Finance Business Partner

Health Jobs UK; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Management Partner to enhance their financial operations within the healthcare sector. This role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to analyze complex financial data, ensuring clarity and precision in reporting. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, providing critical insights that influence financial decision-making. If you are passionate about improving financial processes and have a strong background in NHS financial management, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management, ideally within the NHS.
• Ability to design spreadsheets and databases for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Present analysis and interpretation of financial information.
• Advise finance and non-finance managers on budgetary matters.

Skills

Excellent written communication skills

Ability to communicate technical data

Ability to build relationships

Ability to present analysis

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to demonstrate rigour and judgement

Education

CCAB finalist or minimum two years in financial management

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

• Excellent written communication skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for this role.

Please contact Marie Johnston for any other queries you may have via email: [email protected]

Those who have previously applied should not re-apply.

As this is not a shortage profession, we are not able to offer sponsorship.

Person specification

Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria

• Able to communicate technical data in a clear and concise manner, using a variety of media.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Able to build relationships of trust with external and internal stakeholders

Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to present analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information.
• Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate rigour and judgement in presenting technical issues to managers, presenting options and assessing financial decisions and financial risk.
• Ability to review processes & systems within area of influence and to advise on changes or improvements.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to present analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information in an NHS acute provider context.

Experience
Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a financial management position, ideally within the NHS.
• Experience of setting income & expenditure budgets and of financial forecasting
• Experience of carrying out in-depth analyses of variances, reporting on these and setting out options for corrective action
• Experience of advising finance & non-finance managers on financial & budgetary matters
• Able to design spreadsheets & databases for analysing and presenting information.
• Experience of providing financial advice and guidance for business cases.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NHS financial management procedures and processes, ideally in an NHS acute provider organisation.
• Knowledge of NHS financial information systems.
• Knowledge of NHS acute provider costing techniques and systems.
• Knowledge of NHS Commissioning arrangements, in particular as they relate to complex acute providers
• Do you have experience of working within an acute trust?
• Have you worked for the NHS in the last five years?

Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria

• CCAB finalist or a minimum of two years' experience working in financial management, ideally in an NHS context.

Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential criteria

• Able to plan projects which impact multi-disciplinary teams.
• Able to deliver to tight deadlines with high quality outcomes.
• Able to contribute towards medium term financial planning goals.
• Ability to build relationships, and operate effectively, across distinctly different teams and to manage potential conflicts arising from the different goals & objectives those teams may be pursuing.
• Ability to delegate work and to monitor progress to ensure it is carried out effectively & efficiently

Physical Skills
Essential criteria

• Keyboard skills

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD Finance Business Partner ( PDF , 152.4 KB )
• Finance Business Partner ( PDF , 136.4 KB )