Deputy Finance Business Partner

Deputy Finance Business Partner

• Southend, Essex location
• Hybrid role
• Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
• Starts 15th Jan 2024 to 5th April 2024 at this stage, may be extended
• Band 7
• Must have previous NHS experience to apply for the role

Deputy Finance Business Partner

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring:

The post holder will be required to deliver and analyse wide-ranging aspects of financial monitoring, including CIPs. They will provide financial reports and forecasts reflecting the performance of the Division and will highlight remedial action where appropriate. The information they provide will also form the basis of external reporting to healthcare regulators.

• Financial Performance Management:

The post holder will take a leading role in the development and maintenance of systems and processes to support financial performance management of the Division and the Trust as a whole. You will develop performance management techniques. You will be required to challenge and hold people, often senior management, accountable for their actions and their financial position.

• Financial Planning and Budget Setting:

The post holder will provide financial planning and budget setting support to the Trust, Clinical Division and Executives and manage the detail working papers that sit behind the budget divisional and Trust board papers.

• Financial Support:

The post holder will provide financial support to the Trust, your Clinical Division and Executives and will ensure financial input into multidisciplinary teams / projects across the Trust and Local Health Economy.

• Developing Strategy:

The post holder will contribute to the development of highly complex financial plans and strategies to support the strategic objectives of the organisation, e.g., operations development, and recovery strategies.

• Reporting: The post holder will deliver regular reporting frameworks in line with the Trust timetable and agreed standards to the Assistant Director of Finance (Financial Management) to contribute to the management of various aspects of financial reporting. They will be required to contribute to implementing policy changes in the Divisions.

• Policy and Service Development:

The post holder will provide specialist operational and strategic advice on the full range of financial reporting, contributing and leading on Trust wide policies where relevant.

• Training and Development:

The post holder will be required to provide financial and other appropriate training and advice to all levels of staff at the Trust. They will also provide support and training opportunities to finance trainees within the organisation and also to any other new starters as required within the organisation.

• Specialised Advice:

The post holder will take a leading role on aspects of the financial reporting regime and will provide a source of expert advice both within and outside of the Trust.

Use of IT/Skills:-

Implementing and utilising the most appropriate systems to enable the above processes to be achieved within their timeframes. To use and develop to an expert level a range of applications including spread sheets, word processing, databases and electronic financial systems and presentation software to develop electronic systems to support the achievement of objectives.

The post holder will be highly skilled and specialised in all aspects of IT.

• Other:

To deputise for the Finance Business Partner as required and to undertake any other duties as appropriate.