University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to progress their career in Financial Management within the Heartlands Finance Team.
In this role you will provide Finance & Business support to both Operational & Clinical Colleagues in a rewarding position that provides excellent opportunities to develop your financial leadership and commercial skills.
The key focus of the Senior Finance Business Partner role is to provide business focused advice and to develop stakeholder relationships, identifying cost savings and productivity opportunities.
You will be responsible for leading a team and have a real opportunity to make a difference and deliver value to clinical services and ultimately the patient.
This role allows an excellent springboard into higher finance leadership roles in the future, given the exposure the successful individual will get in influencing the financial agenda in the clinical services and wider trust.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) will act as the lead financial specialist in the Group, supporting the Hospital Deputy Director of Finance (DDoF) in providing a comprehensive financial and performance management service.
The SFBP will be expected to deputise for the DDoF as and when required. This will therefore require knowledge of all the services within the remit of this role.
The SFBP will take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day running of the Finance Business Partnering team, acting as first line of enquiry to support members, share learning and facilitate best practice across the team.
The SFBP will be responsible for recruitment, training, development, performance and disciplinary issues of the staff accountable to them.
Other components of the role include coordinating the team to ensure smooth delivery of month end processes and reporting and providing support to Trust wide projects and initiatives.
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* *Qualified CCAB accountant. Post holder must comply with all the professional ethics of the Accounting body to which they are registered.
* *Educated to Degree level.
* *Participates in continuing professional development and maintains their professional registration.
* *Provides advice, guidance and training to Finance and Information Department staff as well as non-financial managers.
* *Full working knowledge of General Ledger system and associated software.
* *High level of computer literacy.
* *Appropriate understanding of the different accounting treatments required for the NHS by legislation or Department of Health policies.
Experience
* *Significant management accounting experience.
* *Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.
* *Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.
* *Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.
* *Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at management level meetings.
* *Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information.
* *Significant experience of the NHS or similar clinical environment.
* *Identifying opportunities for change and successful management of the change process.
Additional Criteria
* *Expert understanding of management accounting processes and best practice. Including forecasting, modelling, trend analysis.
* *High level financial management skills, ability to work proactively to identify and appropriately mitigate emerging financial risks.
* *Highly developed analytical and interpretative skills to enable an extensive understanding of financial, information and performance management needs of a large and complex organisation they will be able to produce and present financial and non-financial information to employees across the organisation.
* *Demonstrate high standards of interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisational skills.
* *Work autonomously and under pressure to meet strict reporting deadlines.
* *High level IT skill on the usage of systems including financial ledgers systems, budget setting, costing, payroll etc.
* *Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
* *Strong report writing skills
* *Strong interpersonal skills
* *Strong technical accounting knowledge
* *Financial analysis and forecasting
* *Ability to work under pressure and plan / prioritise workload
* *Ability to use own initiative
* *Self-motivated
* *Proactive & innovative approach to problem solving
* *Excellent team leader
* *High level IT skills in excel
* *Committed to Continuing Professional Development.
* *Commands credibility and respect from operational managers and colleagues.
* *Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload effectively.
* *Professional and reputation for integrity.
* *Flexible and supportive work colleague.
* *Advises Divisional management and clinicians on the financial performance.
* *Actively influences and persuades Managers and clinicians within the Division.
* *Builds and maintains high levels of integrity amongst Senior Managers, clinicians and colleagues.
* *Manages and makes judgements on financial problems relating to:
* *Financial stability of the Division.
* *Key financial targets.
* *Other similar financial decision making.
* *Responsible for the financial integrity of large clinical division of the Trust (60m+). This includes ensuring that all monies spent are in the best interest of patients, and represent the best value for the taxpayer.
* *Responsible for signing off alteration to establishment forms within the division.
* *Accountable for the accuracy and appropriateness of all financial movement within their division.
* *Responsible for the correct accounting of all clinical income for the Division.
* *Undertakes development reviews and develops personal development plans.
* *Delivers training both within the Finance and Information Directorate and the wider Trust.
* *Responsible for improving the timeliness and appropriateness of reports to budget holders.
* *Responsible for developing the Divisional financial performance reports.
* *Detailed understanding of the financial analysis required for the submission of service development business cases, including SWOT, Sensitivity analyses, payback period, Internal rate of return, discounted cash flows etc.
* *Knowledge of other non-financial KPIs and the interdependency with the financial position, e.g. 18 weeks, 4 hour ED target.
* *Detailed knowledge of the commissioning regime; knowledge of the structure of the national tariff, and also the effects of policies such as QIPP, CQUINS and emergency readmissions on divisional income.
* *Identifies financial risks together with associated mitigation or solutions.
* *Responsible for ensuring appropriate levels of discipline and grievance within scheme of delegation.
* *Very high levels of concentration required in dealing with complex financial issues.
* *Need for all data to be checked, reconciled and balanced before issued.
* *Ability to react to changing priorities and to deliver results within tight timescales.
* *At certain times of the year there is the requirement to concentrate for long periods on specific complex issues.
* *Deals with staff performance, disciplinary issues and manages sickness and absence of senior finance staff.
* *Drives contentious financial conversations through the division, often in conflict with clinical and management views.
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.
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