Senior Finance Business Partner

NHS; Worthing; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to deliver high-quality financial management and support. This role involves managing a small team, producing financial reports, and contributing to strategic financial decisions. Candidates should have a CCAB qualification and significant experience in finance management, with a strong understanding of financial principles.

Qualifications

• Completion of CCAB recognised accountancy qualification.
• Experience in senior management in finance.
• Ability to prepare professional reports and accounts.

Responsibilities

• Line manage Finance Business Partners and support financial management.
• Deliver financial support to Facilities & Estates Division.
• Produce high-quality business reports.

Skills

Relationship building

Financial reporting

Change management

Financial forecasting

Team leadership

Education

CCAB recognized accountancy qualification

Job description

Overview

Senior Finance Business Partner role at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279). Closing date: 15 October 2025.

Main duties

• The post holder will line manage a small team of Finance Business Partners whilst ensuring the provision of effective financial management to the division you support.
• Along with traditional Business Partnering duties such as management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, planning and involvement in the preparation and financial viability of business cases, your role will involve:
• Supporting and influencing the financial, strategic and operational decisions of your division.
• Interpreting, explaining and driving financial performance whilst keeping an eye on the Trust's financial position.
• Analysing, advising and mitigating financial risk in the organisation.
• Promoting an environment of strong financial control within the Trust and constructively challenging stakeholders to ensure the Trust's financial principles, procedures and policies are followed.
• Supporting a culture of performance management within the Finance Division that seeks and finds solutions to financial problems and maximises financial opportunities.

You will be a qualified accountant (or passed finalist) ideally with business partnering experience. You will have excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills, being capable of delivering financial and non-financial reports to a range of senior staff including Trust Board and external stakeholders.

About us

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs, including a comprehensive candidate information pack and wellbeing programme for staff, designed to support you with flexible working where possible to support work-life balance.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that choosing UHSx means a long and happy career where you will see the difference you make and feel valued for all you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSx.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be reporting into the Assistant Director of Finance - Business Partnering delivering senior financial support to the Facilities & Estates Division and Corporate Divisions, providing high quality business support in delivering the Trust objectives. Please refer to the Band 8b Senior Finance Senior Business Partner job description attached.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria.

Person Specification

Experience and Qualifications

• Completion of CCAB recognised accountancy qualification (fully qualified Chartered Accountant)
• Acquisition of the skills below is considered to require post qualification experience in a senior management role demonstrating experience equivalent to a masters degree followed by an extensive period in a Directorate Finance Manager role demonstrating experience equivalent to a doctorate

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience of closing a month end and the associated reporting
• Financial and non-financial reports to a range of senior staff including Trust Board and to external stakeholders.
• Experience of managing change effectively in a large multi-complex organisation
• Experience of contributing to strategic financial AF I forecasting
• Internal or external audit experience
• Experience working with non-NHS bodies e.g. Universities, Local authorities delivery of sustainable Financial Recovery Plan strategies
• Experience of leading, managing and developing teams
• Experience in the preparation of accurate and professional accounts and reports to prescribed deadlines
• Experience of completion of budget setting processes
• Experience in the development of training programmes and of training non-finance staff in financial management
• Experience of providing professional leadership to finance staff
• A very strong understanding of the principles of financial management

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£64,455 to £74,896 a year, per annum, pro rata