Job summary
We are looking to recruit two Assistant Finance Business Partners into the following teams:
Post 1 - This post holder will report directly to the Senior Finance Business Partner and be responsible for the management of the health board corporate directorates (Finance, Digital, Nursing, Performance, Medical, Strategic planning, Chief executive and Workforce).
Post 2 - This post holder will report directly to the Finance Business Partner for Therapies, Public Health and Oncology, but will also support the Finance Business Partner for Radiology, Pathology and Women and Children.
In both posts the Assistant Finance Business Partner will form part of a team of 5 and be led by a Senior Finance Business Partner and supported by the Finance Business Partners.
As the team's Assistant Finance Business Partner you will be integral in making a meaningful difference for our local population, supporting directorates within the Health Board. The role will require the translation and triangulation of operational strategies into financial cost and benefits, with an overall aim of ensuring service resilience, sustainability and value for money.
Main duties of the job
Provide strong financial leadership to the Directorates you support ensuring their performance delivery, providing appropriate governance and sound professional advice and support.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that a robust financial management and planning process is in place including spend analysis, forecasting, final month end reporting and annual financial planning / budgeting.
The role will include supporting the Directorate's Finance Business Partners and Senior Finance Business Partner in providing sustainable financial planning across a number of areas including
Modelling and tracking spend plans against Welsh Government funding allocations (SIF, ICF, Transformation and other external funding sources)
Provide support in annual programmes of work targeted to deliver savings
Develop and support on creation of business cases to deliver change in the Health Board
Capacity demand modelling
Activity performance analysis
System wide analysis
Providing financial updates at various forums on spend and projected costs to assist with decision making.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 20.12.2023
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 20.12.2023
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- CCAB passed finalist / part qualified accountant actively studying towards professional accountancy qualification.
- Experience at Management level with proven professional and managerial experience and expertise
- In depth professional knowledge of a number of finance disciplines acquired over a period, including workforce and service planning.
Desirable
- Professional Accountancy Qualification
- Probes and accesses networks for information to improve knowledge and understanding.
- Keeps self-informed through local and national networks.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a complex organisation.
- Experience of working with Managers and Senior Clinical Leads.
- Experience in developing business cases.
- Experience of successfully managing large and complex revenue budgets.
- Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround.
- Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement.
- Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
- Commercially astute, able to manage the day to day business challenges while not losing sight of long term strategic goals.
- Significant experience of financial risk management.
Desirable
- Experience in assisting with the delivery of organisational and service change
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- CCAB passed finalist / part qualified accountant actively studying towards professional accountancy qualification.
- Experience at Management level with proven professional and managerial experience and expertise
- In depth professional knowledge of a number of finance disciplines acquired over a period, including workforce and service planning.
Desirable
- Professional Accountancy Qualification
- Probes and accesses networks for information to improve knowledge and understanding.
- Keeps self-informed through local and national networks.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a complex organisation.
- Experience of working with Managers and Senior Clinical Leads.
- Experience in developing business cases.
- Experience of successfully managing large and complex revenue budgets.
- Experience in delivering within challenging financial situations, including financial turnaround.
- Demonstrable track record of career advancement and achievement.
- Experience of communicating, in writing and verbally, within a highly politically sensitive environment.
- Commercially astute, able to manage the day to day business challenges while not losing sight of long term strategic goals.
- Significant experience of financial risk management.
Desirable
- Experience in assisting with the delivery of organisational and service change
Language Skills
Desirable
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).
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).
