# Finance Business Partner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-business-partner/b8842df0-dc17-4f80-a246-ce1180055770 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-business-partner/b8842df0-dc17-4f80-a246-ce1180055770.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working - Mainly home working with 1 day per week at Hollins Park House and some face to face divisional meetings) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T12:03:40.600Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Winwick_Warrington/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8059982 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8059982?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To lead on the financial and business management of a division to ensure a balanced budget and ongoing financial viability. To take a leading role in the senior management team for the Division, leading the budget setting process providing financial and business planning support and leadership in service redesign, formulation and evaluation of strategies and the achievement targets. ### Main duties of the job To lead the budget setting process annually for the dedicated areas of responsibility within the budget setting timetable. To work with and advise budget holders in identifying areas of efficiencies and monitoring and reporting on the performance against CIP targets. To provide accurate, timely and relevant financial information and advice to the budget holders and feed information to the monthly Board reporting. To analyse variances, produce financial forecasts and advise and support all budget holders to take corrective action where necessary. To support managers by highlighting the implications of any funding changes and support the locality in any service redesign. To consider the impact of national changes e.g., payment by results and provide advice appropriately. To, review and update systems for managing the financial practices within the locality, in line with trust policy. To liaise with other members of the finance department for all financial queries from the locality and to maximise systems and financial services. To ensure departmental controls and procedures and followed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description and Person Specification attached which details all the main responsibilities for the role advertised. ## Job Details To lead on the financial and business management of a division to ensure a balanced budget and ongoing financial viability. To take a leading role in the senior management team for the Division, leading the budget setting process providing financial and business planning support and leadership in service redesign, formulation and evaluation of strategies and the achievement targets. ## Job Description To lead the budget setting process annually for the dedicated areas of responsibility within the budget setting timetable. To work with and advise budget holders in identifying areas of efficiencies and monitoring and reporting on the performance against CIP targets. To provide accurate, timely and relevant financial information and advice to the budget holders and feed information to the monthly Board reporting. To analyse variances, produce financial forecasts and advise and support all budget holders to take corrective action where necessary. To support managers by highlighting the implications of any funding changes and support the locality in any service redesign. To consider the impact of national changes e.g., payment by results and provide advice appropriately. To, review and update systems for managing the financial practices within the locality, in line with trust policy. To liaise with other members of the finance department for all financial queries from the locality and to maximise systems and financial services. To ensure departmental controls and procedures and followed. ## Responsibilities See Job Description and Person Specification attached which details all the main responsibilities for the role advertised. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Understands the bigger picture - Well developed analytical skills - Excellent communication skills - Negotiating skills - Ability to manage own time - Ability to work as part of team - Computer literate with knowledge of various software packages, including Microsoft office ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of NHS Trust finance regime **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS SBS general ledger and business intelligence reporting tool. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working effectively and constructively with a range of staff across all levels and disciplines - Experience of working under pressure and meeting deadlines ### Qualifications **Essential** - The post holder is required to be a qualified accountant or equivalent experience - At least two years experience of managing and developing staff **Desirable** - Having experience of working in a Mental Health Trust - Five years senior management experience. - Dealing with auditors. ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350156) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [finance business partner jd (pdf, 395.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10359053) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.