Senior Partner, Finance and Planning Business Partnering

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England is recruiting for a Band 7 Finance Partner within the Transformation Directorate Finance Partner team. The role delivers dedicated business partnering to a delivery leadership team, covering financial performance and governance of programmes and services.

It involves high-profile, fast-paced delivery projects with about 40% of time in offices on average. The post requires CCAB-qualified finance professionals with strong analytical skills and experience in reporting to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education and CCAB status.
• Finance partnering experience with stakeholder engagement.
• Experience producing monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc reports for senior decision makers.
• Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools to analyse financial data.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated business partnering support to a delivery leadership team, covering financial performance and governance of programmes and services.
• Deliver a full range of business partnering support to a portfolio of stakeholders.
• Proactively initiate and promote discussions with stakeholders.
• Review and analyse financial data using advanced analytical skills.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc analyses and reports for senior decision making.
• Prepare and present data from multiple sources using Excel and other reporting solutions.
• Develop and manage strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advise the business on financial systems issues.
• Ensure segregation of duties and compliance with schemes of delegation.

Skills

Finance partnering techniques

Finance systems knowledge

VAT knowledge

Capital/revenue decisions

Advanced analytical skills

Presenting financial information

Education

Degree-level education

CCAB status (full or part-qualified)

Tools

Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

This band 7 post sits in the Transformation Directorate Finance Partner team within NHS England's Finance and Planning Directorate. The role provides dedicated business partnering to a delivery leadership team, covering their financial performance and the governance of programmes and services. It suits finance professionals working on high-profile, fast-paced delivery projects across a portfolio of stakeholders, with at least 40% of time in offices on average. Visa sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.

What the job involves

• Provide dedicated business partnering support to a delivery leadership team, covering financial performance and the governance of programmes and services
• Work within a team of finance partners to deliver a full range of business partnering support to a portfolio of stakeholders
• Proactively initiate and promote discussions with stakeholders
• Review and evaluate financial data using advanced analytical skills
• Produce monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc analysis and reports to inform senior decision making
• Prepare, analyse and present data from a variety of sources using Excel and/or other reporting solutions
• Develop and manage strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Provide advice and support to the business on financial systems issues
• Ensure segregation of duties and compliance with schemes of delegation

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree-level education and full or part-qualified CCAB status

Experience

• Finance partnering experience of proactively initiating and promoting discussions with stakeholders
• Developing and providing financial and management information for a senior team
• Producing monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc reports to inform senior decision making
• Accurately preparing and analysing data using Excel and/or other reporting solutions
• Developing and managing strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Skills & knowledge

• Finance partnering techniques
• Knowledge of finance systems and advising the business on them
• Knowledge of the principles of VAT
• Knowledge of capital/revenue decisions and associated accounting standards
• Advanced analytical skills with significant knowledge of management and financial reporting
• Presenting complex financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences

Other

• Commitment to equality of opportunity, removing barriers to participation and valuing diversity
• Willingness to embrace change as a chance to learn and develop
• Honesty, integrity and promotion of organisational values

What’s offered

• Development opportunities for those building careers in the NHS, health or public sector