Finance Business Partner

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Sickness policy on par with NHS

Access to Blue Light Card

Health Service Discounts

30 days annual leave

Electric Car lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Paid DBS application

Masters Programmes and Coaching and M

Job summary

St Andrew's Healthcare in Northampton seeks a Finance Business Partner to support the Inpatients divisions. You will build strong stakeholder relationships and drive financial insights to inform strategic decisions.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting and project financials, ensuring accurate reporting and adherence to policies while presenting to non-finance colleagues with clarity.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with post-qualified experience in a Finance BP or similar role.
• Proven ability to work with budget holders and present financial information clearly.
• Experience in forecasting, budgeting, and financial modelling is essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with budget holders to review, monitor and challenge monthly financial performance.
• Prepare and analyse divisional financial reports; provide timely, accurate information.
• Conduct monthly reviews with budget holders and provide constructive feedback.
• Support annual budget and forecasting processes, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Lead financial support for projects, including business cases, system setup and spend monitoring.
• Communicate financial information to non-finance colleagues and teams at all levels.
• Monitor adherence to accounting policies and propose amendments as needed.
• Prepare monthly internal management reports for the Finance Director and Executive Board.
• Prepare monthly covenant reporting and quarterly NHSE reporting.
• Deputise for other Finance Business Partners when required.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Business acumen

Education

Formal accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Job description

Are you looking for a more meaningful opportunity to add real value as a finance professional?

£55,000 - £70,000 plus package DOE

Location: Northampton

Our Charity

St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has services in Birmingham, Essex and Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

Come and join us and support us to help people transform their lives.

Your role with us

This role will business partner the Inpatients divisions of our Charity supporting key stakeholder in managing their finances. As a true Finance Business Partner, you will build strong relationships with your stakeholders across our clinical divisions, gaining an in-depth knowledge of the drivers and challenges that they face to inform the analysis of the results. As we review our services you will also provide financial support to strategic initiatives and business cases in support of the Charity’s strategy.

Your Key Responsibilities

• To work in partnership with budget holders to review, monitor and challenge monthly financial performance;
• To be responsible for the preparation and analysis of divisional financial reports, to provide timely and accurate information;
• Undertake monthly reviews with budget holders to provide constructive and where appropriate challenging feedback;
• To support stakeholders with the annual budget and forecasting processes highlighting risks and opportunities to the Finance Director;
• To lead on the financial support for any projects undertaken or operational development plans by your stakeholders, including review of the business case, system set up, monitoring and reporting of spend against budget, and input into the post implementation review papers;
• To communicate at all levels within the Charity, with the capability to present financial information to non-finance colleagues and teams;
• Closely monitor adherence to accounting policies and procedures which impact across the Charity and provides feedback/proposals for amendments to those policies;
• To prepare the monthly internal management reports and analysis for the FD and Executive Board working within strict deadlines;
• To prepare the monthly covenant reporting and quarterly external NHSE reporting;
• Deputise for other Finance Business Partners as required.

Your Profile

• Formal accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant post qualified experience in a Finance BP or similar role
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Must have strong analytical, strategic, problem solving and organisational skills and strong attention to detail
• Broad business acumen and sound business judgement

What’s in it for you?

We offer an excellent benefits package including Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to further qualifications including Masters Programmes and Coaching and Mentoring Qualifications. On-site facilities such as cafés all set within beautiful grounds.

Please note we are unable to provide a certificate of sponsorship for this role.

Early applications are encouraged as interviews may take place before closing date.