Divisional Finance Manager - Band 7

Health Jobs UK; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Divisional Finance Manager to support healthcare delivery and enhance financial performance. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, producing forecasts, and building relationships with stakeholders. The successful candidate will be an analytical thinker with a strong background in financial management, ready to lead a dedicated team. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to patient care and inclusive work environments, where your contributions will directly impact the quality of healthcare services provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in an innovative finance function with large data sets.
• Strong understanding of financial management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly financial reporting and produce accurate information.
• Build relationships and provide business partnering service to the Division.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Financial Management

Communication Skills

Education

Past Finalist CCAB

CCAB qualified

Job description

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Job overview

Divisional Finance Manager - Band 7 (Full time and part time vacancy)

North Bristol NHS Trust is a major acute teaching hospital and centre of excellence in many fields with an annual turnover of £800m. Our reason for existing as an organisation is to put the patient first by delivering outstanding patient experience.

Are you interested in?

• Supporting the delivery of excellent healthcare
• Helping frontline operational teams to better understand what resources are available to them to improve their services
• Using your analytical skills to help divisional teams make good decisions around changes to how services are delivered
• Building strong working relationships and being a trusted advisor on financial management to a broad range of non-financial managers

If so, then this could be the role for you!

The Finance team at North Bristol NHS Trust is looking for a dedicated and innovative self-starter to work closely with the Divisional Finance Business Partner and Divisional Leadership Team on managing, reporting, and forecasting the Divisional financial position. You will work in the Financial Management team and manage a small Divisional Management Accounts team focusing on producing the monthly financial position and providing strong financial management, advice, and guidance to the Divisional team.

Main duties of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a full time role of 37.5 hours available, part time may be considered.

As a Divisional Finance Manager, you will:

• Oversee monthly financial reporting process to produce accurate information in a timely manner
• Produce Divisional finance plans and forecasts
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and provide a business partnering service to the Division
• Provide analytical support to the Division to maximise the efficient use of resources
• Have a clear understanding of the importance of using appropriate data and information (financial and non-financial) to improve productivity, efficiency and facilitate decision making
• Leading and managing a team ensuring development plans are in place to ensure a high quality of service is delivered

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience of working in an innovative finance function
• Confidence in understanding and analysing large data sets
• Good understanding of Financial Management
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively, tailored appropriately to the audience

Please see the detailed job description and person specification for further details.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Past Finalist CCAB

Desirable criteria

• CCAB qualified

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant work experience

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing staff

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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

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Documents to download

• Divisional Finance Manager Job Description ( PDF , 610.8 KB )
• Divisional Finance Manager Person Specification ( PDF , 209.4 KB )
• NBT Acceptable Document Guide ( PDF , 331.2 KB )