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Job overview
The post holder will act as a key point of contact for the North Middlesex (North Mid) Health Unit finance team, providing senior financial leadership and business partnering support to the division. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective use of financial resources within the agreed financial envelope and delivery of the allocated Financial Improvement Programme (FIP) target. The post holder will work closely with divisional leadership and key stakeholders, using strong influencing and communication skills to support decision-making and shape the financial direction of the division, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and financial recovery requirements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead on financial management and business partnering for the division, supporting robust financial planning, performance monitoring, and delivery of efficiency programmes. This includes providing expert financial advice to operational leaders, ensuring strong financial governance and compliance with audit and regulatory requirements, and supporting the development and delivery of cost improvement initiatives. The role will also contribute to embedding improved financial grip and control, supporting budget setting, forecasting, and reporting processes, and ensuring that financial risks are identified and managed effectively.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Worked an acute Trust
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification analytical financial management experience
- Successful experience of managing teams including experience of leading management accounting teams
- Experience of managing budget setting in large and highly complex organisation
- Experience of producing financial monitoring reports to Senior Management / Directors for large highly complex organisation
- Knowledge and experience of financial systems
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to understand complex situations
- Ability to work in a professional and positive manner and meet challenging deadlines
- Able to challenge effectively while maintaining relationships
- Pro -active, Dynamic and flexible
- Ability to work autonomously
- Demonstrating initiative to work as an individual to meet deadlines
- Ability to operate as part of a leadership of the department proactively identifying ways to improve and working with others in the department to initiate these changes.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability solve highly complex financial problems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritie delivering to tight deadlines and managing the demands of senior stakeholders simultaneously
- Ability to make use of systems to prepare and present accurate, clear information and to identify what can be produced from other systems
- Strong organisation skills and ability to prioritise
- Flexible and able to manage workload to ensure delivery of both regular commitments and the support of Trust wide initiatives
- The ability to provide advice and support from across all of the accounting disciplines is essential
- Able to influence others, and be able to present a coherent case in support of a desired outcome and the ability to present and explain complex financial information in a manner that can easily be understood by non -finance managers
- Confident in taking decisions when needed yet knowing when to ask advise / guidance or to gain approval before embarking on a specific course of action
- Record of improving processes and reporting in previous roles
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
- Flexible team player, willing to ‘roll up sleeves’ where necessary
- Able to inspire and motivate others
- Positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Embraces change
- Resilient to cope with challenge and criticism
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
- Professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA)
- Expert knowledge gained through specialist training or experience
- Evidence or maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification
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This advert is for Band 8B Finance Business Partner with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £72,719 - £83,505 per annum inclusive HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (FT). The application deadline is 15 Jul 2026.
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