Band 8B Finance Business Partner

Company Overview

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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The post holder will be a key contact for the Group Clinical Services finance team. They will ensure effective use of the financial resources in pursuit of agreed financial envelope and allocated FIP target. The role requires working with key stakeholders, persuading and influencing the financial direction of the division.

• To support the operational and non-operational managers of a number specified service lines in delivering their financial strategy and key financial goals, through the provision of high quality financial management, control and planning services, advice and support.
• To provide financial support to development of divisional FIP/savings plans and monitor the delivery of these plans.
• Responsible for the preparation and review of business cases ensuring that all costs/income/benefits are fully understood and those decisions on new initiatives are taken with full knowledge of the financial implications.
• Preparation of annual budgets, focused on service line profitability and including providing challenge to service line assumptions.
• Responsible for financial negotiations in relation to service line contracts both internally and externally.
• As a member of a multidisciplinary management team will attend key board and committees and be involved on a daily basis with the operations of assigned service lines.
• To provide leadership across finance and clinical teams including the upskilling on finance literacy and best practice, adherence to governance and the delivery of the Trust's financial plan.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

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Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent
• Professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, CIPFA, ACCA)
• Expert knowledge gained through specialist training or experience
• Evidence or maintaining and developing technical accounting expertise and of staying up to date with current accounting rules since qualification

Essential criteria

• Post qualification analytical financial management experience
• Successful experience of managing teams including experience of leading management accounting teams
• Experience of managing budget setting in large…