Assistant Finance Business Partner

Fixed Term for Maternity Cover

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Finance Business Partner/Finance Business Partner in delivering comprehensive financial management support to either a Clinical Division or Corporate Directorates. The role will be an integral part of the Finance Team providing a reliable and responsive financial management service to ensure the provision of high-quality financial advice and information to a variety of staff both within and outside of the Trust, and at different levels.

Working as part of the Directorate Team advising on a wide range of financial issues.

Business and financial planning

• To support the development and monitoring of annual budgets for the agreed areas of responsibility.
• To support the identification of Cost Improvement Plans for agreed areas of responsibility.
• To provide financial and performance support to the development of Service Development and Business Plans for agreed areas of responsibility.
• Play a key role in the Directorate’s business planning process, supporting the Finance Business Partner/Senior Finance Business Partner in providing advice, guidance and challenge.
• Prepare financial assessments of business plans, including the impact on efficiency, capacity, asset utilisation and activity.
• Financial and capacity modelling of the impact of changes in costs and activity relating to business plans.
• Develop a detailed understanding of key cost drivers and cost behaviour.
• Provide information and financial assessment to support reference costs submission and development of PLICs for Directorates.
• Communicate with all levels of staff both within the Finance Department and the wider Trust.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

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