The Finance Business Partner reports to the Head of Financial Management. The main duties are leading a team of management accountants in the delivery of a high-quality service for the leaders and managers within the directorate. This includes all aspects of financial management, supporting the budget holders, overseeing, and giving expert advice to the business units by identifying, collating and analysing key information from operational and support services to produce meaningful and insightful reports. The role also includes an element of NHSE monthly reporting, compiling robust auditable working papers and assisting in the preparation of the month 9 and year end accounts.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic leader to join our friendly and inclusive team, playing a pivotal role in shaping what our service delivery will look like in the future and how we can make a difference in the ever changing and challenging finance environment.
The financial management team seeks to achieve optimum value for money in all of the trusts services. It does this by supporting managers to understand the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the resources within their control. The post holder will need to produce insightful financial analysis and be persuasive when dealing with conflicting priorities, ensuring financial opportunities and risks are quantified and understood by a variety of stakeholders.
This post is based in Kettering but the postholder must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire. Part-time would be considered.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
* Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change.
* Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment.
* Focused on delivering outcomes.
Knowledge and Experience
* Evidence of professional and personal development.
* Experience of working in a similar area within either the NHS or the private sector.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to operate at a senior managerial level, interpreting highly complex information, and capable of working effectively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues providing expert knowledge and advice.
* Able to plan and organise own work tasks to ensure weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met.
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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