Finance Business Partner

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital is seeking a Finance Business Partner to oversee financial management for research activities. Key responsibilities include leading a finance team, providing strategic financial advice, and ensuring robust income recovery strategies. The ideal candidate will have significant financial management experience, be a qualified CCAB Accountant, and possess excellent communication skills. The role is permanent, full-time with a salary range of £72,921 to £83,362.

Qualifications

• Significant financial management experience at a senior level.
• Staff management experience including recruitment and performance management.
• Ability to present complex financial information to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of finance staff to produce high-quality financial reports.
• Provide leadership and financial advice to senior management.
• Develop strategies for income recovery and financial oversight.

Skills

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Strong report writing skills

Advanced Excel skills

Financial analysis and forecasting

Effective team leadership

Education

Qualified CCAB Accountant

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Job description

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Business Partner

The closing date is 07 October 2025

The Research and Innovation Business Partner plays a pivotal role in supporting research activities across GOSH, overseeing the costings and financial management of a complex and diverse research grant portfolio.

With over 600 active projects and annual research income of £28m, this post is central to ensuring effective costing, financial oversight, and income recovery for both commercial and non-commercial research. The post also supports the development of income-maximising strategies and robust financial tracking systems, working closely with stakeholders across the Trust, UCL, and external partners. This is a leadership role within the R&I Directorate, contributing to strategic planning and operational improvement.

Main duties of the job

• To be the lead working closely with the senior management team within the directorate including General Manager, Chief of Service, Head of Nursing, Deputy Directors and Executive Directors to provide leadership, financial and business advice and support along with challenge.
• To lead and manage a team of Finance staff (including Research Hospital Finance manager, Finance Managers, Assistant Finance Managers, Senior Management Accountants and Management Accountants) in the production of high-quality Strategic Finance information, income and expenditure, for a range of clinical and corporate units.
• To lead the Costing and Grants team who are responsible for the reporting and production of information, cost, and income analysis, forecasting and the presentation of this information.
• To work closely with other Business Partners outside of Finance across the other corporate functions to ensure comprehensive support is given to the senior management within the directorate and to the other business partners and executives.
• To manage and develop Finance staff within the team, providing leadership as well as the setting of appropriate objectives. To identify gaps in the knowledge of team members and to put in place training systems and processes to ensure these are closed so the entire team can operate as an effective unit, providing the highest level of support to this post and to its customers.

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Consolidated GOSH values
• Qualified CCAB Accountant
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience/Knowledge

• Significant financial management experience at a senior level.
• Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.
• Effective team leadership
• Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.
• Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.
• Successful challenge of information and assumptions
• Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at senior management and executive level meetings.
• Identifying opportunities for change and successful management of the change process.
• Use of financial ledgers & reporting tools
• Awareness of current NHS priorities
• Principles of service line reporting & patient level costing
• Significant financial management experience in the NHS
• Experience of NHS research finance
• Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information
• Use of SoECAT
• Business Objectives

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong report writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Advanced excel skills
• Financial analysis and forecasting
• Ability to work under pressure and plan / prioritise workload
• Ability to use own initiative
• Self-motivated
• Proactive & innovative approach to problem solving
• Professional
• Excellent team leader

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

£72,921 to £83,362 a year.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

271-FIN-7437627

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust