Finance Business Partner

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a fully qualified, highly motivated, and significantly experienced and innovative finance leader to join GMMH. The role of Senior Finance Business Partner provides high-quality financial management advice and support to managers and clinicians across GMMH’s Corporate Services and leadership to the Corporate Services Finance team.

The person we are looking for;
- Fully Qualified CCAB or ACMA Accountant.
- Highly motivated and proactive
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working in financial management roles.
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing,
- Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Ability to manage staff and motivate colleagues

The post holder will have an excellent understanding of the NHS finance
regime, along with strong technical and leadership skills to help the Trust
deliver the financial plan.

You will need to possess excellent communication and leadership skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.

The successful person will be responsible for improvements in systems and processes to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting, financial analysis and planning and internal controls.

You will deliver effective communication and have excellent interpersonal and staff management skills, together with strong negotiating skills. A good understanding of NHS finance, including financial planning, budgetary control and performance management is essential.

The postholder will be a key member of the divisional senior management team and will provide expert finance advice and guidance to divisional colleagues and be jointly responsible with other SMT members

The postholder will produce reports on the financial plans and the performance of a large Corporate Network

Any applicants will require a full professional accountancy qualification as well as significant post qualification experience working in a senior finance manager role.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- 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

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