Finance Business Partner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension scheme

Training, study support

Career progression opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Hybrid home working

Flexible working options

Reduced-hours contracts

Job summary

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support service managers and clinical leads with monthly budget reporting, planning, and business cases. The role includes leadership of the Directorate Finance team and hybrid/ reduced-hours contracts may be available.

Entry requires an honours degree and CCAB or CIMA study, achieved or underway, with substantial NHS-style financial experience and strong Excel and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Honours degree or equivalent.
• Achieved or studying towards a CCAB or CIMA qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide business partnering support to service managers and clinical leads.
• Coordinate specialist financial advice to Directorates to meet Trust Board and ICD targets, including budget containment.
• Oversee monthly budget reports and forecast review.
• Prepare and review monthly financial reports for submission to the Trust Board and Directorates.
• Support strategic planning, efficiency savings and service development.
• Lead the annual financial planning process for assigned areas.
• Support annual budget setting within Directorates.
• Support business cases with financial analysis and investment appraisal.
• Prepare annual costing and benchmarking returns and use service line reporting.
• Contribute to financial models provided to NHS England.
• Reconcile income to contract values with the Contracting and Tender Management team.
• Lead and manage the Directorate Finance team on a day-to-day basis.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Time management

Influencing skills

Education

Honours degree

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Job description

This Finance Business Partner post sits in the Finance department at Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust and is designed as a development role for a part or fully qualified accountant. The holder supports service managers and clinical leads with monthly budget reporting, planning, variance analysis and business cases. Hybrid working and reduced-hours contracts are available, and the role includes day-to-day leadership of the Directorate Finance team. Entry needs an honours degree and CCAB or CIMA study, achieved or under way.

What the job involves

• Provide business partnering support to service managers and clinical leads
• Co-ordinate specialist financial advice to Directorates to meet Trust Board and ICD targets, including budget containment
• Oversee, co-ordinate and distribute accurate monthly budget reports, including forecast review
• Prepare and review formal monthly financial reports for submission by the Head of Management Accounts to the Trust Board, ICD, NHS England and Directorate management teams
• Support Directorates with strategic planning, efficiency savings and service development
• Lead the annual financial planning process for assigned clinical or corporate areas
• Support annual budget setting within Directorates
• Support business cases, including financial analysis and investment appraisal
• Prepare annual costing and benchmarking returns and use service line reporting and patient level costing
• Contribute to in-year, annual and strategic financial models provided to NHS England
• Reconcile income to contract values with the Contracting and Tender Management team
• Lead and manage the Directorate Finance team day to day, coaching and mentoring less experienced staff

What’s required

Qualifications

• Honours degree or equivalent
• Achieved or studying towards a CCAB or CIMA qualification

Experience

• Substantial experience in an accountancy environment, with knowledge of accounting systems, policies, legislation and standards, within an NHS Trust or other large complex organisation
• Experience of managing, motivating and developing a diverse team
• Experience of reviewing individual and team progress and performance
• Experience of developing and managing complex financial models
• Substantial experience of financial planning, forecasting, budget monitoring and control

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including manipulating and interpreting financial data
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing and presentations
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with a real interest in developing people
• Ability to manage a variety of deadlines for self and team
• Ability to influence and persuade while remaining impartial

Other

• Evidence of up to date mandatory CPD
• Flexibility in working hours to meet deadlines, such as annual accounts and statutory returns
• Willingness to work through the competency framework

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent
• In-depth knowledge of costing and cost comparison systems
• Understanding of NHS funding and payment regimes, including Payment by Results and Service Line Reporting
• Knowledge and experience of NHS Service Line Reporting, Patient Level Costing and Reference Costs
• Experience of project work from inception to delivery of outcomes
• Experience of working in cross-departmental teams
• Communicating with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Car driver

What’s offered

• Excellent pension scheme
• Good level of paid holidays
• Flexible working options
• Hybrid home working
• Reduced-hours contracts
• Training, study support and career progression
• Health and wellbeing support
• Access to training and education opportunities