Deputy Finance Business Partner

Are you a CCAB part qualified accountant looking for a fresh and exciting new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity in our newly restructured, award winning Financial Management team supporting a £365m high performing Foundation Trust. To deliver our strategy, we are looking for a Deputy Finance Business Partner to support the delivery our monthly management accounts across one of our clinical Care Groups.

You will be a key part of the finance team providing financial leadership to the organisation and supporting the achievement of the finance team vision.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Deputy Finance Business Partner to join our finance department working with the Financial Management team.

The role is to provide a comprehensive financial management, costing and advisory service to the Head of Financial Management, Finance Business Partner and budget holders within the Corporate services, in accordance with agreed timescales and professional standards.

To provide the corporate finance team with financial management information in relation to the Corporate Services/Departments within the overall Groups monthly financial reporting requirements to the Board, NHS England and Improvement.

Part CCAB qualification is essential for this role. You will have experience working in Management Accounts, producing both financial and non-financial reports and analysis.

You will have excellent communication and IT skills (including Microsoft Excel), be enthusiastic and a team player.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

Budgetary Control and Cost Efficiency

To provide the financial lead on Corporate services budgets.

To undertake the budget setting process in conjunction with the Finance Business Partner and to monitor those budgets over the course of the year.

Responsible for ensuring the General Ledger and associated financial systems are designed and developed in order to improve the level of services (quality, relevance, accuracy and timeliness of information) and increased efficiency to allow the Corporate services to manage their budgets and deliver the FT financial regime. Key to this role will be significantly improving and standardising the financial closedown and reporting process.

Provide timely and accurate budget reports to the Head of Financial Management, Business Partner and Budget Managers within the Corporate services. Providing advice and guidance in relation to financial and performance issues.

Ensure financial plans are accurate, feasible and guide management action where necessary to ensure delivery of financial balance and achievement of cost improvements / efficiency savings.

Maintain and develop the range and scope of reports, summaries and accompanying analyses, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and professional quality.

Responsible for maintaining the budgetary control system to produce annual budgets, reconciliation of budgets to the general ledger.

Analysis and investigation of complex budget variances in relation to income, pay, non-pay and recharges, taking appropriate action where necessary.

Performance Management and Business Planning

Provide support and assistance in the development and review of business cases for service change, ensuring that financial modelling is robust.

Provide technical expertise in relation to the finance systems and support the benchmarking of services and the provision of complex multidimensional decision support analysis for scenario planning.

Supports Finance Business Partner with various planning, budget, forecasting, financial analysis, ratio analysis and reporting tools & reports.

Develops and enhances the financial management team through training and identification of personal development plans.

Ensure regular meetings and communication with operational management to inform them of the financial position and address any queries raised.

To review cost improvement plans and advise on opportunities for further cost improvements, efficiency gains or income generation.

Financial Governance and Other Duties

Deputise for the Finance Business Partner as and when required.

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