Senior Finance Business Partner
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level education • CCAB Accountancy Qualification • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Higher level degree or post graduate level management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate detailed experience and expert knowledge of the key accounting areas, including the key procedures and policies, NHS financial legislation, key computer systems such as financial ledgers and of providing specialist advice on a full range of financial issues including both revenue and capital. • Ability to manage a team of finance staff, delivering support, coaching and training, organizing recruitment activities, providing mechanisms for appraisal and dealing with disciplinary/absence issues. • Knowledge of human resource techniques, required to lead, develop and maximise the performance of subordinate staff. • Creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures. • Experience of successfully working with and engaging with senior clinicians, operational managers and other stakeholders to understand data and develop action plans. • Experience of benchmarking, analysing results, data visualisation and presenting opportunities, using a range of complex data sources.
Desirable criteria
- A successful track record at a senior level within the NHS • Operational management experience including project/change management • Track record of stakeholder engagement
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Business Cases • Financial assessment • Recovery Plans
Desirable criteria
- An appreciation of the NHS financial regime • Thorough understanding of NHS targets • Seeking out opportunities
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with all disciplines and seniorities • Proven ability to operate/think laterally • Strong numeracy and analytical skills • A high standard of general computer literacy. • Excellent Interpersonal skills • Politically astute • Ability to understand and interpret complex financial information. • Ability to lead team building, coaching and motivating staff both finance and non-finance with regards to their financial responsibilities. • Ability to take the lead on key developments, acting as a specialist in a particular financial area. • Ability to balance different aspects of the role, and prioritise work across a wide area. • Ability to see the wider corporate view, and make decisions which are in the best interests of the organisation. • Ability to take responsibility for own workload and overseeing that of others, forward planning, working flexibly and prioritising competing demands. • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to chair meetings and deal with issues covering a wide range of parties.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Peronsal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to work • Strongly proactive and solution orientated • Qualities of perseverance, determination, and adaptability • Evidence of strategic thinking and innovation • Ability to prioritise and work with imposed deadlines. • Team player • A confident, pleasant approach, willing to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and working with multidisciplinary teams. • Good personal organisation and planning • Creative and innovative
Desirable criteria
- Project Oriented
Other
Essential criteria
- This role will involve engagement, virtually and in person, with colleagues at different sites across the Trust's locations, including: Wigan; Bolton; Manchester; Salford; Trafford; The role may sometimes require travel beyond these areas (e.g. national events and / or conferences).
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www..nhsemployers.org
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here.
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Senior Finance Business Partner (PDF, 166.2KB)
- Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)