Senior Finance Business Partner - Clinical

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Northampton is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to guide financial performance and reporting. The ideal candidate will be a CCAB Qualified Accountant with extensive experience in a complex finance environment. This role involves advising senior managers and supporting the budgeting process. Join a dedicated team committed to excellence in healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Significant post qualification experience in a senior finance role.
• Advanced understanding of financial management and accounting principles.
• Experience in motivating and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice to senior stakeholders.
• Produce performance packs and financial reports for the division.
• Support the budget setting process and ensure accurate reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Presentation skills

Education

CCAB Qualified Accountant

Job description

Overview

As a member of the Divisional Board, provide a full range of advice to the Divisional Director, Manager, Senior and other budget holders, developing a Business Partnering relationship with them. Communicate highly complex, sensitive, contentious information (financial and non-financial), advice and support to the Division. Present this and other performance information at Trust and Divisional management meetings on a regular basis in an understandable manner to senior non-financial managers including clinicians.

To maintain and develop financial reporting and planning systems to reflect the needs of the Trust and Divisional reflecting changes in Trust priorities where necessary. Produce comprehensive performance packs and statements to be reviewed with the Divisional Director and Manager.

To provide accurate and timely financial performance reports for the Division within the agreed timetable, to help with monitoring financial performance and implement corrective action with the relevant budget holders to enable the Trust to meet its financial targets. To prepare, review and maintain a robust forecast outturn position for the Division and to produce alternative strategies as to what corrective action the division might take to ensure it meets its financial targets in accordance with the prescribed performance management framework.

Interpret financial information and communicate variances from budget/forecast and any areas of potential risk to senior stakeholders and offer guidance and advice to enable action plans to be formulated which maximise the financial resources available. Co-ordinate the budget setting process for the Division designing effective guidance and timetables in conjunction with the Trusts Integrated business planning process. Maintain a reconciliation of budgets in accordance with the Virement policy. To be the finance expert for the Division and their key contact for understanding financial matters; using own expert knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and other aspects of financial legislation to provide training to colleagues. To support the Division in the identification, costing, forecasting of efficiency schemes.

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CCAB Qualified Accountant, or equivalent level of education, training or experience
• Demonstrate Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Have significant post qualification experience in a senior finance role working within a highly complex finance department, have an advanced understanding of financial management and financial accounting principles
• Experience of supporting Divisions in identifying, tracking and reporting Efficiencies
• Experience of managing, motivating and developing staff

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to prepare and present complex financial information to non-financial people.

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Be able to manage time effectively, prioritise and deliver to agreed deadlines
• Be prepared to constructively question and challenge the performance of team members and colleagues.

About us and values

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That\'s why we talk about Team NGH. It\'s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone\'s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

• Senior Finance Business Partner JD & PS (PDF, 377.7KB)
• Staff Fair Processing Statement (PDF, 90.4KB)
• Respect and Support Document (PDF, 207.1KB)
• Code of Conduct - Band 7+ (PDF, 140.0KB)
• Benefits and NGH (PDF, 379.3KB)
• Useful Links (PDF, 185.9KB)
• Relocation Expenses Policy (PDF, 548.0KB)