Finance Business Partner

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Manchester is seeking an enthusiastic Finance Business Partner to join the Management Accounts Team. The role requires strong technical and leadership skills to provide financial management advice. Candidates must have a professional accountancy qualification and experience in a senior finance role. The Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous leave and pension options.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification required for all applicants.
• Experience in a senior finance manager role is essential.
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the divisional finance team, producing comprehensive financial reports.
• Support improvements in financial systems and processes.
• Provide expert finance advice to divisional colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Team management

Education

CCAB Accountancy Qualification

Tools

Financial ledgers

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for an enthusiastic and experienced Finance Business Partner to join the Management Accounts Team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of high quality financial management advice and support to the managers and clinicians in a large Divisional Network.

The post holder will have an excellent understanding of the NHS finance regime, along with strong technical and leadership skills to help the Trust deliver its financial plan.

You will need to possess excellent communication and leadership skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.

Main Duties

To lead the divisional finance team, ensuring that the monthly detailed financial performance reports are produced in accordance with agreed timetable; ensuring reports are comprehensive, accurate and meet with the needs of the respective users of the information, such as Trust Board Members and Senior Management Team.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CCAB Accountancy Qualification.
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development

Experience

• 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 Experience

• Track record of stakeholder engagement.

Knowledge

• 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 Knowledge

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

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.

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.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing a job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one's achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

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.

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.

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.