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Senior Finance Business Partner

On-site in Middlesbrough·Full-time·Added today (last checked 12 Nov)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £79,504 - £91,609 a year
About £4,720 - £5,310 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Middlesbrough
Contract: Full-time
Experience: Senior level
Closing date: Apply by Thursday 3 December

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The role

Job summary

The post holder provides strategic leadership and management of the Financial Management function across the University Hospital Tees partnership, ensuring the delivery of an effective, business-focused financial service that supports the Trust's financial strategy and organisational objectives. They are responsible for developing robust financial planning, budgeting, performance management, and cost improvement processes, while providing expert financial advice on complex issues to senior leaders and stakeholders. The role leads the Financial Management team, fostering strong business partnering relationships across clinical and corporate services, supporting decision-making, managing financial risk, and ensuring compliance with financial governance requirements. The post holder also deputises for the Deputy Chief Finance Officer as required and promotes continuous development of financial expertise within the team.

Main duties of the job

Lead and manage the Financial Management Department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality financial information, reporting, and advice to support organisational and strategic decision-making.

Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and budgetary control, ensuring the Trust maintains financial balance and effective use of resources.

Provide expert financial leadership and advice to Executive Directors, senior managers, budget holders, and clinical services on financial performance, business cases, service developments, and investment decisions.

Lead the delivery and monitoring of the Trust's Operating Plan, Cost Improvement Programme (CIP), and efficiency initiatives, ensuring benefits are realised and risks are effectively managed.

Maintain robust financial governance, controls, and reporting processes, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, financial regulations, and organisational policies.

Develop and manage the financial management workforce, promoting continuous improvement, financial literacy, staff development, and effective departmental performance, while deputising for the Deputy Chief Finance Officer as required.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information.

Maintain expertise in other NHS finance and activity policies (e.g. NHSE reporting requirements,).

Knowledge of corporate and external reporting.

Strategic & staff leadership, and all administrative requirements regarding staff supervision and management.

Produce reports, returns and papers for a range of internal and external groups, such as the CIP Steering Group, the Resources Committee, the Board, the ICB and NHSE.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Qualified accountant through a recognised CCAB or equivalent professional body
Evidence of continuing professional and management development

Experience

Essential

Management of finance staff
Project management

Desirable

Use of financial systems, preferably Oracle, Business Objects, Collaborative Planning, Power BI

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS Foundation Trust regime
Knowledge of strategic and policy background, performance management and financial framework of the NHS
Knowledge of International Accounting Standards
Knowledge of a range of financial disciplines, i.e. financial accounting, management accounting, capital accounting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).