An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Finance department as a Finance Business Partner at Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS FT. We are looking for a forward-thinking, highly motivated qualified or part-qualified accountant.
In line with our commitment to excellence, the Finance Business Partner position has been designed as a development role. It is therefore ideal for either a first step into financial management or as a steppingstone towards a more senior position. Your initial banding and subsequent progression would be linked to experience, qualifications, and behaviours, in line with the Trust's competency framework. We are committed to your success, and you would be joining a creative, challenging, and supportive team environment.
We are looking for someone who shares the Trust's values and works well with a wide range of people to enable services to deliver high-quality care for our service users. Working within NHS finance offers an attractive career, with great opportunities for training and progression. It also provides an excellent pension scheme, a good level of paid holidays, and flexible working options. The trust is committed to inclusive working practices and offers hybrid home working and options for contracts with reduced hours.
Main duties of the job
The full details of the role are contained within the person specification and job description, attached. We are keen to attract either part or fully qualified accountants and also welcome applicants from outside the NHS. For all candidates, we are most interested in your attitude, aptitude, and proven ability to learn.
If successful, you would provide business partnering support to our service managers and clinical leads. The role includes month-end reporting, planning, variance analysis, and the preparation of business cases. Candidates entering at band 7 level would receive full training and an opportunity to study, in line with the current policy.
As a senior 8a candidate, the Finance Business Partner role will uniquely allow you to experience all aspects of the department. We are a small team, so you will have opportunities to gain experience in costing, income, planning, financial accounts, and links to the wider health system. This is, therefore, an ideal position for someone aspiring towards a more senior strategic finance position.
Job responsibilities
Working to the Head of Management Accounts, the main responsibilities of the role are:
1. Supporting Directorates:
To co-ordinate the provision of confidential, sensitive, and specialist financial advice and support to the Directorates to ensure that they meet the targets set by the Trust Board, and the wider ICS, particularly those relating to containing expenditure within budget, maximising efficiency, and meeting patient activity targets from available resources.
2. Strategic Planning:
To support the Directorate team with developing strategic plans and operational changes to optimise performance.
3. Other Financial Responsibilities:
Support the production of business cases within the clinical or corporate area, including the financial analysis.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
* Honours degree or equivalent
* Achieved or studying towards a CCAB/CIMA qualification.
Desirable
* MBA or equivalent
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
* Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel
* Ability to work proactively with the capability to manage and deliver on a variety of deadlines for self and team
* Capable of individual initiative and team working
* Effective team player with the ability to think proactively and develop approaches for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the team
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience of working in an accountancy environment.
* Experience of managing, motivating, and developing the skills of a diverse team.
Other
Essential
* Evidence of up to date mandatory CPD.
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wardsend Road, 45 Wardsend Road North, Sheffield, S6 1LX
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