Research, Development & Innovation – Senior Finance Business Partner - Whitchurch

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

• Caring
• Respectful
• Accountable

and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.

The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).

Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.

For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a finance professional within Velindre University NHS Trust. They will be responsible for supporting the Deputy Head of Finance Business Partnering and Head of Finance Business Partnering in managing the Business Partnering Team for Velindre Cancer Services.

Main duties of the job

The key elements of this post will include oversight of the production of an accurate monthly budget holder report, annual outturn forecast, ad hoc costing work and supporting and advising budget holders on all financial matters including investigating financial enquiries.

The postholder will also be required to provide support to other roles within the Trust wide finance team, as necessary.

Working for our organisation

We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified Accountant CCAB (Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies).
• Evidence of continuing professional development within an NHS environment.
• Clear understanding of NHS accounting and reporting regime and financial management & control.
• Understanding and knowledge of investment appraisal techniques.
• Experience of working at a senior level within NHS finance or a similarly complex organisation.
• Recruitment, management, supervision, setting workload, appraising and development of staff.
• Experience of negotiating, drafting and recommending agreements with external organisations.
• Able to prioritise, plan and organise work for self and team.
• Able to present confidently to large and small audiences; able to present and explain highly complex financial information in a manner that can be understood by non-finance managers.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve highly complex financial problems which may require comparative or option appraisal techniques
• Highly organised and able to work well and methodically under pressure whilst maintaining good communication and work standards.
• Able to prioritise and demonstrate consistent achievement of accurate work to strict timescales under pressure.

• Detailed knowledge of NHS HMRC VAT rules
• Legal knowledge and understanding of contractual and intellectual property matters.
• In depth understanding of a Trust’s financial controls.
• Management of large complex income and expenditure budgets Experience of business case development and benefits management
• Able to speak Welsh - Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development within an NHS environment.
• Clear understanding of NHS accounting and reporting regime and financial management & control.
• Understanding and knowledge of investment appraisal techniques.
• Experience of working at a senior level within NHS finance or a similarly complex organisation.
• Recruitment, management, supervision, setting workload, appraising and development of staff.
• Experience of negotiating, drafting and recommending agreements with external organisations.
• Continuous improvement mindset with ability to review & determine areas of work which would benefit from improvement.
• Able to present confidently to large and small audiences; able to present and explain highly complex financial information in a manner that can be understood by non-finance managers.
• Self-motivated and innovative thinker

• In depth understanding of a Trust’s financial controls.
• Management of large complex income and expenditure budgets Experience of business case development and benefits management

It is essential that your application demonstrates how you meet the job description / person specification for this post.

If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.