Senior Finance Business Partner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner (AfC Band 8B) to work with clinicians and managers, delivering clear financial advice and constructive challenge to decisions that matter.

You will be responsible for planning, forecasting, financial recovery and business cases, leading finance colleagues, and driving continuous improvement across a large clinical care group within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership.
• Significant senior finance experience in a complex organisation.
• Strong NHS finance knowledge and understanding of NHS finance regime.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert finance advice and guidance to divisional colleagues as part of the SMT.
• Lead improvements in systems, reporting speed, accuracy, planning and internal controls.

Skills

NHS finance knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Job description

Want to put your finance expertise to work for better mental health care? Join Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as our Senior Finance Business Partner (AfC Band 8B). You'll work alongside clinicians and managers in an allocated Care Group, bringing fresh thinking, constructive challenge and clear advice to decisions that matter.

From planning and forecasting to financial recovery and business cases, you'll help teams make the most of their resources and build sustainable services. You'll also lead and develop finance colleagues, encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.

If you're a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership, significant senior finance experience in a complex organisation and strong NHS finance knowledge, we'd love to hear from you. Bring your ideas, your insight and your passion for making a difference., The post holder will have an excellent understanding of the NHS financeregime, along with strong technical and leadership skills to help the Trustdeliver the financial plan.

You will need to possess excellent communication and leadership skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.

The successful person will be responsible for improvements in systems and processes to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting, financial analysis and planning and internal controls.

You will deliver effective communication and have excellent interpersonal and staff management skills, together with strong negotiating skills. A good understanding of NHS finance, including financial planning, budgetary control and performance management is essential.

The postholder will be a key member of the divisional senior management team and will provide expert finance advice and guidance to divisional colleagues and be jointly responsible with other SMT members

The postholder will produce reports on the financial plans and the performance of a large Clinical Care Group

Any applicants will require a full professional accountancy qualification as well as significant post qualification experience working in a senior finance manager role.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.