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Job requirements
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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience providing senior level support to, and influencing, business area Directors and Managers on highly complex Cost Improvement Programme projects and value adding business change initiatives.
- Experience
Experience using and managing forecasting and planning tools
- Experience
Experience building and maintaining complex forecasting and planning models
- Experience
Experience applying Standing Financial Instructions and Schemes of Delegation (or other financial governance frameworks) in practice
- Experience
Experience leading financial training and creating training content
- Experience
Staff Management experience
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of: 1)Financial planning, financial governance, management and budgeting 2)Financial and other aspects of legislation. NHS policy and finance regime including Cost Improvement Program concepts and operation
- Knowledge and Skills
Logical thinker with sound analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data and perform highly complex analysis of financial and operational data and trends
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to lead, motivate, manage and develop staff in own team and organisation wide
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to engage with and influence senior managers across the Trust to add value to decision making
- Knowledge and Skills
Strong numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability
- Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Educated to minimum of Masters degree level or equivalent
- Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience
- Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Undertaken a variety of additional short courses to develop specialist knowledge
- Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Significant experience and knowledge gained through working in specialist areas within organisations and from exposure to differing business models. This will be extensive in nature and gained through the development of in depth theoretical knowledge and practical experience
- Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
The Finance Business Partner role at the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is designed to foster collaboration between the Finance Team and various Trust business areas.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Analytics, the Finance Business Partner is responsible for providing financial leadership, analytical insight and business partnering support to operational and corporate areas, ensuring that financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, cost improvement, business cases and transformation decisions are underpinned by robust financial and non-financial analysis.
Please note: We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
This role requires a minimum of 3 days per week in the office
Main duties of the job
- Financial and Strategic Support: Provide expert financial advice and strategic support to business area Directors and Managers, ensuring that financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, cost improvement, business cases and transformation decisions areunderpinned by robust financial and non-financial analysis.
- Collaboration and Communication: Facilitate productive working relationships and clear communication between business area managers, staff, and the Finance directorate, while representing the Finance directorate at key meetings.
- Coaching and Mentoring: Coach and mentor members of the wider Finance team where appropriate, supporting them in delivering high-quality financial and non-financial reporting, and developing business planning activities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Develop and maintain in depth knowledge of Trust business areas and their complex financial and performance drivers, and make this information accessible to other members of the Finance Team.
- Provide direction and influence business area Directors and Managers to cost effectively deliver the Trust's strategic objectives.
- Facilitate productive working relationships and clear communication between business area Managers and staff and the Finance directorate.
- Provide expert advice to Trust business area Directors, Managers and their teams, to assist them to work within financial systems, governance structures and constraints
- For a detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role, please see attached job description .
Applicant requirements
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This advert is for Finance Business Partner with London Ambulance Service NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Finance business partner role. The advertised salary is £75,328 - £86,114 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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