Finance Business Partner

Livewell Southwest; Plymouth; Presencial; GBP 52.000 - 68.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

CPD time

Training pathways

Leadership programs

Funding for CareCertificate

Nurse Training Scholarships

Descripción de la vacante

Livewell Southwest in Plymouth is seeking a proactive Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team, partnering with clinical and operational leaders to support patient care and drive service performance. You will be a trusted advisor, delivering insightful financial analysis, modelling activity and capacity needs, challenging budgets, and leading business cases and transformation initiatives.

This role offers development within a values-led social enterprise and the chance to influence

Formación

• CCAB or equivalent with post-qualification experience.
• A levels and five GCSEs including Maths and English.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Degree or equivalent.

Responsabilidades

• Act as a trusted financial advisor to operational and clinical leaders.
• Provide insightful analysis of financial and operational performance.
• Support activity, income and demand modelling for capacity planning.
• Challenge budget holders to achieve financial objectives.
• Lead business cases, investment proposals and service transformation initiatives.
• Communicate financial information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Promote financial awareness and continuous improvement.

Conocimientos

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Budgeting

NHS finance

Educación

CCAB or equivalent

A levels & GCSEs including Maths & English

Degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Access

AI / Artificial Intelligence

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a proactive and influential Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of healthcare delivery, in partnership with operational and clinical leaders to deliver and develop services, drive performance and support outstanding patient care.

Main duties of the job

Working in partnership with Directorate senior management and operational teams, you will:

• Act as a trusted financial advisor to operational and clinical leaders.
• Provide insightful analysis of financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Support activity, income and demand modelling to inform capacity planning and service development.
• Challenge and support budget holders to achieve financial and operational objectives.
• Lead and support business cases, investment proposals and service transformation initiatives.
• Ensure financial implications are considered in operational and strategic plans.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to a range of audiences.
• Promote financial awareness, accountability and continuous improvement.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your influence, develop strategic business partnering skills and make a meaningful contribution to patient care.

Interviews for the role will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 3rd December.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities

Utilisingspecialist knowledge of complex organisations accounting systems, processes,regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation; NHS guidance andContractual requirements, together with general commercial awareness, forindividual Services to:

• Providestrategic and business planning advice to Directorate and operationalmanagement teams;
• Encourageand influence Operational Teams to ensure cost-effective decision making bymanagement, using high developed persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills;
• Investigatehighly complex financial queries on income and expenditure, carrying outregular complicated analytical reviews of the operational areas financialposition, predicting income, developing and using complex models and multipleinputs including activity projections and case mix issues;
• Interpret highly complex financial data and giveadvice on financial risks toensure the budgets are achievable and owned by the Operational Managers.
• Assistand advise Operational Teams in the execution of plans to achieve theperformance targets set out in the organisations Annual Plan, within thefinancial resources allocated to the service area for that purpose.
• Overseethe accuracy and integrity of operational financial information relating toservice line reporting and costing inparticular;
• Identifybusiness opportunities and threats arising out of market analyses and work withoperational areas to identify financial impacts and mitigating actions.
• Thoroughlyreview monthly activity reports with service areas to ensure robust capture ofactivity. Work with operationalmanagers, Business Analysts and Management Accountants to develop robustactivity and income forecasts, performance target requirements and capacityconstraints.
• Benchmark the services against other similar services using nationally recognisedactivity and management information and peer data (such as NHS Futures) -identify areas for improvement and work closely with Operational Managementteams to identify actions and effect such changes.
• Ensurebest practice is developed and delivered at department and organisationallevel, challenging ways of working and motivating and influencing others. Ensure efficient delivery utilising digital productsand systems, and adopting and developingefficient ways of working such as the utilisation of ArtificialIntelligence.
• Providefinancial support for revenue and capital business cases as appropriatedescribing the financial implications of the business case and utilising investmentappraisal techniques.
• Takea lead role in developing contract issues papers with Operational managers,utilising detailed knowledge of guidance and contractual requirements.
• Representthe organisation at meetings with Commissioner colleagues as required tosupport the contract setting and in year monitoring process.
• Utiliseknowledge of NHS and other guidance to ensure operational areas are correctlyrecording and being appropriately paid for all activity performed. Working with Operational teams to ensure aclear understanding of activity performance and attainment of key operationalperformance metrics, understanding financial implications and clinical risks.
• Provideinformation and advice to support the allocation of resources, Service Linereporting and improve the accuracy of costing.
• Workwith the Business Planning, costing and income accountant and operational teamsto understand all resources consumed and indirect costs of servicedelivery. The development and refinement of ServiceLine Reporting (SLR) is a key tool upon which both operational and strategicdecisions can be based.
• Produceor assist in the production of reports to the organisations committees and Board,as required, using spreadsheets, databases, presentations and report writingskills.
• Workwith operational areas and the Accountant to ensure an in depth understandingof the forecast position, any action plans to address variances and ensureaccurate forecasting. Understanding theimpact of other performance measures e.g. waiting times on this.
• Liaisewith the Accountants with the activity and Income analysis to refine monthly,quarterly and annual forecasts of operational financial performance as required, taking intoaccount likely profiles of activity, cost behaviours, savings plans and otherinfluencing factors.
• Identify and maximise the financialimpact of Cost Improvement Programme and Transformation schemes.
• Producefinancial information to support organisation wide projects and business cases;
• Assistin the completion of the annual planning in accordance with the timetable set internallybeing aware of NHS planning deadlines, and ensure compatibility with the organisations long term financial plans.

Utilisingprofessional and specialist finance knowledge and general management skills,for the Finance Directorate to:

• Manageall aspects of own workload and the organisation of the teams workload tobalance frequently changing priorities to deliver work within tight deadlineswhilst maintaining the highest quality of information and meeting the needs of OperationalManagement teams. This will include using time management skills to ensure thatworkload and individual projects are delivered in a timely and accurate mannerand balancing the demands of the Operational managers requirements with organisationalneeds.
• Tocoordinate with Operational Management teams and finance and businessintelligence and other corporate areas to ensure smooth delivery of deadlinesfor all aspects of work.
• Takeresponsibility for developing and implementing discrete areas of financialpolicy and processes in line with latest accounting standards.
• Toact in a professional manner at all times and instil the same standards inmembers of staff.
• Toinput and manipulate financial data in highly complex computer spreadsheets andreports, where speed and accuracy are essential.
• Toundertake light physical effort and extended periods of computer use in anoffice environment.
• Toconcentrate when inputting data, checking and reconciling information andmaking calculations.
• Tocope with unpredictable work patterns and respond flexibly to queries andrequests from Senior Finance and Operational Management.
• Towork under intense pressure on occasions and to concentrate on highly complexaccounting information for prolonged periods of time on a frequent basis.
• Tosupply internal and external auditors with any information and explanationsthey require with regard to any aspects of the above.
• Toact on own initiative and to carry out the above duties in accordance withbroad professional accounting standards without reference to line manager.
• Thepostholder will be required to travel on occasion.

Linemanage members of the Business Support Unit and provide a key link to otherareas of the finance directorate:

• Ensuringclarity on priorities and expectations for team members working jointly withOperational Senior Managers to set these priorities.
• Ensureall members of the team develop their skills and knowledge, utilising otherprofessionals within the organisation.
• Ensureclose working between all finance directorate and corporate areas. Ensuring that core teams and the BusinessSupport Unit work seamlessly together.

Communication and Relationships

Thepostholder will have to work extremely closely with the relevant AssociateDirector and Management Team/s they are assigned to. They should play an active role as part ofthe Directorates Management team and be seen as an integral part of this.

InternalFace to face and virtually

• Executive Directors
• Director of Finance
• Director of Operations
• Deputy Director of Finance and BusinessSupport
• Associate Directors
• Management Accountants
• Business Analysts
• Heads of Finance Directorate teams
• Business Planning Costing and IncomeAccountant
• Project Management Office (PMO) andQuality Improvement
• Clinical Director and Assistants
• Operational Managers
• Heads of Department
• Clinical teams
• Budget Holders
• Other Finance, Planning staff
• Procurement staff
• Other Trust staff as required

External

• Other Providers
• NHSE
• Other outside agencies including theexternal auditors, local authorities/social services and relevant partners
• Finance Directorate Staff
• Operational Managers and Staff

Physical Demands of the Job

PhysicalEffort

Limited physicaleffort required, there will be longperiods of desk work.

MentalEffort

There will be a highlevel of mental effort with sustained concentration, clear communication ofcomplex issues and engagement with others.

EmotionalEffort

Will have to dealwith potentially contentious or difficult issues. Therefore must be able to handle conflicteffectively and able to influence and support others.

PhysicalSkills

May requireoccasional travel other than base.

WorkingConditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CCAB or equivalent e.g. CIMA Professional Qualified Accountant with current registration and relevant demonstrable post qualification experience.
• A levels and 5 x GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent, including Mathematics and English Language at GCSE level A-C / 4-9.
• Commitment to continuing professional development in line with relevant Institute requirements.
• Degree or equivalent.
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures and act on own initiative without reference to line manager.
• Leads by example and instils a team approach to workload.
• Ability to challenge and deal with highly sensitive and contentious situations.
• Able to handle & convey sensitive information in an appropriate and discreet manner.
• Ability to bring about change and embed a continuous process improvement culture.
• Proactive, flexible, enthusiastic, confident and highly motivated individual who demonstrates a commitment to organisation objectives.
• Excellent level of numeracy.
• Able to deduce key points from large/highly complex volumes of data analysing several aspects of data.
• Advanced Analytical skills.
• Ability to resolve highly complex problems including integration of financial and operational aspects to Strategic and operational plans.
• Ability to review highly complex business cases and present to non finance managers giving clear and concise advice, comparing a number of options, including identification of risks.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
• Able to communicate highly complex/sensitive and contentious information effectively to large groups of staff.
• Excellent inter‑personal skills including negotiation and presentation skills. Able to overcome barriers to acceptance.
• Ability to influence decisions at a senior level on occasions where there are strong conflicts of opinion.
• Ability to represent the Trust confidently at external meetings as well as representing Finance at internal meetings.
• Proficient with Office Packages pref. Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint. Aptitude for utilising digital solutions and Artificial Intelligence.
• Advanced keyboard skills to ensure highest level of accuracy at all times.
• Able to demonstrate excellent team working skills.
• Organisational skills and able to work as team leader.
• Able to prioritise own work and that of others effectively within ever changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Able to plan and organise complex activities and programmes within the Finance Directorate and wider.
• Able to contribute to the formulation of long‑term strategic plans involving risk and uncertainty in Front Line Service areas and at an organisation level.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service depending on monthly, quarterly and annual cycles.
• Ability to work in intense busy working environments and to concentrate on highly complex accounting information for prolonged periods of time on a frequent basis.

Experience

• Ability to demonstrate highly developed theoretical and practical proven knowledge at an advanced level and demonstrable experience and expertise in financial management, accounting procedures, relevant legislation and other policies relevant to a Community Interest Company and healthcare providers.
• Ability to demonstrate recent Continuing Professional Development including specialist training and demonstrable experience relating.
• Demonstrable experience of liaising with Internal and External Auditors.
• Extensive proven knowledge of NHS finance regime, contracting and business planning process.
• Ability to gain clinical engagement.
• Proven awareness of the current NHS Agenda, national directives and all Governance aspects.
• Proven record of providing all aspects of Finance business advisory service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Deputy Director of Finance and Business Support

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