Senior Finance Business Partner

Gmmh; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + bank holidays

Pay enhancements for evenings/weekends

DBS and professional development

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Prestwich, Bury, is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner (AfC Band 8B). You will work with clinicians and managers to provide clear financial guidance, from planning and forecasting to business cases and financial recovery.

You will lead finance colleagues, drive improvements in reporting, and support strategic decision making in a dynamic NHS environment. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership.
• Significant senior finance experience in a complex organisation.
• Strong NHS finance knowledge and ability to advise on financial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Understand NHS finance regime and contribute to financial planning.
• Lead improvements in reporting, analysis and internal controls.
• Provide expert finance advice to divisional teams.
• Manage and develop finance staff and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Communicates complex financial info

Leads and develops teams

NHS finance knowledge

Analytical judgement

Digital literacy (financial systems, M

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Tools

NHS financial systems

Job description

Main area Finance Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working.) Job ref 437-8400511

Site Prestwich Hospital Town Bury Salary £66,582 - £77,368 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have an excellent understanding of the NHS finance
regime, along with strong technical and leadership skills to help the Trust
deliver 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Degree level education CCAB Accountancy Qualification Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Significant relevant senior financial-management or finance business-partnering experience in a large, complex organisation. Current knowledge of NHS planning, provider finance, income and contracting, costing, capital and revenue accounting, financial governance and regulatory requirements, with the ability to apply this knowledge to financial advice and decision-making. Detailed experience and expert knowledge of accounting principles, relevant procedures and policies and finance systems, including financial ledgers, with experience of providing specialist advice on revenue and capital issues. Experience of managing a finance team, including recruitment, coaching, development, appraisals and the management of disciplinary and absence matters. Evidence of creativity and innovation in improving working practices and procedures. Detailed experience of working with clinical services on: o Business cases. o Financial assessments. o Recovery plans.
• Operational management experience, including project and change management. A track record of stakeholder engagement. Experience of financial management or finance business partnering within an NHS provider organisation. A thorough understanding of NHS targets. Ability to identify opportunities for improvement.

Knowledge

• An appreciation of the NHS financial regime Thorough understanding of NHS targets Seeking out opportunities

Skills

• Communicates complex and sensitive financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences. Builds effective relationships and constructively influences senior leaders, clinicians and external stakeholders. Applies advanced analytical judgement to complex financial, workforce, activity and performance information. Leads, coaches and develops teams, promoting accountability and continuous improvement. Plans and prioritises competing demands across a complex portfolio while meeting deadlines. Takes a strategic, corporate and solution-focused approach to decision-making. Demonstrates advanced digital literacy, including financial systems, modelling, data visualisation, automation and responsible use of AI.
• Experience of using automation, data visualisation or AI responsibly to improve financial processes and decision support.

Peronsal Qualities

• A proactive and solution-focused approach. Perseverance, determination and adaptability, with a flexible approach to work. A professional and collaborative approach, with the ability to navigate complex organisational and stakeholder environments. Able to travel between Trust and partner sites as required, with reasonable adjustments considered.
• Experience of leading complex projects and change programmes.

Other

• This role will involve engagement, virtually and in person, with colleagues at different sites across the Trust’s locations, including: Wigan; Bolton; Manchester; Salford; Trafford; The role may sometimes require travel beyond these areas (e.g. national events and / or conferences).
• Experience of leading complex projects and change programmes.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application.The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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