Finance Business Partner

Graphics Express LLC; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Plymouth is seeking a motivated Finance Business Partner to deliver strategic financial insights and support operations. Responsibilities include advising on business planning, overseeing financial data integrity, and fostering cost-effective decision-making. The ideal candidate is a professionally qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and relevant NHS experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret financial data effectively.
• Experience in NHS or Trust accounting environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and business planning advice to management teams.
• Investigate financial queries and conduct analytical reviews.
• Oversee accuracy of financial information and reporting.

Skills

Data manipulation and analysis

Communication skills

Strategic planning

Education

Professionally Qualified Accountant

Job description

Overview

To provide a comprehensive and high quality finance business partnering service to service lines. To promote innovation and improvement by providing expertise and analysis to inform good financial decision making and optimal use of resources. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a dynamic health service provider with more than 6,500 staff, serving Plymouth, South West Devon and South East Cornwall.

We are seeking a highly motivated and hardworking individual to join an established Finance team as an interface between finance and operations, influencing day-to-day decisions and supporting strategic and business planning across the Trust. This includes demand and capacity planning, understanding service line viability, benchmarking, developing transformational savings plans and supporting the production of large business cases for capital and/or revenue investments.

We value diversity and work life balance and welcome flexible working discussions. Please note that all communication will be electronic, and contact details are provided for informal discussions if required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and business planning advice to Service Line and Care Group Management teams.
• Encourage and influence Service Line Management Teams to support cost-effective decision making using strong persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills.
• Investigate complex financial queries on income and expenditure, conducting regular analytical reviews of the Service Line financial position, forecasting income, and developing models with activity projections and case mix considerations.
• Interpret complex financial data and advise on financial risks to ensure budgets are achievable and owned by Service Line Managers and Budget Holders.
• Assist and advise Service Line Management Teams in executing plans to achieve performance targets within allocated resources.
• Oversee accuracy and integrity of Service Line financial information, including service line reporting and reference costs.
• Identify business opportunities and threats from market analyses and work with service lines to determine financial impacts and mitigations.
• Review monthly contract monitoring with service lines to ensure robust income capture and develop robust activity and income forecasts based on demand, RTT requirements and capacity constraints.
• Benchmark Service Lines against similar hospitals using nationally recognised data (e.g., GIRFT, Model Hospital) and advise on improvements in collaboration with Service Line Management teams.

Qualifications

• Professionally Qualified Accountant.
• Ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret data, and to communicate clearly to diverse audiences.
• Experience working in NHS/Trust accounting or equivalent financial environments is desirable.

Additional Information

Details regarding discussions or training opportunities and internal candidate preferences are provided within the role description. Consideration will be given to applicants who do not fully meet the person specification but have relevant demonstrable experience and would meet the specification in a short timeframe, potentially via a training role at a lower band.

For informal discussions please contact the Finance Business Partner or Associate Director of Finance – Financial Performance. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and invite less than full time/flexible working arrangements for this role; please discuss with the recruiting manager prior to application.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.