Band 8a Senior Finance Business Partner

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Experience

  *Significant management accounting experience.

• Experience

  *Staff management experience including recruitment, selection, objective setting, appraisals and managing performance.

• Experience

  *Presentation of highly complex financial and non-financial information.

• Experience

  *Inspiring confidence & developing highly effective working relationships with finance, clinical and non-finance colleagues, including those at a senior level.

• Experience

  *Presentation of financial information and leading financial discussions at management level meetings.

• Experience

  *Supporting managers and clinicians in the use of service line reporting & patient level cost information.

• Qualifications

  *Qualified CCAB accountant. Post holder must comply with all the professional ethics of the Accounting body to which they are registered.

• Qualifications

  *Educated to Degree level.

• Qualifications

  *Participates in continuing professional development and maintains their professional registration.

• Qualifications

  *Provides advice, guidance and training to Finance and Information Department staff as well as non-financial managers.

• Qualifications

  *Full working knowledge of General Ledger system and associated software.

• Qualifications

  *High level of computer literacy.

• Additional Criteria

  *Expert understanding of management accounting processes and best practice. Including forecasting, modelling, trend analysis.

• Additional Criteria

  *High level financial management skills, ability to work proactively to identify and appropriately mitigate emerging financial risks.

• Additional Criteria

  *Highly developed analytical and interpretative skills to enable an extensive understanding of financial, information and performance management needs of a large and complex organisation they will be able to produce and present financial and non-financial information to employees across the organisation.

• Additional Criteria

  *Demonstrate high standards of interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisational skills.

• Additional Criteria

  *Work autonomously and under pressure to meet strict reporting deadlines.

• Additional Criteria

  *High level IT skill on the usage of systems including financial ledgers systems, budget setting, costing, payroll etc.

• Additional Criteria

  *Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• Additional Criteria

  *Strong report writing skills

• Additional Criteria

  *Strong interpersonal skills

• Additional Criteria

  *Presentation skills

• Additional Criteria

  *Strong technical accounting knowledge

• Additional Criteria

  *Financial analysis and forecasting

• Additional Criteria

  *Ability to work under pressure and plan / prioritise workload

• Additional Criteria

  *Attention to detail

• Additional Criteria

  *Ability to use own initiative

• Additional Criteria

  *Self-motivated

• Additional Criteria

  *Proactive & innovative approach to problem solving

• Additional Criteria

  *Persuasion & influencing skills

• Additional Criteria

  *Corporate awareness

• Additional Criteria

  *Excellent team leader

• Additional Criteria

  *High level IT skills in excel

• Additional Criteria

  *Committed to Continuing Professional Development.

• Additional Criteria

  *Commands credibility and respect from operational managers and colleagues.

• Additional Criteria

  *Able to work under pressure and to plan and prioritise workload effectively.

• Additional Criteria

  *Professional and reputation for integrity.

• Additional Criteria

  *Flexible and supportive work colleague.

• Additional Criteria

  *Advises Divisional management and clinicians on the financial performance.

• Additional Criteria

  *Actively influences and persuades Managers and clinicians within the Division.

• Additional Criteria

  *Builds and maintains high levels of integrity amongst Senior Managers, clinicians and colleagues.

• Additional Criteria

  *Manages and makes judgements on financial problems relating to:

• Additional Criteria

  *Financial stability of the Division.

• Additional Criteria

  *Key financial targets.

• Additional Criteria

  *Other similar financial decision making.

• Additional Criteria

  *Responsible for the financial integrity of large clinical division of the Trust (£60m+). This includes ensuring that all monies spent are in the best interest of patients, and represent the best value for the taxpayer.

• Additional Criteria

  *Responsible for signing off alteration to establishment forms within the division.

• Additional Criteria

  *Accountable for the accuracy and appropriateness of all financial movement within their division.

• Additional Criteria

  *Responsible for the correct accounting of all clinical income for the Division.

• Additional Criteria

  *Undertakes development reviews and develops personal development plans.

• Additional Criteria

  *Delivers training both within the Finance and Information Directorate and the wider Trust.

• Additional Criteria

  *Responsible for improving the timeliness and appropriateness of reports to budget holders.

• Additional Criteria

  *Responsible for developing the Divisional financial performance reports.