Senior Finance Business Partner: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 66,582 to 77,368 £ / Year

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Due to the promotion of the current post holder an exciting opportunity as arisen to join an award winning finance team, as a Senior Finance Business Partner. Supporting the MECCS (Medicine, Emergency Care and Children’s Services) Division .You will be responsible for the provision of high quality financial advice, information, analysis and interpretation, to aid effective decision making and financial performance, an integral part of the divisional management team. We offer a flexible working pattern and agile working.

Main duties of the job

To lead the Divisional finance function, being an integral part of the Divisional management team, advising on all aspects of financial management of the Division and the Trust.

To assist in the development of strategies for the financial management of the Division and provide financial management support to the process of service modernisation within the Trust.

To assist the Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Management in the management of the Financial Management function and in ensuring a rigorous operational financial framework is in place.

To deputise for the Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Management as required.

To contribute to the management of the Finance Directorate, taking the lead on particular trust-wide initiatives and manage the work of the Division finance team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CCAB Fully Qualified Accountant or CIMA member
  • Participation in the Continuing Professional Development Programme.

Desirable

  • Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant financial management experience with significant practical and theoretical knowledge of financial planning and business case development.
  • Advising on the management of large complex budgets and providing financial advice to non-financial managers in a clearly understood and authoritative manner.
  • Staff Management and Development
  • Using computerised financial systems and spreadsheets

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the acute sector of the NHS
  • Knowledge of the NHS and its financial regime.

Skills, Ability & Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the NHS and its financial regime and of NHS service delivery.
  • Knowledge of management accounting techniques and relevant Financial Reporting Standards
  • Extensive use and knowledge of computerised financial systems and other software packages
  • Excellent analytical and technical accountancy skills.
  • Good inter-personal skills, excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

Desirable

  • Extensive use and knowledge of computerised financial systems and other software packages
  • Strong ability for numeric interpretation and manipulation of data.

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: 4 October 2026

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