Finance Business Partner

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Chichester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Chichester seeks an experienced financial professional to deliver business partnering support. The role involves financial analysis, enhancing finance perceptions in clinical and non-clinical teams, and producing accurate financial reports. Ideal candidates will possess a Master’s degree, strong communication abilities, and extensive financial management experience. Flexible working options are available, emphasizing work-life balance.

Benefits

Wellbeing programme

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least two years post qualification experience in a financial management role.
• Experience communicating complex financial information to non-finance managers.
• Confidence to challenge and negotiate with senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial management support to operational teams.
• Enhance relationships between finance and clinical/non-clinical teams.
• Support the production of business cases and financial analysis.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Planning and organizational skills

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About our Trust

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal - to always put our Patient First . In fact our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Job overview

The post holder will be delivering financial support to the Business Partnering function provided to a small number of Operational and Corporate Directorates. The role will involve providing high quality financial management working closely alongside the operational team to support delivery of the Trust objectives.

This role will support with enhancing relationships between finance and clinical and non-clinical teams in financial performance management, use of resources, cost improvement development, financial planning and education.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting the delivery of the business partnering function providing future focused decision support, technical financial advice, business intelligence and reports to management to enable them to effectively manage resources for their area of responsibility.
• Building effective relationships, internally, to effectively challenge performance, decision-making and outcomes.
• Promote the use of financial and operational management information to review, assess and forecast unit performance. Support the production of multi-layer forecasts of Trust financial performance at all points in time, ensuring incorporation of the effects of all risks, opportunities and actions being taken across the Trust.
• Identifies and highlights quickly and appropriately any evidence and/or risk of divergence from financial plans, targets or forecasts at any level in the Trust and work with management to develop mitigations to return performance to plan/forecast.
• Support the monthly review of the Trust's financial performance at all levels within deadlines and make recommendations on actions to ensure that financial performance meets targets and is fully understood and agreed by relevant stakeholders.
• Support the Deputy Director of Finance and Assistant Director of Finance to hold divisions and corporate directorate budget holders to account through formal periodic reviews of all financial performance.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Candidate Information Pack:

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support with enhancing relationships between finance and clinical and non-clinical teams in financial performance management, use of resources, cost improvement development, financial planning and education.
• Promote the use of financial and operational management information to review, assess and forecast unit performance.

Partnering

• Supporting the delivery of the business partnering function providing future focused decision support, technical financial advice, business intelligence and reports to management to enable them to effectively manage resources for their area of responsibility.
• Building effective relationships, internally, to effectively challenge performance, decision-making and outcomes.

Resource Utilisation

• Support with business case development, financial modelling, detailed financial analysis (including demand & capacity modelling), and investment appraisal in support of improving the quality of business cases and expediting decision-making, implementation and benefits realisation.
• Support the production of business cases, including taking responsibility for the accuracy of the financial analysis.

Governance

• Support the maintenance of the Standing Financial Instructions and internal financial control procedures to ensure these operate as designed and provide appropriate levels of assurance on accuracy, completeness and anti-fraud measures.

Communication & Engagement

• The post holder may be required to support with writing high quality papers on all financial accounting, reporting and related issues;
• The post holder may be required to present highly complex and highly sensitive financial information to small audiences of varying experience, disciplines and seniority.

Service Delivery and Improvement

• Maintain an up to date, in depth specialist knowledge - theory and experience - of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of relevant legislation and financial policies (governmental and NHS).
• Identification and analysis of the consequences and risks of short and long term local service changes;

People Management and Development

• Be responsible for design of supporting structures and subsequent management, including motivating staff to meet deadlines and targets, recruitment, training, appraisal, implementation of HR policies and dealing with disciplinary/performance issues.
• Be responsible for the personal development of any staff and ensure that every member of staff is regularly appraised, has a Personal Development Plan and is compliant with statutory and mandatory training requirements.

Learning and Development

• Commitment to improve skill levels and knowledge by participation in appropriate training and learning opportunities.
• Responsible for maintaining own professional development including being aware of new developments within the sphere of the role.

Person specification

Experience/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Acquisition of the skills below is considered to require at least two years post qualification experience in a financial management role, demonstrating experience equivalent to a Master's degree.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Express complex and sensitive financial issues both orally and in writing in an easily understood manner.

Communication and Interpersonal

Essential criteria

• Experience effectively communicating complex financial information to non-finance managers

Analytical and Judgemental

Essential criteria

• Confidence to challenge and negotiate with other senior managers in the Trust to ensure financial plans are adhered to.

Planning and Organisational

Essential criteria

• Ability to participate in setting the short and medium term objectives for the department.

Financial

Essential criteria

• Two years of experience in a financial role

Information and Communication Technology

Essential criteria

• Expert with main Microsoft Office applications

People Management and Development

Essential criteria

• Management of projects, complex finance issues or junior members of staff.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Personal presentation must be of a professional standard

Freedom to Act

Essential criteria

• Ability to work autonomously, liaise and coordinate the Team on a day to day basis and to take appropriate action as necessary.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues