Finance Business Partner

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A rural NHS Trust in Bury St Edmunds is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to support clinical divisions in achieving financial targets. The ideal candidate will be CCAB qualified, with strong strategic planning and financial analysis skills. This hybrid role requires excellent management abilities as you will oversee a Deputy Finance Manager and collaborate on business decisions that impact patient care and community outcomes.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified or equivalent.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Demonstrate continued personal development.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic business plans with the Senior Management Team.
• Report financial position at monthly Performance review meetings.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze financial data.
• Line management of a Deputy Finance Manager.

Skills

CCAB qualification

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Organizational skills

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent

Job description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dedicated individual to join our team of Finance Business Partners (supported by Deputy Finance Managers and Management Accountants) who focus on working strategically with senior managers and clinicians to drive and support the business decisions of the Clinical Directorates.

The successful applicant will be CCAB qualified (or equivalent), educated to degree level (or equivalent), and able to demonstrate continued personal development.

Office presence is expected; the team is currently working in a hybrid manner, in agreement with their line manager and business needs.

The broad purpose of the post is to support the Clinical Divisions in ensuring that the Trust meets both its financial and performance targets by:

1. Working with the Senior Management Team of the Clinical Directorate to develop a strategic business plan for the division.
2. Reporting the financial position of the division at the monthly Directorate Performance review meeting and providing commentary for the Trust Board report.
3. Collaborating with stakeholders to analyze and interpret financial and non-financial data, using benchmarking and other resources to make recommendations for improvement and support change processes.
4. Line management and development responsibility for a Deputy Finance Manager, including undertaking appraisals and framing personal development plans.

We are seeking talented, dedicated, motivated, and proactive individuals with excellent planning and organizational skills to help us provide high-quality care to our local communities.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to over a quarter of a million people across West Suffolk. We care for, treat, and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds offers acute and secondary care services, including emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery, eye treatment, Macmillan unit, and children's ward. It has over 500 beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and pediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include nursing, therapy, specialist, ongoing temporary care, and rehabilitation, some at Newmarket Community Hospital.

We aim for outstanding clinical outcomes guided by our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork.

With nearly 5,000 staff from diverse backgrounds, we strive to make our organization a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts, and you can #BeKnown for who you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Imran Shah
Job Title: Head of Financial Management
Email: [e-mail]