Finance Manager & Business Partner: Sponsorship Available

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Job summary

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is
seeking an experienced and motivated Finance Manager and Business Partner to
join our finance team. This is an important role within the finance
directorate, supporting the delivery of robust financial management, budgetary
control, financial planning and reporting across a designated portfolio of
budgets and contracts. Working as part of a professional and supportive team,
you will provide high-quality financial advice and analysis to budget holders,
commissioning colleagues and contracting leads, helping to ensure resources are
used effectively and services are commissioned in line with the ICB’s strategic
priorities.

Main duties of the job

As a Finance Manager and Business Partner,
you will lead the production of month-end reporting for your portfolio,
including forecasting, planning and analysis of complex trends. You will
support budget setting, contribute to annual and medium-term financial
planning, and help prepare information for statutory financial returns, annual
accounts, NHS England monthly returns, FOIs and other key reporting
requirements. The role will involve interpreting complex financial information,
investigating variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and presenting
clear and timely advice to finance and non-finance colleagues.

This is also a business partnering role,
working closely with colleagues across the ICB in a matrixed environment to
support transformation, value for money and financial sustainability. Depending
on portfolio allocation, the role may include areas such as healthcare
contracting, individual placements and continuing healthcare, primary care and
prescribing, corporate budgets, financial services, capital or estates. You
will have the opportunity to support pathway design, contract monitoring,
activity modelling, efficiency planning, forecasting and the development of
improved financial systems, processes and reporting tools.

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Able to advise, constrain senior budget holders over financial issues, persuading them to a certain course of action
  • High level communication skills will be required to engage both NHS Senior Managers and Senior Managers from other organisations in highly complex service development and potentially contentious change issues
  • Able to develop and deliver formal, complex financial presentations to large groups of (often senior) non-finance managers and conveys financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
  • Able to analyse highly complex problems relating to business case production and analysis; multiplicity of targets/objectives and makes judgements regarding allocation of finances.
  • Able to make judgements on financial decisions and financial risk where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict.
  • Able to plans projects which impact across the department & the organisation; delivery of accounting, financial services over the financial year for own area; prepare plans for financial and people aspects of service provision; contribute to medium term financial strategy.
  • Able to advise, constrain senior budget holders over financial issues, persuading them to a certain course of action
  • High level communication skills will be required to engage both NHS Senior Managers and Senior Managers from other organisations in highly complex service development and potentially contentious change issues
  • Able to develop and deliver formal, complex financial presentations to large groups of (often senior) non-finance managers and conveys financial concepts clearly and persuasively.
  • Able to analyse highly complex problems relating to business case production and analysis; multiplicity of targets/objectives and makes judgements regarding allocation of finances.
  • Able to make judgements on financial decisions and financial risk where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict.
  • Able to plans projects which impact across the department & the organisation; delivery of accounting, financial services over the financial year for own area; prepare plans for financial and people aspects of service provision; contribute to medium term financial strategy.
  • Able to negotiate and exercise diplomacy in achieving CCG objectives.
  • Able to develop business plans and strategies for finance which will impact across the contracting portfolio.
  • Strong leadership skills and presence
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills whilst having the ability to positively challenge.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Demonstration of adherence to the Nolan Principles of conduct in public life.
  • An awareness of equality and diversity issues
  • Politically astute
  • Create and maintain strong and positive relationships with stakeholders
  • Ability to take an objective view, seeing issues from all perspectives and especially external and user perspectives
  • Strong skills in recognising key influencers and the capability to engage them effectively in the Clinical Commissioning Groups business
  • Standard Keyboard skills and use of IT equipment
  • Clear communicator with excellent verbal, written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
  • Compassionate leader.
  • Fosters good working relationships and values difference.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Expert specialist knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial & other aspects of legislation and NHS finance policies; experience & expertise in finance management, contracting arrangements and payment systems ,strategic & staff leadership roles and the financial implications of national health policy.
  • Professional accountancy qualification or masters equivalent with substantial experience and expertise gained from a senior financial management role.
  • Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of managing financial services in a large organisation.
  • Experience of leading and developing a team of staff to sustain and improve services.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of the current NHS policy context and the policy proposals

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.