NHS England

Finance Business Partner - New Hospital Programme

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Finance Business Partnering team in the New Hospital Programme as a Finance Business Partner. We are currently recruiting to 3 roles in the team.

The New Hospital Programme (NHP) Finance Directorate supports and enables the delivery of NHP's strategic objectives by ensuring that NHP's finances are managed appropriately in the short-, medium- and long-term - ensuring there are robust controls in place to manage risk, proactive stakeholder engagement and effective financial management (including ownership of workstream budgets and agreeing capital envelopes).

These posts are within the Finance Business Partner Team within the NHP Finance Directorate. By establishing trusted relationships with key stakeholders, the Finance Business partner team delivers the insight needed to make high-quality decisions that drive value for money and improve patient care.

Main duties of the job

As a Finance Business Partner within the New Hospital Programme you will deliver a full range of finance business partnering support to teams across the Programme including Delivery and cost management teams:

  • You will provide robust and accurate financial information that adheres to the regular financial cycle of reporting including monthly forecasting and annual budgets.
  • You will be responsible for the completion of timely and accurate financial processes, authorisations, transactions, forecasts, and budgets.
  • The role will include identifying and solving complex issues including assisting business areas with queries and advising on processes and best practice.
  • You will be comfortable working in an inclusive way with colleagues at all levels of the organisation, using your strong people skills to build relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers and provide the insight required to make appropriate decisions in a challenging environment.
  • You will use your expertise in generating and processing financial and non-financial data to help achieve the optimum mix of quality, efficiency, and value for money.
  • You will need to present, interpret, and explain complex and technical financial information and concepts in a clear and concise format, tailoring for finance and non-finance audiences.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Details

Date posted

08 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-NHP-6516751-E

Job locations

London/Leeds Hybrid

London / Leeds

SE1 8UG


Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The Post holder must be a minimum of AAT qualified or CCAB or international equivalent part qualified

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
  • Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement

Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The Post holder must be a minimum of AAT qualified or CCAB or international equivalent part qualified

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
  • Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement

Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

London/Leeds Hybrid

London / Leeds

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

London/Leeds Hybrid

London / Leeds

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Sarah Gage

s.gage@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

08 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-NHP-6516751-E

Job locations

London/Leeds Hybrid

London / Leeds

SE1 8UG


Supporting documents

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