Finance Business Partner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The postholder will be the key senior contact for all areas of Finance within their Division. This will include

Financial management of a number of significant projects;
Day to day financial management and management accounts, with responsibility for budgets of c£35m;
Reporting and analysis;
The income position;
Cost Improvement Programmes;
Business Cases;
Capital Planning;
Budget Setting.

The postholder will need to be credible, articulate and comfortable working with all levels up to and including members of the executive team at the Trust.

He or she will need to provide expert support and advice within the Division, but also provide challenge when appropriate.

The postholder will also need to work closely with colleagues in other corporate areas such as HR, IT, Performance, Quality and Governance and to provide cross-cutting analysis, interpreting both financial and non-financial information effectively.

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families.

Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm new-borns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place.

We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

Coordination of the annual budget setting process across the Division

supporting the wider management team with the identification and appropriate management of financial pressures. Integrating clinical, workforce and other plans and subsequently works with them to control expenditure within allocated resources.
To plan, coordinate and be responsible for the production of detailed financial information in accordance with agreed monthly timetables.

Liaising with members of the finance team to ensure tasks required, ad hoc financial analysis and activities to support monthly closedown are completed to time and required standards.

Undertaking review and analysis of the Trusts financial position providing

briefing to the Head of Financial Management and Deputy Director of Finance on key financial issues on potential risks and opportunities including the maintenance of rolling forecasts of divisional financial performance and when required establishment and monitoring of financial recovery plans.

Provision of accurate and timely complex information to various internal and external key stakeholders such as NHS Improvement. This may take form of both standard financial returns and also adhoc queries but will always have accuracy and quality at its core.
Assists in the development of operational plans assessing the implications on both income and costs to facilitate the development of service operational plans and medium term plans.
Advise Clinical Directors and the wider management teams on the implication of financial strategy and policy. Advising, influencing and educating proactively in relation to business and financial objectives to include the delivery of savings plans while always acknowledging our wider responsibilities as a Foundation Trust.
Provision of professional financial advice and leadership to the Division so that services are delivered and developed within the overall financial targets set by the Trust and that financial risks within the Division are managed appropriately to maintain financial balance.
Proactively supporting budget holders in the ongoing identification and evidencing of the cost effectiveness of services including the identification and monitoring of Cost Improvement Programmes, and the financial implications of proposals.
To communicate with all levels of staff both within the Finance Department and the wider Trust. Such communication will be in the form of written reports, spreadsheet analysis, formal presentation, meetings, verbally (face to face and by other electronic means) up to Executive Director level. This may involve communicating with large groups.
Supports Divisional Managers in the identification of capital equipment replacement needs and in the development of proposals for capital expenditure including the associated revenue implications.
Undertakes tender evaluations advising of the financial