Finance Business Partner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is a fully or part qualified accountant, to join the finance team to support the Clinical Support Services Division at Oxford University Hospitals.

To succeed in this role, you will be a self-motivated, pro-active individual with good communication skills.

You will support the Deputy and Divisional Head of Finance in providing a comprehensive finance business partnering role to the directorates within the division, including business case development, support around budget setting and financial reporting, developing plans for elective recovery and efficiency programmes, as well as providing value through financial advice and challenge You will build strong relationships with a Clinical Directorate team to help them develop and realise their strategic aims

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated finance professional looking to progress their career in the NHS.

Main duties of the job

The Finance Business partner will support the Deputy and Divisional Head of Finance to ensure that monthly budget monitoring reports are robust and take accurate account of all appropriate accruals within the agreed timetable, to plan and co-ordinate development of the annual budget for the division and prepare and present financial reports, forecasts, costings, and business cases.

The post holder is expected to work as part of a cohesive team and when necessary, may take lead responsibility for issues outside of their immediate sphere of responsibility.

The Finance Business partner will work closely with the Deputy and Head of Divisional Finance and fellow Finance Business Partners within the Divisional finance team to ensure that the finance function makes an influential contribution to the Division’s managerial and business objectives.

The post holder will develop close and collaborative working relationships with key leads within their directorate and fellow finance colleagues in corporate finance to ensure the directorate finance team’s operations are consistent with the Trust’s financial framework and in managing the implementation of financial controls and processes and will be responsible for the effective and accurate production of financial reporting and analysis.

They will help to deputise for the Deputy Head of Divisional Finance when required.

Working for our organisation

The Trust comprises of four main hospital sites - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Clinical Support Services is part of 4 divisions within the Trust. The division operates services across all four main hospital sites and various Community locations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for this role.

Please contact Marie Johnston for any other queries you may have via email: [email protected]

Those who have previously applied should not re-apply.

As this is not a shortage profession, we are not able to offer sponsorship.

Person specification

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Able to communicate technical data in a clear and concise manner, using a variety of media.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Able to build relationships of trust with external and internal stakeholders

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Ability to present analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information.
• Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate rigour and judgement in presenting technical issues to managers, presenting options and assessing financial decisions and financial risk.
• Ability to review processes & systems within area of influence and to advise on changes or improvements.

• Ability to present analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information in an NHS acute provider context.

Experience

• Experience of working in a financial management position, ideally within the NHS.
• Experience of setting income & expenditure budgets and of financial forecasting
• Experience of carrying out in-depth analyses of variances, reporting on these and setting out options for corrective action
• Experience of advising finance & non-finance managers on financial & budgetary matters
• Able to design spreadsheets & databases for analysing and presenting information.
• Experience of providing financial advice and guidance for business cases.

• Knowledge of NHS financial management procedures and processes, ideally in an NHS acute provider organisation.
• Knowledge of NHS financial information systems.
• Knowledge of NHS acute provider costing techniques and systems.
• Knowledge of NHS Commissioning arrangements, in particular as they relate to complex acute providers
• Do you have experience of working within an acute trust?
• Have you worked for the NHS in the last five years?

Training & Qualifications

• CCAB finalist or a minimum of two years’ experience working in financial management, ideally in an NHS context.

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Able to plan projects which impact multi-disciplinary teams.
• Able to deliver to tight deadlines with high quality outcomes.
• Able to contribute towards medium term financial planning goals.
• Ability to build relationships, and operate effectively, across distinctly different teams and to manage potential conflicts arising from the different goals & objectives those teams may be pursuing.
• Ability to delegate work and to monitor progress to ensure it is carried out effectively & efficiently

Physical Skills

• Keyboard skills