Utilising knowledge of complex NHS/Trust accounting systems, processes, regulations, financial techniques and commercial awareness to: 1. Provide support for the strategic and business planning process to Service Line and Care Group Management team, including understanding demand, capacity planning and ensuring close working with Management Accountants. 2. To lead on the management accounting reporting for the Care Group to the Care Group Finance Business Partner. Ensuring Care Groups management account functions such as monthly reports and forecasts are completed. 3. Support the Finance Business Partner(s) with the encouragement and influence of managers to ensure cost effective decision making, using persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills. 4. Support process of identifying financial risks to ensure the budgets are achievable and owned by the Service Line Managers and Budget Holders. 5. Apply best accounting practices to ensure an accurate representation of the Service Lines financial performance. 6. Use persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills to encourage and influence Service Line Management Team Budget Holders within the Service Lines to ensure cost-effective decision making by management. 7. Lead the budget setting process for Service Lines ensuring that budgets are reflective of the resources required to deliver services. 8. Provide financial support for complex business cases as appropriate describing the financial implications of the business case and investment appraisal techniques 9. Be able to use the Trust accounting packages to a high standard, thereby ensuring maximum information is available to the Service Lines and Trust. 10. Analyse variances by comparing actual income and expenditure versus budget and/or trend analysis techniques, to take account of the complex interaction between activity and income and expenditure and highlight areas of concern. For further details please see attached JD&PS.