Finance Business Partner

• Provide strategic business leadership to the Divisional Management Team, ensuring cohesive approach to income, activity, expenditure and workforce monitoring
• Work autonomously within the Division and take full responsibility and accountability for providing comprehensive financial management service to the Division
• Be responsible for ensuring that monthly performance monitoring reports are robust and that key management decisions are based on accurate business information and all risks are assessed
• Overall lead, plan, co-ordinate and implement all aspects of the annual financial business plan within the Division
• Constructively and positively challenge all aspects of Divisional performance
• Provide complex, sensitive, contentious information (financial and non-financial), advice and support to the Division
• Present complex information in an understandable manner to senior non-financial managers including clinicians
• Provide the Head of Financial Management and Value with the relevant information to gain assurance all relevant financial risks within the Division are assessed, understood and mitigations plans are in place
• Have overall responsibility for all aspects of financial management within the Division in conjunction with the Divisional Director of Operations

• 1st degree or equivalent
• CCAB fully qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience in financial management within a large organisation and a member of a professional body
• Evidence of CPD
• Working extensively with clinicians and obtaining trust and co-operation despite often difficult messages to be delivered
• In-depth knowledge of current NHS agenda and challenges and the NHS and its financial regime
• Advising on the management of large complex budgets and of providing financial advice to non-financial managers in a clearly understood and authoritative manner
• Expert knowledge of the NHS and its financial regime and of NHS service delivery

Evidence of working in a Foundation Trust