Job summary
Closing date: 14.12.25
Shortlisting to commence: 15.12.25
Interviews to take place: 08.01.26
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for two enthusiastic Finance Professionals to join its dynamic Financial Management team. The successful applicants will have the responsibility for providing guidance and support, accurate financial information, and developing strong financial governance controls within the Financial Management Team, for both clinical and non clinical areas.
Key relationships will need to be formed with senior management, business unit managers and clinicians in order to support the management of resources within the income which their services generate and to work closely with CSUs on budget setting, budgetary management, forecasting and CTG (Closing The Gap) plans as well as leading on Trust-wide developments and business cases.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust values and respects the diversity of its workforce and is committed to recruiting individuals who reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from groups currently under-represented, including women aspiring to leadership roles.
Main duties of the job
- Provide the key link between the finance function and business units and ensure that the requirements and policies of the finance function are fully reflected into the workings of operational areas.
- Be responsible for the CSU budget setting process including ensuring the operational areas have taken account of demand and capacity as well as taking responsibility for designated areas of budget setting.
- Provide on a timely basis a range of complex reports to the Finance Business Partner, Assistant Director of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance and to the business units on financial performance.
- Work independently and as a senior point of contact for the CSUs, providing a full range of expert financial advice to the management team.
- Be a key and integral part of the CSUs decision making team. Being accountable, along with CSU leaders for financial performance.
- Escalate areas of concern without reference to line manager and to deputise for the Finance Business Partner as required.
- Lead on designated improvement projects as required and to pro-actively and independently instigate and implement improvements in financial control and reporting
- Generate reports in a presentable format by using charts, pivot and summary tables to show monthly activity and income trends. Analyse highly complex financial information in relation to income and expenditure; provide analysis and interpretation of variances; and forecasting future movement.
- Manage a team of Finance support staff.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of financial management within an acute hospital environment
- Substantial staff management experience
- Demonstrable experience of successful identification and delivery of tangible efficiency savings in a healthcare environment
- Experience of successful collaboration with senior managers and senior medical staff on strategic financial issues
- Substantial involvement in the development of business cases for complex, multi-faceted service developments.
- Political awareness - experience of working in a large organisation with complex management structures.
Desirable
- Developing / working with a Patient Level Costing / Service Line Reporting system
Skills
Essential
- Autonomy. Ability to identify and direct own workload to deliver the required outcomes.
- Ability to communicate at a senior level, with all medical and non-medical leaders. Ability to explain complex financial and non-financial concepts and information to a range of audiences.
- Influencing skills, including ability to build consensus in diverse groups but also the ability to formulate and sustain a rational argument in contentious situations when dealing with senior colleagues both internal and external.
- Strategic thinking, ability to incorporate diverse information and objectives into a coherent proposal.
- Advanced analytical skills.
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Advanced IT skills, including advanced Excel skills and experience of electronic accounting systems.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- Full professional accountancy qualification (CCAB / CIMA member)
- Educated to Degree level 2:2 or equivalent
Desirable
- ECDL or other Microsoft Office qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of financial management within an acute hospital environment
- Substantial staff management experience
- Demonstrable experience of successful identification and delivery of tangible efficiency savings in a healthcare environment
- Experience of successful collaboration with senior managers and senior medical staff on strategic financial issues
- Substantial involvement in the development of business cases for complex, multi-faceted service developments.
- Political awareness - experience of working in a large organisation with complex management structures.
Desirable
- Developing / working with a Patient Level Costing / Service Line Reporting system
Skills
Essential
- Autonomy. Ability to identify and direct own workload to deliver the required outcomes.
- Ability to communicate at a senior level, with all medical and non-medical leaders. Ability to explain complex financial and non-financial concepts and information to a range of audiences.
- Influencing skills, including ability to build consensus in diverse groups but also the ability to formulate and sustain a rational argument in contentious situations when dealing with senior colleagues both internal and external.
- Strategic thinking, ability to incorporate diverse information and objectives into a coherent proposal.
- Advanced analytical skills.
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Advanced IT skills, including advanced Excel skills and experience of electronic accounting systems.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- Full professional accountancy qualification (CCAB / CIMA member)
- Educated to Degree level 2:2 or equivalent
Desirable
- ECDL or other Microsoft Office qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
