Senior Finance Business Partner - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Description

Main area Finance Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time hours per week (Part remote /Part office based) Job ref CORP-A-C

Site George Eliot hospital Town Nuneaton Salary £58,972 - £68,525 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/05/2024 23:59

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care" . If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

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Job overview

Job Title -Senior Finance Business Partner

Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent

Closing Date-12th May 2024

Interview Date-TBC

Build your career as a finance professional with George Eliot Hospital as a Senior Financial Business Partner. Your role to act as an effective finance director for two of our directorates puts you at the heart of enabling excellent patient care. You'll be working closely with clinical and non-clinical colleagues in both the Women's and Children's and Corporate/Estates directorates – giving you a broad experience as you develop your senior financial management career. Your role will also give you influence at the highest level within the finance team beyond your directorate responsibilities as a trusted voice in the overall running of the function.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertiseand enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Careers at George Eliot – 'Where you make a difference'

Main duties of the job

The Senior Finance Business Partner will work alongside the Finance Leadership Team, Operational teams and clinical leadership to providing overall financial leadership and direction to the directorates, comprising a range of clinical specialties and corporate areas.

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 Directorates.

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.

The post will be a key part of the senior finance team, supporting the Head of Financial Management, the Director of Operational Finance and the CFO in providing financial leadership to operational senior management teams as well as the Finance Department and other support functions.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

E ffective Open Communication

e x cellence and safety in everything we do

C hallenge but support

E xpect respect and dignity

L ocal health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Lead the production of the Directorate/Division monthly management accounts using the general ledger system within the timescales determined by the Trust.

Ensure that reports are of the highest quality by defining the quality assurance process and ensuring that key validations and reconciliations are completed.

Ensure that financial records represent a true and fair view and meet financial timescales and requirements of the Trust's corporate reporting system, external statutory returns and accounts, accounting policies and legislation.

Ensure that there is a rigorous process of the production of the final monthly positions and year-end forecasts to ensure that all financial forecasts are operationally owned and understood.

The Senior Business Partner has responsibility for the agreement of the financial position and must ensure any risks are highlighted to the Deputy Director of Finance and their Directorate/Division Management team.

Manage the Directorate/Division's financial performance against agreed financial targets, using the most appropriate means available. Produce action plans to manage financial Performance/risks and ensure that these are followed through.

Undertake comprehensive analytical review of monthly, quarterly, annual historical and forecast reporting to ensure the accuracy of information and highlight any key issues.

Produce an executive reporting pack for Directorate/Division meetings and Trust Committees to ensure that the key financial issues are clearly and professionally presented with any risks & mitigations clearly explained.

Work with the Income, Contracts and Information teams to develop activity and income information to support the delivery of activity and income targets.

The Senior Business Partner will monitor the service provided by the division to other Trusts in accordance with the Service Level Agreements, and with the Contracts team, discuss and renegotiate these SLAs as necessary.

Support the production of the statutory annual accounts including the provision of information and co-ordination of stock-takes across Directorates/Divisions.

Develop internal trading mechanisms as required, which will support service line management arrangements.

Ensure that all operational reporting policies and procedures are followed.

Planning and co-ordinating work activities across the relevant clinical and non-clinical areas to provide financial advice to managers and to ensure the availability of relevant information to provide accurate forecasts of potential future activities.

Person specification Qualification and Professional Training

• Hold a professional qualification (CCAB or CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD
• Evidence of post qualification education (MBA etc)

Experience and Knowledge

• Relevant work experience for the role
• Experience of working within the NHS or similar sized organisation for at least 3 years
• A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience covering a full range of responsibilities of a senior financial professional
• Experience of computerised accounting and financial systems.
• Advance experience of using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience of investigation and analysis into financial issues, including evidence of detailed and precise report writing skills
• Experience in translating complex data from various systems into a clear and comprehensive financial model.
• Business planning and capacity expertise linked to forecasting and budgeting
• Experience in the analysis, translation and communication of service line reporting/patient level costing system outputs to non-financial colleagues.
• Experience in using benchmarking information to identify performance or productivity benefits
• Evidence of extensive line management responsibilities, ensuring teams deliver to their maximum potential
• Experience in working with, influencing and building effective working relationships with staff at all levels across the Trust
• Knowledge of the rules surrounding confidentiality, information governance and the Data Protection Act
• Expert Theoretical and practical knowledge of the NHS accounting
• Demonstrable detailed knowledge of the NHS financial regime including the wider NHS policies and strategic direction
• Knowledge of the costing standards
• Knowledge of the national commissioning and contracting process
• Worked in a devolved Directorate/Divisional structure
• A minimum of 5 years post qualification experience covering a full range of responsibilities of a senior financial professional
• Advance experience of Databases
• Working with activity related waiting list information
• NHS capital planning/approval processes

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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