Finance Business Partner Capital: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Job Title: Finance Business Partner Capital

Contract: Permanent

Main duties of the job

We currently have a new opportunity for a qualified Accountant to join our fast-paced and dynamic Finance Team which supports a £1bn+ Acute Foundation Trust with an annual Capital Programme of c.£100m.

This role is a key part of the senior finance team, providing overall leadership to the organisation, its Capital programme, and supporting the achievement of the finance team vision.

We are supportive, flexible and collaborative and are committed to your career development with us. We are looking to encourage a diversity of talent at UHS, so if you are working in the public or private sector, we would love to hear from you

As our Finance Business Partner Capital, you will contribute to the delivery of our 5-year strategy by using your financial expertise to support a wide range of complex matters such as leading on the delivery and development of financial reporting, planning, forecasting and financial strategy for Capital.

You will take principal responsibility for strategic financial issues relating to the capital programme, providing financial support and specialist advice in matters relating to capital accounting, leasing and any other related tax and accounting issues and contributing to capital developments and the production of business cases.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

  • CCAB qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA) with post qualification experience at a senior level
  • Current / recent experience in a finance management role
  • Knowledge of designing and working with spreadsheets
  • Detailed understanding of budgetary control processes and budget setting / financial planning
  • Understanding of financial information systems and the ability to extract relevant information
  • Advanced analytical skills with the ability to clearly communicate the results of such analysis
  • Broad understanding of financial accounting and control issues
  • Excellent communicator both verbally and in writing
  • Experience of Financial project management/Financial appraisal and forecasting
  • Attention to detail and use of forecasting and estimation skills
  • Ability to understand and resolve highly complex problems and dilemmas and make judgements regarding the allocation of finances, often when there is no precedent

Desirable

  • Current / recent knowledge and understanding of the NHS financial environment
  • Experience working in an NHS management accounts team
  • Previous experience working with Oracle Finance systems
  • Ability to make use of systems (e.g., Excel, Word) to prepare and present accurate, clear information and reports
  • Record of improving processes and reporting in previous roles
  • Able to be flexible on working hours & location depending on needs of the service

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).

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

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