Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering

NHS; Graigwen; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization is seeking a Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering to oversee strategic and operational management of financial reporting. This role involves leading a team in achieving financial performance targets and negotiating contracts. Successful candidates will have senior financial management experience, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to drive service improvements. A vibrant, collaborative workplace awaits you with alongside competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career growth opportunities

Generous leave

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of financial reporting products.
• Proven experience at a senior level within financial environment.
• In-depth knowledge of planning/commissioning within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Finance and Value staff.
• Ensure alignment of financial reporting with strategic intent.
• Negotiate and manage delivery of complex SLAs.

Skills

Highly developed analytical skills

Ability to influence and negotiate

Self-motivated

Advanced influencing and negotiation skills

Well-developed problem-solving skills

Education

CCAB fully qualified

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Overview

Join Our Team at NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee

Position: Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering, NWJCC

Following the establishment of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) on 1st April 2024 and a recent organisational restructure, we are seeking a Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering, Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) to support our journey as a newly formed organisation. The NWJCC is a joint committee of the seven health boards in Wales, with a Chair and Lay Members. We support collaborative commissioning across Wales, with around 120 staff based in Mold and Nantgarw/Treforest. Our mission is to be The Centre of Excellence for Collaborative Commissioning, improving health and care outcomes across Wales. We commission around 220 services and operate a £1.14bn budget. In this role you will join a supportive, inclusive team, working with NHS Wales, Welsh Government, and UK provider organisations. We are seeking individuals who reflect our values of respect, trust, collaboration, and excellence—those who put patients and quality at the centre of everything they do.

If you’re passionate about improving lives and want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

The Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering is a key senior leadership role responsible for the strategic and operational management of all issues relating to Financial Reporting and the Business Partner team. The post holder will manage a team of Finance and Value staff and is responsible for the development and delivery of the organisation’s Financial reporting, ensuring alignment with the strategic intent of the organisation and integration with all work programmes. In particular, accountable for the delivery of national and local financial performance targets including the development of action plans to rectify areas of non-compliance ensuring that the organisation’s strategic objectives are delivered. The post holder will be responsible for negotiating and managing the delivery of complex SLAs, proactively identifying financial variations to ensure spend is in line with budget and used to maximise organisational objectives and will lead on relative efficiency and benchmarking exercises to ensure value for money.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, with nearly 13,500 staff. We are Team CTM, a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities. CTM’s location offers access to South Wales and Cardiff, the Brecon Beacons, and the coast. Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily: listen, learn, and improve; treat everyone with respect; work together as one team. CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Details

Date posted: 18 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £65,424 to £76,021 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 110-AC252-0925
Job locations: NWJCC offices, Pontypridd, CF37 5YL

Job description

You will find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CCAB fully qualified
• Post qualification experience in Financial Management/Business Partnering
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Thorough knowledge of financial reporting products
• Working knowledge of the commissioning system in NHS England
• Full understanding of the statutory and mandatory information requirements
• Working knowledge of demand and capacity modelling
• In-depth professional and specialist knowledge of financial reporting, healthcare information and performance management
• Professional knowledge of staff management

Experience

• Proven experience at a senior level within the financial environment in a large complex organisation
• Proven experience at a senior level in contract/SLA negotiation and management
• In-depth knowledge of planning/commissioning within the NHS
• Experience of leading complex projects
• Experience of the NHS financial performance regime including the use of performance indicators and benchmarking techniques to drive up performance
• Substantial experience of people management and development in a senior position
• Experience in implementing long term strategic plans
• A proven track record of successfully introducing service improvements or successful management of organisational change in a complex environment
• In-depth professional experience in the commissioning/planning of services including the delivery of national targets and increased efficiency and value for money
• Experience in negotiating contracts with service providers

Desirable

• Experience of working within Commissioning in Wales
• Experience of managing teams through organisational change

Skills

• Highly developed analytical, interpretational, comparative and numerical skills
• Analytical skills: able to make judgments about highly complex facts or situations
• Ability to understand and interpret end user requirements and manage expectations to achieve successful deliverables
• Well-developed problem solving and decision-making skills
• Advanced influencing and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to operate at a senior level within the organisation
• Highly developed leadership/management skills
• Results orientated

Other role requirements

• Ability to attend meetings across Wales and England
• Flexibility in working hours to accommodate demands of job

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made 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. For further information see the UK Visas and Immigration website. Skilled worker applicants may need to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in. Guidance on overseas checks is available separately.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.