Finance Business Partner - MSK

Health Jobs UK; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services organization in the UK is looking for a Finance Business Partner. In this senior role, you will oversee financial performance for clinical areas, collaborating with leadership teams. The ideal candidate will be a CCAB qualified accountant with substantial experience in financial management, particularly in the NHS. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential, along with a focus on improving financial performance and supporting strategic decision-making.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Fantastic staff benefits

State-of-the-art facilities

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant with ongoing post-qualification development.
• Experience in Management Accounting, Reporting, and Planning.
• Experience leading financial decision making and change.

Responsibilities

• Act as financial lead for MSK unit and support the Head of Finance.
• Provide business-focused advice and develop stakeholder relationships.
• Lead a team and ensure smooth delivery of month-end processes.

Skills

In-depth professional knowledge of the NHS Finance regime

Budgeting

Financial planning and modelling

Education

CCAB fully qualified Accountant

Educated to degree level

Job description

Job summary

As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial performance of our clinical services. In this senior position, you will act as the finance leads for a portfolio of clinical areas, working in close collaboration with clinical and operational leadership teams. You will use your financial expertise and insightful analysis to support and challenge day‑to‑day decision making, drive positive outcomes, and ensure the best possible use of resources across our services.

The successful candidates will also be key members of the Trust's Finance Department, contributing actively to the delivery of its overall objectives and supporting the continual improvement of financial performance across the organisation.

You will bring exceptional organisational and communication skills, with the confidence to prioritise a busy workload and work flexibly to meet tight and competing deadlines.

Candidates must be CCAB qualified accountants and have substantial relevant experience working in a financial management environment. Exposure to finance within the NHS would also be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

The Finance Business Partner will act as financial lead to the MSK unit, supporting the Head of Finance in providing a comprehensive financial and performance management service.

The key focus of the BP role is to provide business‑focused advice and to develop stakeholder relationships, identifying cost savings and productivity opportunities.

You will be responsible for leading a team and have a real opportunity to make a difference and deliver value to clinical services and ultimately the patient.

The BP will be responsible for recruitment, training, development, performance and disciplinary issues of the staff accountable to them.

Other components of the role include coordinating the team to ensure smooth delivery of month‑end processes and reporting and providing support to Trust‑wide projects and initiatives.

About us

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH) is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation.

In the National Staff Survey, 74% of our staff would recommend the Trust as a place to work and 92% would recommend the hospital to a friend or relative for treatment.

We offer a range of fantastic staff benefits, outstanding professional development opportunities and state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including our recently‑opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans' Orthopaedic Centre, the first unit of its kind in the UK.

Job responsibilities

• Be a key member of the Management Team in the provision of financial and business support to the Clinical Chair, Managing Director, Chief Nurse and their management teams, and contribute on a wider basis.
• Ensure regular provision of accurate financial information to inform Delivery Unit level decision‑making forums, including formal reports and presentations linking and interpreting financial, activity and performance management information.
• Develop strong relationships with clinicians and managers, maintaining a culture of shared responsibility for financial issues.
• Provide professional expert knowledge and guidance ensuring that the management team is fully abreast of current NHS and Trust developments.
• Present complex financial information, ensuring complex financial concepts are conveyed clearly and persuasively.
• Support the Management Team to develop the following: a medium‑term financial strategy and plan for the Service Area, a medium‑term Cost Efficiency Programme to support the financial strategy, capacity plans with delivery unit managers ensuring links between physical capacity, human and financial resources, and the Delivery Unit Business Plan.
• Support the Head of Financial Management in the continued engagement and use of Service Line Reporting and Patient Level Costing Information.
• Support the development and training programme for senior managers and clinicians in the Services Area to improve SLR, financial, business management and commercial awareness.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Essential: CCAB fully qualified Accountant (equivalent to a Masters level degree); significant evidence of ongoing post‑qualification development and training.
• Desirable: Educated to degree level or equivalent.

Experience

• Essential: Experience in Management Accounting, Reporting and Planning; experience of leading and supporting strategic financial decision making within a large organisation and successfully initiating and leading change; experience of leading complex financial appraisals.

Skills and abilities

• Essential: In‑depth professional knowledge of the NHS Finance regime, including budgeting, financial planning and modelling.
• Desirable: NHS Financial Management experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.