Finance Business Partner

Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Manager. The successful candidate will provide expert financial advice and support to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency. A CCAB accountancy qualification and senior management experience in NHS finance are essential. This position offers competitive benefits including annual leave and a pension plan.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Full professional accountancy qualification required.
• Experience in senior finance management role.
• Ongoing professional development evidence necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice to divisional colleagues.
• Support improvements in financial reporting systems.
• Produce reports on financial plans and performance.

Skills

Expert finance advice

Strong negotiating skills

Interpersonal skills

Team management

Public sector understanding

Education

CCAB Accountancy Qualification

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful person will be a key member of the divisional senior management team and will provide expert finance advice and guidance to divisional colleagues and be jointly responsible with other FBP members for divisional performance. The postholder will support improvements in systems and processes to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting, financial analysis and planning and internal controls. You will deliver effective communication and have excellent interpersonal and staff management skills, together with strong negotiating skills. A good understanding of NHS finance, including financial planning, budgetary control and performance management is essential. The postholder will produce reports on the financial plans and the performance of a large Clinical Network. Any applicants will require a full professional accountancy qualification as well as post qualification experience working in a senior finance manager role.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person specification

Qualifications

• CCAB Accountancy Qualification.
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience and expert knowledge of the key accounting areas, including the key procedures and policies, NHS financial legislation, key computer systems such as financial ledgers and of providing specialist advice on a full range of financial issues including both revenue and capital.
• Ability to manage a team of finance staff, delivering support, coaching and training, organising recruitment activities, providing mechanisms for appraisal and dealing with disciplinary/absence issues.
• Knowledge of human resource techniques, required to lead, develop and maximise the performance of subordinate staff
• Creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.

Desirable criteria

• Track record of stakeholder engagement

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Business Cases
• Financial Assessments
• Recovery Plans
• Identification and delivery of AVP/CIP
• Experience at senior finance level in the NHS or public healthcare related industry

Desirable criteria

• An appreciation of the NHS financial regime
• Thorough understanding of NHS targets

Important Information about working for GMMH:

1. All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
2. The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
3. Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
4. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
5. We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here. If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK. The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities. We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received

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Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 328.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)