Finance Business Partner and Development Lead
Detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Working with us
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We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment and are always keen to hear from people who would like to work with us. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability or long-term health condition, gender identity or expression, race or ethnicity, faith, sex, sexuality or veteran status.
We are looking for people whose personal values and behaviours align with the NHS values outlined in the NHS Constitution and our own values and behaviours.
You can look forward to excellent benefits including discounts schemes, optional pension and life assurance, flexible working, salary sacrifice vehicles and cycles and much more.
Hybrid working
We offer the flexibility to work from an office (Bodmin or Truro), and from home, depending on the requirements of the team.
Person specification
Qualifications, training and professional membership
* Full, current membership of a CCAB (inc CIMA) recognised body.
* Evidence of post Continuing Professional Development (post qualification).
Personal Values
* Demonstrates alignment with the NHS values, delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan principles.
* Able to demonstrate compassion in the workplace with a track record of active challenge to support improvements in equality, diversity, inclusion, and/or social justice.
* Demonstrates the living values of openness and integrity, contributing to cultures where this thrives.
* Committed to continuing professional development, actively developing and supporting a continuous learning culture.
* Demonstrates behaviours that support innovation and transformation.
Experience
* Specialist knowledge of NHS accounting processes and procedures, NHS financial policies, and financial aspects of current and pending NHS legislation.
* Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services through individual effort and through teamwork, to challenging deadlines.
* Experience of inspiring and leading a team and developing the performance of individuals and the team.
* Familiarity with a large and complex finance ledger system such as Oracle.
* Experience of yearend Financial Accounting and interface with Audit.
* Familiarity with NHS contract monitoring and reporting provider contract performance, and the evaluation and interpretation of results.
Skills and knowledge
* Advanced analysis skills, primarily using MS Excel, including the set up and use of pivot tables, and the application of advanced formulae.
* Design and implementation of potentially complex but comprehensible reports, combining relevant operational and financial information.
* Preparation of simple process maps and recommendation/initiation of fully considered improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
* Developed communication skills, both spoken and written, for delivering key messages clearly and comprehensibly to a range of stakeholders at a senior level.
* Negotiation skills and the ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
* Building collaborative, positive relationships with senior level Finance and non-Finance staff.
* Ability to identify and quantify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions, and to resolve problems in relation to service delivery.
* Ability to absorb a broad range of information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ and/or no obvious solution is evident.
* Ability to work supportively and constructively whilst under pressure to achieve tight deadlines.
* Ability to take direction and work on own initiative, solving problems and ensuring service delivery without constant supervision.
Shortlist criteria 1: Qualification Knowledge, training and experience (E:10 ) (D:6)
Essential criteria
* Full, current membership of a CCAB (inc CIMA) recognised body. Evidence of post Continuing Professional Development (post qualification). Specialist knowledge of NHS accounting processes and procedures, NHS financial policies, and financial aspects of current and pending NHS legislation. Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services through individual effort and through teamwork, to challenging deadlines. Experience of inspiring and leading a team and developing the performance of individuals and the team.
Desirable criteria
* Familiarity with a large and complex finance ledger system such as Oracle. Design and implementation of potentially complex but comprehensible reports, combining relevant operational and financial information. Familiarity with NHS contract monitoring and reporting provider contract performance, and the evaluation and interpretation of results.
Criteria 2: Skills and abilities (E:20)
Essential criteria
* Advanced analysis skills, primarily using MS Excel, including the set up and use of pivot tables, and the application of advanced formulae. Design and implementation of potentially complex but comprehensible reports, combining relevant operational and financial information. Preparation of simple process maps and recommendation/initiation of fully considered improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Developed communication skills, both spoken and written, for delivering key messages clearly and comprehensibly to a range of stakeholders at a senior level. Negotiation skills and the ability to use informed persuasion to influence others. Building collaborative, positive relationships with senior level Finance and non-Finance staff. Ability to identify and quantify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions, and to resolve problems in relation to service delivery. Ability to absorb a broad range of information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ and/or no obvious solution is evident. Ability to work supportively and constructively whilst under pressure to achieve tight deadlines. Ability to take direction and work on own initiative, solving problems and ensuring service delivery without constant supervision.
We positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of sexual orientation, sex, racial origin or disability. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note that if a vacancy is marked 'internal' your application will not be considered if you do not fall within that category.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements: You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download:
* Finance Business Partner and Dev Lead JD ( PDF, 400.4 KB )
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