Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for capital planning and management? Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) is seeking a Finance Business Partner - Capital to play a key role in managing the Trust's capital programme and providing expert financial support to senior leaders. This is a highly technical role with responsibility for developing the capital plan, supporting investment decisions, and maintaining the asset register.
As part of the Strategic Finance Team, you will oversee capital projects, ensuring all aspects of capital accounting comply with regulations, while providing clear and timely financial advice to support the Trust's transformation initiatives. If you're looking to work in a dynamic healthcare environment where your expertise can make a tangible difference, this role is for you.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Head of Financial Strategy, you will:
* Lead the development of the Capital Plan and manage capital funding arrangements.
* Maintain the Trust's asset register, including the management of leases, disposals, and financial reporting on assets.
* Provide financial advice on capital business cases and service development projects, ensuring that all financial implications are understood and addressed.
* Work with stakeholders across the Trust to support capital investment decisions, delivering accurate financial analysis and forecasts.
* Lead and manage the Capital Team, providing mentorship, ensuring compliance with performance targets, and promoting development opportunities.
* Support the preparation of the Trust's annual accounts and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and deadlines.
* Monitor capital expenditure, highlight variances, and recommend appropriate actions to maintain financial integrity.
* Prepare reports for the Board, key committees, and external stakeholders, ensuring all reports are accurate and compliant with national guidelines.
* Act as a point of contact for internal and external audits, ensuring that all capital financial activities meet high standards of scrutiny.
* Promote a culture of shared financial responsibility, developing strong relationships with managers and clinicians across the Trust.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a finance professional who:
* Is CCAB qualified (or equivalent), with significant experience in NHS finance.
* Has a strong track record in capital accounting, capital asset management, and financial planning.
* Demonstrates excellent leadership skills, with experience in motivating and managing teams.
* Possesses the ability to communicate and present complex financial information effectively to a variety of stakeholders, including non-financial colleagues.
* Has experience in developing business cases and conducting investment appraisals.
* Is highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of working autonomously to meet tight deadlines.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
* CCAB qualified Accountant
* Has in depth specialist knowledge of the National NHS context and NHS financial policies
* Has in depth specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, to include Treasury Guidance and UK GAAP Accounting Standards
* Has knowledge of National Guidance on Capital accounting for the NHS, to include UK GAAP and IFRS 16
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience of working in an NHS finance function, ideally within a Trust (min 3 years).
* Technical experience of Capital accounting and Capital asset management
* Significant experience of supporting the development of complex business cases for significant investments
Employer details
Employer name
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
Wakefield, HQ
Brindley Way
Wakefield
WF2 0XQ
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