Interim Finance Business Partner

Description:

We are working with an NHS organisation who are seeking to appoint an Interim Finance Business Partner for a short term assignment.

The role will be hybrid with on site working and remote working for the right candidate. Remuneration will be under the NHS Agency Capped rates at Band 8b and will be for 3 months in the first instance with an expectation of extension.

Key responsibilities will include:

Ensure the provision of high-quality information and advice to Divisions and Directorates within the organisation, liaising with external organisations as appropriate;
Look outwards to service providers and advise on budgetary control, efficiency and commercial considerations;
Proactively ensure the appropriate use of resources and the provision of the optimum level of financial information and advice to managers at all levels;
Influence budgetary accountability by means of formal periodic reviews of all financial performance;
Lead and develop their team in delivering first class effective financial advice;
Ensure the financial management function delivers timely accurate information to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders promoting and creating a customer focussed ethos for the function;
Provide and execute first line support in the development and prosecution of business cases;
Support the identification of cost efficiency and productivity opportunities within their respective Divisions using benchmarking information and being expert in using model hospital data;
Role modelling efficiency and productivity within the Trust – propagating a culture of investing resource wisely and, first and foremost, preserving resource for high-quality patient care;
Be the communication conduit through which SLR information is developed and ultimately used within operational Divisions, proposing nuanced and prioritised opportunities for improvements in efficiency and productivity;
Work as a team of Business Partners to upskill Divisional and fellow corporate colleagues in budgetary management and financial understanding.
The ideal candidate will have:

CCAB fully qualified;
Master’s Degree or equivalent experience;
Evidence of CPD;
Current member of relevant professional bodies;
Expert knowledge of accounting policies and regulations;
Knowledge and understanding of strategic NHS issues and priorities;
Detailed knowledge of NHS and private sector financial management techniques and regulations, including investment appraisal, business case preparation and NHS costing methodologies;
Expert understanding of the NHS financial regime;
Three years PQE;
Experience of financial management in a complex organisation;
Experience of developing effective internal control environments;
Experience of development of efficiency improvement programmes.
If you are interested in the role, please email Toni Coates with a copy of your updated CV to (url removed) along with your availability and rate understanding in line with the above.

If you do not receive a response within 72 hours (3 working days) of receipt, please assume that on this particular occasion, your application did not meet the client’s requirements for this specific role