Finance Business Partner

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement Outer London

High Cost Area Supplement Fringe 5%

Job summary

North East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive Finance Business Partner to join our Financial Management team. You will report to the Senior Finance Business Partner and support month-end processing, forecasting, and budgetary control within the NHS framework.

The role offers a supportive environment and opportunities to develop management accounting skills across directorates. In this NHS setting you will build relationships with finance colleagues, managers and budget holders,

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly budget reports and variance analysis with timely submissions to budget holders.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy through journals and virements.
• Support budget holders to manage their budgets within approved constraints.
• Assist in annual budget setting with budget holders and relevant systems changes.
• Monitor staffing establishments using the electronic staffing records system.
• Identify material variances and develop recovery plans to achieve financial balance.
• Provide financial advice to budget holders and liaise with internal and external auditors.

Job description

Job Overview

North East London NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a proactive and detail-focused Finance Business Partner to join our Financial Management team.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will help provide a comprehensive financial management service to the directorates. You will support accurate month-end processing, management reporting, forecasting and budgetary control, while building effective working relationships with finance colleagues, managers and budget holders.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with practical finance experience who is looking to develop their business partnering and management accounting skills in a supportive NHS environment.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the Finance Business Partner list the key responsibilities and tasks the post holder will be expected to carry out.

• The production of monthly budget reports and subsequent variance analysis and report writing, including follow up with managers, within the agreed set timescales.
• Ensuring, through preparation and input of journals and virements, that the general ledger contains accurate data.
• Providing support to budget holders, to assist them in controlling their own budgets within overall financial constraints.
• The preparation of the annual budget setting process in conjunction with Budget holders and implementing agreed changes, to Financial and Payroll system, and any other relevant systems.
• The preparation and monitoring of staffing establishments in line with the trusts electronic staffing records system.
• To help managers achieve efficiency savings where required and to help ensure the Trust obtains 'value for money' for its resources.
• To attend meetings with budget holders and support budget holder training.
• Identify significant variances, working with budget holders to develop and deliver recovery plans to ensure financial balance is achieved.
• Advise the Senior Finance Business Partner on the projected outturn for each of the budget areas supported.
• Assisting as required in the costing of any service developments the Trust is proposing.
• Provision of financial advice and information to budget holders and key stakeholder's groups across the Directorates.
• Liaising and assisting with internal and external auditors, for month 9 and year end accounts, and any ad hoc audits.
• Plans own workload to ensure own monthly/weekly timescales are met.
• The post holder would be required to concentrate for long periods when inputting data, checking, reconciling information, and making calculations.
• The post holder may be required to multi-task on a few tasks such as calculating and analysing data, sometimes working to tight deadlines.
• Any other financial duties as required by the Senior Finance Business Partner

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They Are

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

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High Cost Area Supplement Outer London

(B&D, Goodmayes, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

High Cost Area Supplement Fringe

(Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

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We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification.

Name: Anisha Oojageer or Cheryl Okoli

Job title: Senior Finance Business Partners

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