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Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
This role will involve engagement, virtually and in person, with colleagues at different sites across the Trust’s locations, including: Wigan; Bolton; Manchester; Salford; Trafford; The role may sometimes require travel beyond these areas (e.g. national events and / or conferences).
- Skills
Communicates complex and sensitive financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences. • Builds effective relationships and constructively influences senior leaders, clinicians and external stakeholders. • Applies advanced analytical judgement to complex financial, workforce, activity and performance information. • Leads, coaches and develops teams, promoting accountability and continuous improvement. • Plans and prioritises competing demands across a complex portfolio while meeting deadlines. • Takes a strategic, corporate and solution-focused approach to decision-making. • Demonstrates advanced digital literacy, including financial systems, modelling, data visualisation, automation and responsible use of AI.
- Knowledge
Business Cases • Financial assessment • Recovery Plans
- Experience
Significant relevant senior financial-management or finance business-partnering experience in a large, complex organisation. • Current knowledge of NHS planning, provider finance, income and contracting, costing, capital and revenue accounting, financial governance and regulatory requirements, with the ability to apply this knowledge to financial advice and decision-making. • Detailed experience and expert knowledge of accounting principles, relevant procedures and policies and finance systems, including financial ledgers, with experience of providing specialist advice on revenue and capital issues. • Experience of managing a finance team, including recruitment, coaching, development, appraisals and the management of disciplinary and absence matters. • Evidence of creativity and innovation in improving working practices and procedures. • Detailed experience of working with clinical services on: o Business cases. o Financial assessments. o Recovery plans.
- Qualifications
Degree level education • CCAB Accountancy Qualification • Evidence of continuing professional development
- Peronsal Qualities
A proactive and solution-focused approach. • Perseverance, determination and adaptability, with a flexible approach to work. • A professional and collaborative approach, with the ability to navigate complex organisational and stakeholder environments. • Able to travel between Trust and partner sites as required, with reasonable adjustments considered.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Experience of leading complex projects and change programmes.
- Skills
Experience of using automation, data visualisation or AI responsibly to improve financial processes and decision support.
- Knowledge
An appreciation of the NHS financial regime • Thorough understanding of NHS targets • Seeking out opportunities
- Experience
Operational management experience, including project and change management. • A track record of stakeholder engagement. • Experience of financial management or finance business partnering within an NHS provider organisation. • A thorough understanding of NHS targets. • Ability to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Qualifications
Higher level degree or post graduate level management qualification
- Peronsal Qualities
Experience of leading complex projects and change programmes.
Job overview
Want to put your finance expertise to work for better mental health care? Join Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as our Senior Finance Business Partner (AfC Band 8B). You’ll work alongside clinicians and managers in an allocated Care Group, bringing fresh thinking, constructive challenge and clear advice to decisions that matter.
From planning and forecasting to financial recovery and business cases, you’ll help teams make the most of their resources and build sustainable services. You’ll also lead and develop finance colleagues, encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.
If you’re a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership, significant senior finance experience in a complex organisation and strong NHS finance knowledge, we’d love to hear from you. Bring your ideas, your insight and your passion for making a difference.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have an excellent understanding of the NHS finance regime, along with strong technical and leadership skills to help the Trust deliver the financial plan.
You will need to possess excellent communication and leadership skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.
The successful person will be responsible for improvements in systems and processes to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting, financial analysis and planning and internal controls.
You will deliver effective communication and have excellent interpersonal and staff management skills, together with strong negotiating skills. A good understanding of NHS finance, including financial planning, budgetary control and performance management is essential.
The postholder will be a key member of the divisional senior management team and will provide expert finance advice and guidance to divisional colleagues and be jointly responsible with other SMT members
The postholder will produce reports on the financial plans and the performance of a large Clinical Care Group
Any applicants will require a full professional accountancy qualification as well as significant post qualification experience working in a senior finance manager role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Senior Finance Business Partner with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Finance business partner role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Nov 2026.
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