# Finance Business Partner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-business-partner/fb7d53cf-8b0b-4fab-a298-bafef0ea8fdf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/finance-business-partner/fb7d53cf-8b0b-4fab-a298-bafef0ea8fdf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Finance business partner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T12:15:43.148Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Southampton/University_Hospital_Southampton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8377068 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8377068?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. Job Title: Finance Business Partner Contract Type: Permanent ### Main duties of the job An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Finance team for a Finance Business Partner leading our Division A finance team; a complex clinical division including Cardiac, Critical Care, Trauma and Orthopaedic, Neurosciences, Spinal, and Surgery care groups. This role will lead the financial planning, performance and reporting requirements of the Division, and is a key member of the Divisional Leadership team. The postholder will have excellent communication skills, keen commercial and business planning acumen, and an ability to prioritise a demanding and complex workload. We are a dynamic and fast paced environment, that is always evolving and always improving and encourages innovation. We are committed to your career development and offer a supportive, flexible, and collaborative working environment, where your health and well-being are equally valued. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. Your Responsibilities: What you’ll do: - To be the financial leader and business partner for a Clinical Division with an annual budget of c£350m. - To lead on the delivery and development of financial reporting, planning, forecasting and financial strategy for the Division. - To take responsibility for providing comprehensive and proactive financial management information and support the Division in driving corrective action against variances where required. - To work with the Divisional Management Team to establish and maintain a sound financial base with robust controls and effective cost improvement plans. - To lead on the financial implications and scenario appraisals of service changes including financial modelling within Business Cases. - To lead on understanding of the Division’s activity and income, advising on corrective action when activity is significantly different to plan, and acting as liaison between income management, other corporate teams, and other external partnerships. - To manage, on a day-to-day basis, the Divisional management accounting team supporting their ongoing wellbeing, professional training, and development. - Represent the Division and Trust in any service negotiations where appropriate and provide financial advice as necessary - To work as part of the Divisional finance team, ensuring clear, concise, and professional communication always. What we’re looking for: We are looking for a CCAB qualified accountant with considerable knowledge of management accounting. NHS financial experience is not essential but an ability to quickly pick up new skills and learn new processes is. You will be an excellent communicator and can analyse and assess financial information for reporting and decision making at all levels. You will have a lively and enquiring mind, ability to cope with extended periods of concentration, and able to operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment. This role will include analysing highly complex financial information and will require sound judgement regarding allocation of finances and financial decisions and risks often where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict. Additional information: CLOSING DATE 11th November 2026 Interviews will be held on 26th November 2026 Should you have any queries, please contact: Anna Schoenwerth Anna.Schoenwerth@uhs.nhs.uk ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Current / recent experience in a finance management role - Knowledge of designing and working with spreadsheets - Experience of Financial project management/Financial appraisal and forecasting **Desirable** - Experience working in an NHS management accounts team - Previous experience working with Oracle Finance systems - Ability to make use of systems (e.g., Excel, Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information and reports - Record of improving processes and reporting in previous roles ### Qualifications **Essential** - CCAB qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA) with post qualification experience at a senior level ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Detailed understanding of budgetary control processes and budget setting / financial planning - Understanding of financial information systems and the ability to extract relevant information - Advanced analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate the results of such analysis - Broad understanding of financial accounting and control issues - Excellent communicator both verbally and in writing - Attention to detail and use of forecasting and estimation skills - Ability to understand and resolve highly complex problems and dilemmas and make judgements regarding the allocation of finances, often when there is no precedent **Desirable** - Current / recent knowledge and understanding of the NHS financial environment ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 258.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705425) ## 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.