Finance Business Partner

Health Jobs UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a financial leader for Research and Development. The role demands outstanding communication and negotiation skills, alongside CCAB qualifications and experience in managing complex budgets. The individual will develop financial strategies and provide business advice, ensuring maximum research income and transparency in funding. The Trust values diversity and welcomes applicants from various backgrounds.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified candidate is essential.
• Experience managing complex budgets is required.
• Understanding of R&D finance and funding flows is vital.

Responsibilities

• Provide business and financial leadership for R&D.
• Develop financial strategies for R&D.
• Monitor and project manage returns to support funding.

Skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Leadership

Education

CCAB qualification

Tools

Excel

Budgeting systems

Reporting software

Job description

Overview

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'. We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers. The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I am going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special. As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

To provide business and financial leadership for all aspects of Research and Development linked to SLAM NHS FT, and to as necessary, act as SLAM NHS FT's representative in part of the wider Kings Health Partners (KHP) research network. This pivotal position will require outstanding communication and negotiation skills in order to work not only with SLAM Directors and leading National clinicians and academics in Research, but also work across the complex cross organisational boundaries that deliver R&D across the various research networks which fall under the Kings Health Partners umbrella and beyond. The fundamental objective is to provide analysis, reporting and expert advice to ensure that the Trust & its collaborative partners maximise research income whilst accurately aligning & reporting research costs to provide the financial rigor required.

Main duties of the job

• To be the 'go-to' person for expert R&D business advice, and be pivotal in helping to develop financial strategies for R&D that enables the Trust to meet its key objectives.
• Be the routine lead for SLAM on all business aspects of R&D, and being consistent in knowing when to defer issues upwards for SMT or Clinical Director input.
• Play a leading role in communicating and sharing a wider understanding of critical elements of R&D business across the Trust
• Build & maintain effective and professional relationships with colleagues across the various R&D networks
• Monitor and project manage the completion of accurate and timely returns to support multiple funding streams
• Lead on the consistent application of SLAM business rules & strategy across all aspects of R&D business
• Provide sound business leadership on the SLAM R&D committee and other appropriate groups
• Lead for SLAM on the information gathering, modelling and costing of all material bids for R&D funding awards (either bids led by the Trust or as a contributory element of a wider multi-organisation bid)
• In partnership with the R&D & Medical Directors, and SLAM SMT to develop, maintain and oversee a process to give assurance and transparency between the source and application of all R&D funds.
• To effectively manage, develop, support and motivate the other R&D finance staff and any other resource allocated to R&D business function.

Working for our organisation

The South East London Finance Academy is committed to fostering professional development and career growth for all with a particular aim of enhancing opportunities for under-represented groups and improving the diversity of our finance community. This means, that as part of our Secondment Pledge, this permanent role is advertised with the flexibility of a potential secondment opportunity for the successful candidate. If you would like to explore this flexibility, please discuss with your current line manager and raise for discussion with the recruiting manager, this will not adversely affect your application in any way. Whilst all secondments will require agreement from both the host and receiving organisations, all organisations within SEL are committed to approaching this conversation positively. If successful, and you would like to take up the secondment opportunity, you will need to complete the Secondment Request Form found here to aid discussion with your host and receiving organisations. On successful completion of the secondment, and in collaboration with your receiving organisation, you will have the opportunity to convert the secondment to a substantive appointment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be the 'go-to' person for expert R&D business advice, and be pivotal in helping to develop financial strategies for R&D that enables the Trust to meet its key objectives.
• Be the routine lead for SLAM on all business aspects of R&D, and being consistent in knowing when to defer issues upwards for SMT or Clinical Director input.
• Play a leading role in communicating and sharing a wider understanding of critical elements of R&D business across the Trust
• Provide the analytical information and narrative to feed into the Trust Planning and Financial reporting processes
• Build & maintain effective and professional relationships with colleagues across the various R&D networks
• Monitor and project manage the completion of accurate and timely returns to support multiple funding streams
• Lead on the consistent application of SLAM business rules & strategy across all aspects of R&D business
• Evaluate and professionally challenge risks and opportunities to the Trust relating to all aspects of R&D and its impact on the Trust.
• Provide sound business leadership on the SLAM R&D committee and other appropriate groups
• Lead for SLAM on the information gathering, modelling and costing of all material bids for R&D funding awards (either bids led by the Trust or as a contributory element of a wider multi-organisation bid)
• In partnership with the R&D & Medical Directors, and SLAM SMT to develop, maintain and oversee a process to give assurance and transparency between the source and application of all R&D funds.
• To effectively manage, develop, support and motivate the other R&D finance staff and any other resource allocated to R&D business function.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• CCAB qualified

Experience
Essential criteria

• Previous management of a large and complex budget setting and reporting processes

Desirable criteria
Within a NHS setting

• Within a NHS setting

Experience
Essential criteria

• Experience of R&D finance, different funding flows and reporting

Desirable criteria
within the NHS

• Indepth working knowledge and experience of systems- excel, budgeting systems, financial ledger systems, reporting software (eg business objects)

Skills
Essential criteria

• Communication skills - particularly around explaining financial issues/data to non-financial staff and non-NHS staff.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe

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• Job description ( PDF , 424.6 KB )
• SLaM Staff Benefits ( PDF , 1.1 MB )
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working ( PDF , 680.1 KB )