Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Finance Business Partner – EPR

The closing date is 26 August 2025

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a forward looking dynamic well managed organisation. Airedale is located close to Skipton and is regarded as a very pleasant place to work.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join our Electronic Patient Record ("EPR") team on a 15 months fixed term basis. Working closely with the Finance Business Partner this is a role which is focused on delivering high quality finance, planning and reporting information to support the Trust's EPR implementation by providing financial information, analysis and advice.Based in the finance department within the hospital, the team work closely with operational EPR colleagues to support robust financial management and control. The role advertised is vital in ensuring robust, accurate and timely reporting.The post holder will have a key role in ensuring the effective use of resources through providing high quality financial information, advice and support. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with a real commitment to excellent service delivery and great communication skills.

Main duties of the job

Production of timely internal financial reports and statutory annual returns for Programme, ensuring that work is completed within financial timescales and legal requirements

Analyse/monitor budgets, providing financial advice to EPR programme team, investigating variances, interpreting outcomes & suggesting corrective actions

Act as initial contact for programme managers to investigate issues arising from budget statements, analysing complex and potentially sensitive information and forecasting trends with the ability to convey financial and corporate issues to non-finance professionals, including representing finance within EPR management/governance meetings; at times, providing report on finances

Design and produce complex spreadsheets for use in finance and other Trust departments, to support strategic decision making

Monitor and control financial aspects of ESR; completion and reconciliation of EPR expenditure report to ensure consistency with financial ledger & establishment controls

Calculate effect of changes to service delivery, skill mix or from external sources, forecasting impact on financial position supporting strategic decision making with trend analysis/forecasting

Budgetary control, including managing upload of reconciled budgets, ensuring regular maintenance and updates ensuring changes are fully reconciled between general ledger and budget reconciliation sheets

Support wider financial management team, in particular corporate services team, with shared tasks

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

Cycle to Work
Travel Scheme
Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
Onsite Nursery
Buying and Selling Annual Leave
Car Leasing
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Health and Wellbeing
Extensive Reward Scheme
Counselling Service
Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

Committed to Quality of Care
Compassion
Working together for patients
Improving Lives
Everyone Counts
Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

Trac ID: 7383823

Job locations

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached file for Job Description and Person Specification for the Assistant Finance Business Partner - EPR role

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached file for Job Description and Person Specification for the Assistant Finance Business Partner - EPR role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CCAB Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level.

Experience & Skills

Essential

Previous experience of working in a management accounts environment
Knowledge of the business planning process
Advanced keyboard skills for use with databases and spreadsheets
Ability to work using own initiative and make decisions
Ability to work to strict deadlines within conflicting priorities
Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

Experience of capital accounting rules
Experience of working with computerised ledgers & other Financial systems
Experience of working with Oracle
NHS Experience
Awareness of NHS Foundation Trusts

Communication

Essential

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate and deliver training to non-finance users
Ability to convey financial information to non-finance professionals

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CCAB Certificate Level/Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Member or equivalent experience to degree level.

Experience & Skills

Essential

Previous experience of working in a management accounts environment
Knowledge of the business planning process
Advanced keyboard skills for use with databases and spreadsheets
Ability to work using own initiative and make decisions
Ability to work to strict deadlines within conflicting priorities
Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

Experience of capital accounting rules
Experience of working with computerised ledgers & other Financial systems
Experience of working with Oracle
NHS Experience
Awareness of NHS Foundation Trusts

Communication

Essential

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate and deliver training to non-finance users
Ability to convey financial information to non-finance professionals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)