Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A Welsh Health Board is seeking a Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering to lead financial strategy and operations within the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee. The role demands a CCAB qualified individual with substantial experience in financial management in complex organisations. You will manage financial reporting while ensuring budget compliance and leading a skilled team, contributing to improved health care outcomes across Wales.

Benefits

Generous leave

Career growth opportunities

Flexible work

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience in Financial Management/Business Partnering.
• Thorough knowledge of financial reporting products.
• In-depth professional and specialist knowledge of financial reporting, healthcare information and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the strategic and operational financial reporting.
• Negotiate and manage SLAs, ensuring budget compliance.
• Deliver national and local financial performance targets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

CCAB fully qualified

Job description

Overview

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering

The closing date is 02 October 2025

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 to be The Centre of Excellence for Collaborative Commissioning, improving health and care outcomes across Wales. We commission around 220 services, from NHS 111 and ambulance services to specialised rare disease services, and mental health, operating 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.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Financial Reporting and Business Partnering is a key senior leadership role within the NWJCC and will be 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 organisations Financial reporting, ensuring alignment with the strategic intent of the organisation and integration with all work programmes.

In particular, the post holder will be 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 organisations 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 in a way which maximises 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, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, 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 the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve

• We treat everyone with respect

• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to 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.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to 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.
• 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 judgements 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 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.

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