Senior Finance Business Partner

Join us at the NHS Business Services Authority where we're in search of Senior Finance Business Partners to bolster our expanding services for the NHS.

If you're a CCAB qualified professional with financial management expertise, adept at partnership and influencing, and driven by the desire to enact positive change within the NHS, then this opportunity might be just right for you

We offer a hybrid working model within an environment that prioritises a work-life balance. Alongside, we provide a comprehensive benefits package, including an attractive pension scheme, car lease options, flexible working arrangements, CPD opportunities etc.

These roles are permanent and senior, reporting directly to the Head of Service. You'll collaborate with our senior leadership team, overseeing a team of finance business partners and accountants.

At NHS Business Services Authority, we're dedicated to fostering personal and professional growth, ensuring ample support for your career advancement.

**What do we offer**:
27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Career development

Active wellbeing and inclusion networks

Excellent pension

NHS Car lease scheme

A wide range of benefits and high street discounts

Medium Term Financial Planning/Business Planning

Lead development of a medium term financial plan and financial aspects of Spending Reviews

Setting activity, income and expenditure budgets

Provide support to achieve savings targets

Regular reporting

Maintain relationships with funders

NHSBSA Finance Strategy

Develop a coherent Finance Strategy; lead on alternative funding models

Business Partnering

Line manage finance business partners

Lead the provision of an excellent business partnering service

Provide high quality financial advice

Work with Head of Financial Strategy, NHSBSA senior leaders and external stakeholders

Collaborate with the Financial Management Team

Provide assurance of service costing system

Business Case/Project evaluation

Provide financial expertise/advice to assure capital and revenue business cases

Contribute to Project Review Boards

Lead the financial aspects of benefits realisation

Support major strategic transformation initiatives

Oversee the work of the financial accountants

Work collaboratively with the Project Management Office

Design and deliver Financial Management training

Leadership and Management

Provide and model leadership to the team

To ensure best practise learning

Cultivate the service as a centre of excellence

Governance

Interpret and implement financial legislation, accounting standards and DHSC/NHS specific policies

Authorised signatory

Here at the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), what we do matters.

We manage the NHS Pension scheme, process prescription payments and much more. Our services are used by NHS organisations, contractors and the public: we take pride in being part of something so meaningful, that touches millions of lives.

Just as we design our services around the needs of our customers, we place our people at the heart of our organisation. That’s why when you join us, you’ll be empowered and given the right support to help your career grow.

As one of the UK’s Best Big Companies to work for, we’re all connected to our values: Collaborative, Adventurous, Reliable and Energetic. We care about our people, our purpose, and your progress.

We strive to offer a fantastic colleague experience, where every voice is heard, and every colleague is supported and respected. Wellbeing, diversity and inclusion is at the centre of this, so when you join us, you can connect with our Lived Experience Networks who help us to bring our authentic selves to work.

We are people connected to care.

**In this role, you are accountable for**:
Financial Planning / Business Planning

Develop medium term financial plan

Annual budget cycle

Income and expenditure budgets

Savings targets underpinned with deliverable solutions

Regular reports

Negotiate with and influence funders

Build relationships across health family

Finance Strategy

Finance Strategy to support overall NHSBSA Strategy

Business Partnering

Line manage finance business partners

Deliver excellent, collaborative business partnering service

Seek feedback to make improvements

Provide high quality financial advice

Ensure compliance with delegated limits

Partnership work with senior internal and external stakeholders including DHSC / NHSE

Service costing

Business Case / Project evaluation

Assure business cases for revenue and capital schemes

Coach financial accountants in business cases

Contribute to Project Review Boards

Provide financial insight on highly complex issues

Lead financial benefits realisation

Support major strategic transformation initiatives

Project cost reporting

Deliver Financial Management training

Leadership

Provide leadership to Business Partners and Finance department

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