About us
At Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city. We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: We work together, We are respectful and kind, We are inclusive and We keep improving.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Finance department as an Assistant Finance Business Partner. We are looking for forward‑thinking, highly motivated finance professionals who are keen to develop within a dynamic NHS environment.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, the main responsibilities of the role are:
- Produce high‑quality, relevant Cost Centre Reports on a strict monthly timetable.
- Ensure all input documents are complete and accurate, analysing confidential data streams and meeting monthly and year‑end timetables.
- Work closely with budget managers to understand performance variances and support planning of out‑turn forecasts for directorates.
- Assist with payroll matters, providing accurate staffing costs, updating staff‑in‑post lists and translating WTE into meaningful service data.
- Respond to ad‑hoc requests from budget managers for financial analysis of all aspects of the service, including staff costing analysis.
- Help the Finance Business Partner support improvement schemes within directorates, continually challenging existing ways of working.
- Support the production of financial information for business cases, including historic service costs for comparison with future configurations.
- Take a proactive role in training, education and financial awareness of budget managers, highlighting the financial implications of individual actions and ensuring advice complies with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions and Schemes of Delegation.
Person specification
Knowledge & Skills – Essential criteria
- Meet deadlines through effective organisational and planning skills.
- Undertake highly complex analysis producing results that may have material consequences for the organisation.
- Interpret technical advisory roles and present information clearly.
- Demonstrate good presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Show commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness & personal integrity.
Knowledge & Skills – Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of key financial performance targets for the NHS and the NHS funding regime.
Training & Qualifications – Essential criteria
- Experience or knowledge of financial procedures and techniques equivalent to AAT.
- Technician level or actively studying towards a professional accountancy qualification.
- Commitment to commence study of a CCAB finance qualification.
Training & Qualifications – Desirable criteria
- Honours degree or equivalent.
- CCAB part qualified (e.g. CIPFA diploma level).
Experience – Essential criteria
- Recent, relevant work experience within a management accounting environment in a large and complex organisation.
- Experience using computerised accounting software.
Experience – Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS finance experience.
- Sound knowledge of costing principles.
Additional Essential criteria
- Fit our organisational values.
- Flexibility in relation to working hours to achieve deadlines, e.g. routine financial reporting.
Recruitment & support information
We are a Disability Confident employer and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria. Applicants are encouraged to request adjustments to the application process if required.
We welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, the people we serve, and the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please consider how your personal values align with our Values when applying.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members: the Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group, the Disability Staff Network Group, the Lived Experience Staff Network Group, the Rainbow Staff Network Group, the Staff Carers Staff Network Group, and the Women’s Staff Network Group.
Sponsorship: Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. To be considered, you must hold a visa that allows you to work in the UK and must have at least 12 months on your visa at commencement of your employment and at least 15 months’ right to work in the UK at the time of application to allow the necessary checks.
Documents to download
- JD Band 4-5 Assistant Finance Business Partner (PDF, 229.6 KB)
- PS Band 4-5 Assistant Finance Business Partner (PDF, 186.2 KB)
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