Senior Finance Business Partner

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join the Financial Management team at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud to have won Finance Team of the Year in the HFMA Kent, Surrey and Sussex awards in 2020.

We are looking for a professional, highly motivated CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant to support our services across Kent. You will be required to have experience of finance within a complex organisation; this will include knowledge, experience and expertise in a senior finance management role. You will also need strong staff management and leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate a team.

The post is home based with some travel to meetings in Kent required.

To manage and lead the financial management team of four to five staff for the Adults Directorate. This requires ability:

- To lead on all aspects of the financial management of the Directorate ensuring financial viability and to work with clinical leaders and managers to assess and improve the profitability and productivity.
- To provide financial information as required to the Finance Department within agreed timescales and deadlines, ensuring a high-quality professional finance service is provided to all users.
- To deliver robust forecasting information for the Directorate based on discussions with service leads, Human Resources and informed assumptions. Ensure risks and opportunities are quantified and clearly communicated to the Directorate and the Finance Department.
- To work with clinicians and managers to identify reasons for variations in financial performance and identify actions or mitigations to address the variation.
- To work with the Directorate Senior Team to identify cost reduction and efficiency programmes as part of the Trusts' annual efficiency requirement. This will include monitoring progress and remedial action where necessary.
- To influence clinicians and managers using Financial Management information to maximise the use of resources effectively.
- Deputise for the Head of Financial Management as required

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From 1 April 2021, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £9.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers.

With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted.