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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Location:
United Kingdom, Sheffield

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

55690.00 - 62682.00 GBP / Year ▼

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Job Description:

An exciting opportunity to join Sheffield Children's as a Finance Business Partner, working with the Care Group Management Team. You'll provide strategic financial leadership to help deliver high-quality clinical services for children and young people. This is an important time to join the Trust as we implement refreshed clinical strategies and roll out our Value Improvement Programme, working in partnership with clinical teams to maximise the quality and value of our services. You'll lead financial planning, monthly reporting, and business case development, while driving the adoption of service line and patient-level costing. You'll also help shape the finance team's training agenda and support our inclusive, collaborative culture.

Job Responsibility:

Provide strategic financial advice to the Care Group, aligning with Trust policies and goals
Lead the annual financial planning cycle and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of business plans
Deliver monthly financial reporting and forecasting, advising on actions to meet financial targets
Oversee all financial elements of business case development, applying financial appraisal techniques and advising on funding models and risk
Work with managers and clinicians to identify efficiency opportunities and deliver cost improvement plans
Drive implementation of service line reporting and patient-level costing, embedding these into routine financial management and engaging partners throughout

Requirements:

CCAB or CIMA qualified (or equivalent experience)
NHS financial and operational knowledge
Skills in planning, reporting, and analysis
Communication and influencing skills
Commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement
Master's Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
Highly computer literate, knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
Recent experience in a senior finance role - Experience of using computerised accounting software
Staff management/development
Advance understanding of the key operational and financial challenges facing the NHS
Regularly present and update on progress analysing, comparing and interpreting highly complex financial and performance data using skills, knowledge and judgement
Highly numerate with strong analytical and critical reasoning skills and with the ability to think strategically and to think through complex challenges
Strong business acumen, a commercial focus balanced with a reasoned operational view
Understand the impact of local and national policy on the Care Group's financial and performance position
Ensure opportunities for efficiency and innovation are achievable, realistic and deliverable within agreed timescales
Can tie financial agenda to current ways of operating
Ability to work with minimal supervision, especially with giving financial advice
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to build sound working relationships
Business improvement techniques
Understands own role, its scope and the impact of changes
Strong communication, negotiation, influencing and presentation skills appropriate for a wide range of audiences and situations
Keeps communication clear and simple
Ability to inspire confidence and respect of others Leads by example
Constructively challenges and accepts constructive challenge Ability to function as a team player and self -motivator
The ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve organisational success
Current UK professional registration

Nice to have:

Evidence of on-going professional/personal development
Experience of working in a similar role NHS finance experience in an acute hospital
Use of Integra finance system and Crystal reporting software
Knowledge of Service Line Management principles
Project management
A deep understanding of the business and the organisation

What we offer:

Generous annual leave and pension schemes
Health and wellbeing programmes
Exclusive discounts

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

Expiration:
December 14, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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