# Senior Finance Manager - Financial Improvement > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-finance-manager-financial-improvement/34f20d6f-144c-449a-aa57-a70160d57f5e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-finance-manager-financial-improvement/34f20d6f-144c-449a-aa57-a70160d57f5e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T10:21:58.286Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8079132 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8079132?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Group Financial Improvement Team — the first finance function to complete its corporate services transformation and now operating as a single, unified service across the Group. Bringing together the strengths of UHBW and NBT, the team combines finance, programme management and improvement expertise to drive better services, better processes and better value for patients and staff. This is not traditional CIP or simple cost reduction; it is about making things work better. As a Senior Finance Manager within the Financial Improvement function, you will play a central role in driving the Trust’s Financial Improvement Programme and ongoing Savings Programme. You will lead the development, analysis and reporting of financial performance to PFIG and the Financial Sustainability Board, ensuring robust benefits tracking and supporting the creation of future‑year savings schemes. Using benchmarking and other analytical tools, you will identify opportunities to enhance both clinical and non‑clinical service delivery and financial performance. You will provide high‑quality financial advice to clinicians and managers, shape and evaluate transformation schemes, and take ownership for progressing delivery across Divisional and Corporate areas. Working closely with the Head of Financial Sustainability, you will help embed a culture of continuous improvement and strengthen financial sustainability across the Trust. ### Main duties of the job Lead the development, analysis and reporting of financial performance for the Trust’s Financial Improvement and Savings Programmes. Produce high‑quality financial insight for PFIG, the Financial Sustainability Board and senior stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, clarity and timely reporting. Develop, maintain and improve benefits tracking models to support robust monitoring of savings schemes and future‑year opportunities. Use benchmarking, service line reporting and analytical tools to identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency and financial performance. Provide expert financial advice to clinical and operational leaders, supporting the design, evaluation and delivery of transformation and efficiency schemes. Take ownership of financial improvement delivery within specific Divisional and Corporate areas, ensuring progress is monitored and issues are addressed proactively. Support the development and embedding of financial policies, controls and practices that strengthen financial sustainability across the Trust. Work closely with the Head of Financial Sustainability and Finance Business Partner to provide professional financial support across the organisation. Build strong relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams to support collaborative working and successful delivery of improvement initiatives. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, promoting innovation, financial discipline and evidence‑based decision‑making. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Ensure accurate production of monthly reports to the Productivity and Financial Improvement Group (PFIG) and Financial Sustainability Board (FSB) this will involve: - Close working and liaison with divisional and corporate staff with regards to the production of monthly documentation including the provision of advice to Divisions and Corporate Work stream leads on the production of this documentation - Ensure accurate reconciliation of all reports produced for PFIG including cross referencing all reports and ensuring duplication of savings is avoided - Prepare additional reports for PFIG / FSB as required by the Head of Financial Sustainability 2.    Development and ongoing maintenance of financial benefits tracking models for Savings / Transformation work streams. This will involve close working with: - Corporate Directors - Divisional Financial Managers - Divisional Directors - Trust Work stream leads - NHS Supplies - Pharmacy - Transformation Project leads 3.    Leads and manages financial aspects of programmes and projects for specific Transformation / Savings schemes, including: - Being a full member of Trust wide Work streams / Project Teams; - Provision of expert and professional financial advice for all aspects of these schemes; - Developing programme and project documentation - Developing robust accurate financial models for these schemes including costing and tracking of financial benefits and reporting outcomes, - Identifying and supporting achievement of project benefits realisation - Presentation of complex financial information to large groups of non-finance managers. 4.    Responsible for the production of any ad hoc reports and analysis in support of Savings/ Transformation delivery as may be required by the Head of Financial Sustainability.  5.    Provision of financial support to existing work stream groups as and when required. 6.    Working with the corporate executives and divisional managers support the Trust in developing new savings and efficiency opportunities for the future. 7.    Undertake research into the approach and delivery of Savings and transformation change in other organisations and recommend best practice to be adopted in the Trust. 8.    Work with Trust and Divisional managers to ensure that they are aware of and adequately trained in the reporting requirements for the Savings Programme.  9.    Provide technical financial support and advice to clinicians and managers on the development and evaluation of Savings / transformation schemes. 10.    Using advanced financial management skills and techniques carry out investment appraisal of proposals. 11.    Undertake benchmarking reviews with other similar organisation’s services to identify potential scope to improve service delivery / financial performance.  12.    Undertake studies and report into the efficient / optimal use of facilities and resources within the Trust making use of available information such as that provided by Service Line Reporting.  13.    Provide consultancy support to Divisions and or work streams where there needs to be an   injection of high-level financial expertise. This involves the analysis of complex facts or situations such as service changes, leading to an evaluation and provision of advice on the options under consideration. 14.    Provide professional financial support, analysis and advice to divisions relating to, for example, business case production, and achievement of multiple targets, assessment and management of financial risk, operational and capacity planning and the allocation of resources.  15.    Drive the timely completion and sign off of detailed delivery plans and Quality Equality Impact Assessments for CIP schemes. 16.    Responsible for the introduction, adapting and improvement of financial systems used in the Financial Improvement team. - Deputise for Finance Business Partner as required. ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Group Financial Improvement Team — the first finance function to complete its corporate services transformation and now operating as a single, unified service across the Group. Bringing together the strengths of UHBW and NBT, the team combines finance, programme management and improvement expertise to drive better services, better processes and better value for patients and staff. This is not traditional CIP or simple cost reduction; it is about making things work better. As a Senior Finance Manager within the Financial Improvement function, you will play a central role in driving the Trust’s Financial Improvement Programme and ongoing Savings Programme. You will lead the development, analysis and reporting of financial performance to PFIG and the Financial Sustainability Board, ensuring robust benefits tracking and supporting the creation of future‑year savings schemes. Using benchmarking and other analytical tools, you will identify opportunities to enhance both clinical and non‑clinical service delivery and financial performance. You will provide high‑quality financial advice to clinicians and managers, shape and evaluate transformation schemes, and take ownership for progressing delivery across Divisional and Corporate areas. Working closely with the Head of Financial Sustainability, you will help embed a culture of continuous improvement and strengthen financial sustainability across the Trust. ## Job Description Lead the development, analysis and reporting of financial performance for the Trust’s Financial Improvement and Savings Programmes. Produce high‑quality financial insight for PFIG, the Financial Sustainability Board and senior stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, clarity and timely reporting. Develop, maintain and improve benefits tracking models to support robust monitoring of savings schemes and future‑year opportunities. Use benchmarking, service line reporting and analytical tools to identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency and financial performance. Provide expert financial advice to clinical and operational leaders, supporting the design, evaluation and delivery of transformation and efficiency schemes. Take ownership of financial improvement delivery within specific Divisional and Corporate areas, ensuring progress is monitored and issues are addressed proactively. Support the development and embedding of financial policies, controls and practices that strengthen financial sustainability across the Trust. Work closely with the Head of Financial Sustainability and Finance Business Partner to provide professional financial support across the organisation. Build strong relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams to support collaborative working and successful delivery of improvement initiatives. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, promoting innovation, financial discipline and evidence‑based decision‑making. ## Responsibilities Ensure accurate production of monthly reports to the Productivity and Financial Improvement Group (PFIG) and Financial Sustainability Board (FSB) this will involve: - Close working and liaison with divisional and corporate staff with regards to the production of monthly documentation including the provision of advice to Divisions and Corporate Work stream leads on the production of this documentation - Ensure accurate reconciliation of all reports produced for PFIG including cross referencing all reports and ensuring duplication of savings is avoided - Prepare additional reports for PFIG / FSB as required by the Head of Financial Sustainability 2. Development and ongoing maintenance of financial benefits tracking models for Savings / Transformation work streams. This will involve close working with: - Corporate Directors - Divisional Financial Managers - Divisional Directors - Trust Work stream leads - NHS Supplies - Pharmacy - Transformation Project leads 3. Leads and manages financial aspects of programmes and projects for specific Transformation / Savings schemes, including: - Being a full member of Trust wide Work streams / Project Teams; - Provision of expert and professional financial advice for all aspects of these schemes; - Developing programme and project documentation - Developing robust accurate financial models for these schemes including costing and tracking of financial benefits and reporting outcomes, - Identifying and supporting achievement of project benefits realisation - Presentation of complex financial information to large groups of non-finance managers. 4. Responsible for the production of any ad hoc reports and analysis in support of Savings/ Transformation delivery as may be required by the Head of Financial Sustainability. 5. Provision of financial support to existing work stream groups as and when required. 6. Working with the corporate executives and divisional managers support the Trust in developing new savings and efficiency opportunities for the future. 7. Undertake research into the approach and delivery of Savings and transformation change in other organisations and recommend best practice to be adopted in the Trust. 8. Work with Trust and Divisional managers to ensure that they are aware of and adequately trained in the reporting requirements for the Savings Programme. 9. Provide technical financial support and advice to clinicians and managers on the development and evaluation of Savings / transformation schemes. 10. Using advanced financial management skills and techniques carry out investment appraisal of proposals. 11. Undertake benchmarking reviews with other similar organisation’s services to identify potential scope to improve service delivery / financial performance. 12. Undertake studies and report into the efficient / optimal use of facilities and resources within the Trust making use of available information such as that provided by Service Line Reporting. 13. Provide consultancy support to Divisions and or work streams where there needs to be an injection of high-level financial expertise. This involves the analysis of complex facts or situations such as service changes, leading to an evaluation and provision of advice on the options under consideration. 14. Provide professional financial support, analysis and advice to divisions relating to, for example, business case production, and achievement of multiple targets, assessment and management of financial risk, operational and capacity planning and the allocation of resources. 15. Drive the timely completion and sign off of detailed delivery plans and Quality Equality Impact Assessments for CIP schemes. 16. Responsible for the introduction, adapting and improvement of financial systems used in the Financial Improvement team. Deputise for Finance Business Partner as required. ## Person Specification ### Aptitudes **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - Flexible and adaptable approach - A pro-active approach - Ability to prioritise work in order to meet deadlines - Ability to work as part of a team ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - The ability to interpret and analyse complex financial information - Prepares plans for projects which impact across the Trust - Ability to advise managers on certain courses of action using specialist knowledge of financial procedures and NHS / Trust policies - Ability to contribute to meetings with senior managers - The ability to cope with frequent change and with conflicting demands - Proven ability to be organised ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience in the resolution of complex financial queries - Experience of working on major financial projects involving changes in service provision for example without supervision - Experience of holding meetings with senior managers and other non-finance staff and leading on discussions involving complex financial issues - Experience of working to deadlines - A high level of knowledge of financial management accounting techniques ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Evidence of a high standard of numeracy and literacy - Fully qualified Accountant **Desirable** - Degree level of Education ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [senior finance manager 8a (pdf, 768.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371100) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## 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.