Job summary
The Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) for the division will work alongside the Divisional Triumvirate (Chief of Service, Divisional Director of Nursing and Divisional Director of Operations) in providing overall leadership and direction to the division, comprising a range of clinical specialties. The SFBP will influence strategic decision making within the Trust through the provision of highly complex business and financial advice and support to the Executive Directors, Senior Operational Managers, Clinicians and Budget Managers across the Divisions.
The nature of the work will require close working with other business partnering colleagues of all support functions and significant interaction with non-finance colleagues within and external to the Trust. It will involve supporting and reporting to levels including Executive and Non-Executive Directors.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for the financial management of the Division, leading the delivery of divisional financial plans and their translation into agreed budgets across the organisation. The post-holder will lead on the production of accurate and timely monthly financial information for reports to the divisional triumvirate and the corporate finance teams. They will be required to interpret complex and changing national policy and advise on the financial impact and expected duties coming out of the policy for the Trust and the Division
In addition, the post-holder will lead on the provision of finance advice and support into the Division including: Ensure the most efficient and effective way of providing support and to provide the best possible service for customers and stakeholders both internal and external;
Develop and maintain the level of expert knowledge and skills the subject area requires;
Carry out necessary diagnostic and development work, identifying the impact on the Trust and then developing and implementing the longer-term arrangements and policies, and;
Provide appropriate financial input and assurance into Trust-wide groups
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting
To provide and develop appropriate accurate and timely financial information to all levels including Trust Board and any other committees given delegated responsibility by the Trust Board.
To be responsible for the provision of relevant, accurate and timely financial information for both revenue and capital issues pertaining to the Division, enabling effective financial management.
To ensure that consolidated income and expenditure reports and forecasts are produced for the Division and reviewed, advising Directors on implications, risks and working in partnership with them and other senior colleagues to develop and implement appropriate business strategies.
To provide information and advice to support monthly reporting and accounting in respect of the areas within the current scope of the team, ensuring that this is done in a joined up approach with finance colleagues who have a dedicated link to Divisions.
To ensure that financial reporting outputs are accurate, timely, fit for purpose and in suitable formats, providing guidance on high risk and highly complex technical issues as required.
To ensure the completion of specific Trust returns, ensuring that any required data is collected and collated and the exercise is completed to time, sharing feedback with providers in a timely manner.
To ensure that the team fulfils its responsibilities around the production of the statutory Annual Accounts, ensuring year-end accounting tasks are performed in line with year-end timetables.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting
To provide and develop appropriate accurate and timely financial information to all levels including Trust Board and any other committees given delegated responsibility by the Trust Board.
To be responsible for the provision of relevant, accurate and timely financial information for both revenue and capital issues pertaining to the Division, enabling effective financial management.
To ensure that consolidated income and expenditure reports and forecasts are produced for the Division and reviewed, advising Directors on implications, risks and working in partnership with them and other senior colleagues to develop and implement appropriate business strategies.
To provide information and advice to support monthly reporting and accounting in respect of the areas within the current scope of the team, ensuring that this is done in a joined up approach with finance colleagues who have a dedicated link to Divisions.
To ensure that financial reporting outputs are accurate, timely, fit for purpose and in suitable formats, providing guidance on high risk and highly complex technical issues as required.
To ensure the completion of specific Trust returns, ensuring that any required data is collected and collated and the exercise is completed to time, sharing feedback with providers in a timely manner.
To ensure that the team fulfils its responsibilities around the production of the statutory Annual Accounts, ensuring year-end accounting tasks are performed in line with year-end timetables.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of CCAB or CIMA with significant post qualification experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Experience
Essential
- Extensive senior financial management experience with relevant experience
- Extensive experience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and information to multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtaining engagement and ensuring key financial concepts and issues are clearly understood.
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge and experience of NHS financial management and business planning.
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- trong communication skills, both orally and in writing
- Presenting highly complex financial and non-financial information, including the delivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions at meetings
- Constructively challenging information and assumptions
Desirable
- Detailed understanding of acute sector operational flows and complex clinical pathways.
- Expert knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions and policies and the requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative framework within which it operates.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of CCAB or CIMA with significant post qualification experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Experience
Essential
- Extensive senior financial management experience with relevant experience
- Extensive experience in providing impartial detailed financial advice and information to multi-disciplinary clinical and other management teams, obtaining engagement and ensuring key financial concepts and issues are clearly understood.
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge and experience of NHS financial management and business planning.
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- trong communication skills, both orally and in writing
- Presenting highly complex financial and non-financial information, including the delivery of formal presentations and leading financial discussions at meetings
- Constructively challenging information and assumptions
Desirable
- Detailed understanding of acute sector operational flows and complex clinical pathways.
- Expert knowledge of accounting concepts, conventions and policies and the requirements of the NHS financial regime and the legislative framework within which it operates.
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
