Head of Finance Business Partnering

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service organization in Cardiff is seeking an exceptional finance leader to join as Head of Finance Business Partnering. This strategic role seeks a candidate with extensive NHS finance experience to lead transformation and financial performance initiatives. The ideal applicant will possess strong analytical skills, a CCAB qualification, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while delivering excellent service to both internal and external customers.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Agile working approach

Qualifications

• Extensive NHS finance experience at senior management level.
• Advanced knowledge of NHS financial management and business planning.
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering function.
• Provide strategic financial insight for service delivery.
• Oversee budgeting and financial planning processes.

Skills

Effective communication

Analytical skills

IT literacy

Ability to influence stakeholders

Welsh language skills

Education

CCAB Qualified Accountant

Tools

Oracle or general ledger systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional finance leader to join NWSSP as Head of Finance Business Partnering. This is a strategic leadership role at the heart of our mission to deliver outstanding service delivery and operational excellence.

You will lead a team of finance professionals, partnering with service leaders to drive financial performance, enable transformation, and ensure resources are aligned to priorities within our Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP).

Main duties of the job

• Lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering function across NWSSP
• Provide strategic financial insight to support service delivery and transformation programmes
• Collaborate with divisional directors and service leads to influence decision‑making
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
• Ensure robust financial governance and compliance with NHS policies
• Champion value for money and continuous improvement across services

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Job responsibilities

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• Responsible for providing professional financial leadership and managing the full provision of professional financial advice, support and information for the activities of Division/s (or other designated budget areas) to enable it to effectively and proactively set and manage their budgets and finances to ensure the achievement of financial targets and plans.

Responsible for providing the lead financial advice and support into the financial and business planning processes for Divisions. This includes providing the financial leadership in the development of strategic Business cases and the development of complex service and financial models.

Contribute to financial management agenda and strategy across the Organisation and policy formation within the Finance Profession. Ensure that NWSSP Divisions financial activities and systems are in line with corporate policies and procedures and meet the highest standards of stewardship and probity and comply with corporate governance requirements.

Responsible for the management of the Finance Business Partnering Team and to deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• CCAB Professionally qualified accountant with considerable post‑qualification experience.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Specialist in depth knowledge and understanding of : oNHS Finance regime oNHS Financial Management and Business Planning oNHS Capital Investment procedures oNHS Current Developments & Strategies oRelevant WG and DHSC guidance

Experience

• Extensive NHS finance experience with numerous years experience at senior management level within the NHS or equivalent
• In depth knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policies
• Advanced specialised knowledge and experience of NHS financial management and business and strategic planning.
• A proven track record of dealing with highly complicated situations and the delivery of challenging corporate objectives.
• Significant managerial experience of managing people and staff.
• Experience of working within a highly complex and politically sensitive organisation
• Evidence of successfully influencing senior clinicians and other professionals and working with a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Experience of undertaking complex business cases

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professional staff and managers at all levels, both internal and external to the organization
• Highly developed analytical, interpretational and comparative skills capable of dealing with highly complex and sensitive information to support rational decision making.
• Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints
• IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Microsoft products including advanced level of Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance
• Ability to influence key stakeholders and possess strategic vision
• Use of Oracle or other general ledger systems
• Welsh Language Skills levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

• Able to travel extensively to undertake the duties of the post at various sites if required
• Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard

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 & Corporate Services