks and mitigations.
• Proficiency in Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. It provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving 650,000 people with over 16,000 staff. We offer benefits, training, flexible working, and a focus on wellbeing, supporting your professional growth and work-life balance.

Education & Training

Essential criteria

• Professional qualification - member of Accountancy body - ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Values

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Aptitude and Abilities

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Desirable criteria

• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification