Finance Business Partner - Corporate Oversight, Band 8a

Finance Business Partner - Corporate Oversight, Band 8a

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join GHFT's finance team as Finance Business Partner for the Corporate Directorates. You will be a dynamic and driven finance professional coming into a key leadership role in the Corporate finance team, with the ability to work independently, but also the ability to work well with finance colleagues at all levels, and with the key clinical and operational leads within the Division to play a key role in driving the financial performance and financial sustainability of this high-profile area in the Trust.

The proposed interview date is 19th September.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be an experienced, proactive and highly motivated team player looking for their next career challenge within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will need to demonstrate a positive mindset, personal resilience and the ability to problem-solve and prioritise, whilst working to tight deadlines. Prior experience in managing and leading teams is essential.

The role involves interacting with a wide stakeholder base across the Corporate Directorates, finance team and others internal and external to the organisation. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate must be highly organised and be prepared to challenge existing processes and propose new solutions to current problems.

You will be CCAB qualified with substantial post-qualification experience. Someone actively studying towards a CCAB qualification at a minimum of advanced intermediate/finalist level may under exceptional circumstances be considered for the role on a developmental pathway (band 7 starting salary working to 8a level). Excellent Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel, are also required.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description for more details of the role and responsibilities of this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to masters degree level or equivalent level of experience
• Member of CCAB or CIMA with significant post qualification experience
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Experience

• Experience of financial management within a large organisation
• Experience of working at a senior managerial level
• Experience of staff management and leadership
• Extensive experience of using computerised financial systems

Knowledge/ Skills

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience of budgetary control systems and procedures
• Ability to interpret financial information in conjunction with workload and other data and advise accordingly
• A good technical working knowledge of the NHS financial regime
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to financial and non-financial managers

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.

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust