Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and Experience
Have significant post qualification experience in Financial Management
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of supporting Divisions in identifying, tracking and reporting efficiencies
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of use of and improvements of financial systems
- Knowledge and Experience
In depth knowledge of the NHS financial regime
- Knowledge and Experience
Possess a sound understanding of financial and activity systems and to be able to extract, interpret, manipulate and present information in a meaningful way
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience dealing with contracts for Supplies & Services
- Knowledge and Experience
Works autonomously to interpret and apply relevant national standards and guidance, including DHSC policy, NHS financial frameworks and applicable Accounting Standards, providing expert judgement and evidence-based assurance to support compliant and effective financial management
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
CCAB Qualified Accountant
- Educations, Training and Qualifications
Demonstrate Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) is looking to recruit motivated and ambitious Finance Business Partners to join our Financial Management Team.
We are seeking CCAB-qualified accountants with significant financial management experience, strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities. You will be comfortable explaining complex financial information to non-finance colleagues, constructively challenging where appropriate and building effective working relationships across the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for qualified finance professionals to play a key role in supporting operational and clinical leaders to deliver high-quality patient care within available resources. Working as part of a dynamic and supportive finance team, you will provide expert financial advice, business partnering support and analytical insight to help services achieve their operational and financial objectives.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with Divisional leadership teams, leading on financial reporting, forecasting, budget setting, efficiency programmes and business case development. You will provide clear, practical guidance to non-finance colleagues and help ensure key decisions are based on robust financial and performance information.
The role offers a varied and rewarding portfolio with opportunities to influence decisions across a wide range of services. You will support the identification and delivery of efficiency opportunities, use benchmarking and patient-level costing information to drive improvement, and contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems and processes.
- Providing expert financial advice and developing strong business partnering relationships.
- Leading monthly reporting, forecasting and analytical review for the relevant services.
- Supporting budget setting, business planning and the development of robust business cases.
- Identifying, costing, forecasting and monitoring efficiency opportunities.
- Using service line reporting, patient-level costing and benchmarking to inform decisions.
- Leading, supporting and developing members of the divisional finance team.
Whether you are looking to broaden your experience or take the next step in your NHS finance career, this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team committed to continuous improvement and delivering value for our patients and communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of all roles and responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Finance Business Partner with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Finance business partner role. The advertised salary is £57528.00 to £64750.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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