Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The John Radcliffe Hospital
Town: Headington, Oxford
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/09/2024 23:59
Interview date: 15/10/2024
Finance Business Partner
NHS AfC: Band 7
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is a fully or part qualified accountant, to join the finance team to support the Clinical Support Services Division at Oxford University Hospitals.
To succeed in this role, you will be a self-motivated, pro-active individual with good communication skills.
You will support the Deputy and Divisional Head of Finance in providing a comprehensive finance business partnering role to the directorates within the division, including business case development, support around budget setting and financial reporting, developing plans for elective recovery and efficiency programmes, as well as providing value through financial advice and challenge. You will build strong relationships with a Clinical Directorate team to help them develop and realise their strategic aims.
Main duties of the job
The Finance Business Partner will support the Deputy and Divisional Head of Finance to ensure that monthly budget monitoring reports are robust and take accurate account of all appropriate accruals within the agreed timetable. Responsibilities include planning and coordinating the development of the annual budget for the division, and preparing and presenting financial reports, forecasts, costings, and business cases.
The post holder is expected to work as part of a cohesive team and when necessary, may take lead responsibility for issues outside of their immediate sphere of responsibility.
The Finance Business Partner will work closely with the Deputy and Head of Divisional Finance and fellow Finance Business Partners within the Divisional finance team to ensure that the finance function makes an influential contribution to the Division’s managerial and business objectives.
Person specification
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Able to communicate technical data in a clear and concise manner, using a variety of media.
* Able to build relationships of trust with external and internal stakeholders.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Ability to present analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information in an NHS acute provider context.
* Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
* Able to demonstrate rigour and judgement in presenting technical issues to managers, presenting options and assessing financial decisions and financial risk.
* Ability to review processes & systems within area of influence and to advise on changes or improvements.
Experience
* Experience of working in a financial management position, ideally within the NHS.
* Knowledge of NHS financial management procedures and processes, ideally in an NHS acute provider organisation.
* Experience of setting income & expenditure budgets and of financial forecasting.
* Experience of carrying out in-depth analyses of variances, reporting on these and setting out options for corrective action.
* Experience of advising finance & non-finance managers on financial & budgetary matters.
* Knowledge of NHS financial information systems.
* Able to design spreadsheets & databases for analysing and presenting information.
* Knowledge of NHS acute provider costing techniques and systems.
* Knowledge of NHS Commissioning arrangements, in particular as they relate to complex acute providers.
* Experience of providing financial advice and guidance for business cases.
Training & Qualifications
* CCAB finalist or a minimum of two years’ experience working in financial management, ideally in an NHS context.
Planning and Organisational Skills
* Able to plan projects which impact multi-disciplinary teams.
* Able to deliver to tight deadlines with high quality outcomes.
* Able to contribute towards medium term financial planning goals.
* Ability to build relationships, and operate effectively, across distinctly different teams and to manage potential conflicts arising from the different goals & objectives those teams may be pursuing.
* Ability to delegate work and to monitor progress to ensure it is carried out effectively & efficiently.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
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