Finance Business Partner

Health Jobs UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency in Manchester seeks a Finance Business Partner to manage financial operations and lead change within the NHS environment. The ideal candidate will possess a Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA) and have experience in a complex multi-disciplinary setting. Strong communication, negotiating skills, and the ability to manage projects are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD.
• ECDL or equivalent IT Skills.
• Ability to engage verbally with all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management in a complex environment.
• Make calm decisions in adversity.
• Manage a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA)

Understanding of the NHS

Strong numerical skills

Negotiating and influencing skills

Capacity to handle multiple projects

Education

Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA)

MBA or similar

Tools

Integra financial ledger

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading.

So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters. MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria:

• Professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA) with current membership registration.
• Demonstrable post qualification development and achievement of CPD.
• ECDL or equivalent IT Skills.

Desirable criteria:

• MBA or similar.

Knowledge

Essential criteria:

• Understanding of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner organisations.
• Ability to understand and interpret Department of Health Guidelines.
• Grant / Project accounting and reporting (e.g. OLS, HIN, PSC). This can be in any public or private sector setting.

Desirable criteria:

• Understanding of the wider NHS Management and Modernisation Agenda.
• Understanding of OLS / HIN / PSC national programmes

Experience

Essential criteria:

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary, complex environment.
• Experience in leading change management regimes in a complex environment.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of working in the NHS or innovation sector.
• Use of Integra financial ledger.

Communicating

Essential criteria:

• Able to use written communication to present relevant information in a concise format.
• Ability to engage verbally and effectively with disciplines at all levels within the organisation.

Influencing & Negotiating

Essential criteria:

• Negotiating and influencing skills.

Planning, monitoring & controlling

Essential criteria:

• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and under pressure, including the maintenance of good working papers/records.
• Capacity to handle many projects simultaneously.

Analysing information & solving problems

Essential criteria:

• Strong numerical skills with ability to complete complex calculations
• Able to deduce key points from large/complex volumes of numerical and other data.
• Demonstrate the ability to analyse and interpret financial information and consider the wider picture, including future scenario planning

Focusing on business & customers

Essential criteria:

• Capacity to work with staff at all levels to develop a shared vision of service delivery.
• Personal credibility with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others including clinicians, managers and staff and build positive and constructive relationships both internally and externally

Making decisions

Essential criteria:

• Able to make calm, rational decisions in the face of adversity.

Working in & leading teams

Essential criteria:

• Experience of managing staff.
• Inspire others and lead by example.

Documents to download:

• Finance Business Partner JD (PDF, 176.4 KB)
• Finance Business Partner PS (PDF, 152.6 KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 1000.2 KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 1.4 MB)