Finance Business Partner

Job overview

Are you looking for a role in NHS Finance, working as part of a fast paced, compassionate, and innovative team? An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit two Finance Business Partners within our Trust. We are looking for dedicated and highly motivated individual to join our finance team in providing a comprehensive Financial Management service to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

This role is part of a wider Financial Management team that provides advice and support to the Business Units within the Trust.  Working closely with the wider team, this role will provide you with an opportunity to support a Business Unit which has a wide variety of interesting specialties.

The post holder will manage a section of the management accounts team and work as part of a wider, dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting operational managers and staff across the business units to understand, plan and manage their financial position.  This will include the production of monthly reports, forecasting, creation of annual budgets and liaising with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that risks and issues affecting financial performance are communicated clearly.

Previous applicants need not apply

Please note all interviews will be held face-to-face on site at one of the Trust’s main buildings

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the Finance Business Partner include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a high-quality financial management service and deputising when necessary for the Head of Financial Management.
• Working closely with the Divisional Operational Management Team, providing timely and accurate financial and supporting information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring of Divisional and Departmental financial.
• Working with the Senior Finance Team to ensure that annual I&E budgets are prepared in a timely manner ensuring that they meet the Trust's financial and clinical objectives.
• Preparation of the monthly financial position, including budget monitoring, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Representing the Finance department at key meetings and deputise as and when required.
• Line management of the Deputy Divisional Accountant, Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant.
• Responsibility for the investigation of, and response to, complex financial enquiries from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring that financial controls are maintained within SFI’s and governance.
• Assistance in the production of Budget Management Training and the delivering of training to budget holders.
• Contribution to the general development of the Management Accounting and Finance function.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Agile Working:

All our staff have a work base. However, the Trust operates a flexible agile working policy and therefore the finance team will be based on site for a proportion of the week and have the ability to work from home, if preferred, for the rest of the week on a rota basis.

The Financial Management team work to a flexible working policy meaning flexible start and finish times and the ability to take back time owed.

Candidates should therefore be confident in liaising with budget managers, have excellent communication skills and be able to use their initiative to solve problems and work as a supportive and efficient team member, with a good attention to detail.

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification.