Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

The closing date is 02 August 2026

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an ambitious, strategic and values-driven Senior Finance Business Partner. This senior leadership role is suited to a highly motivated finance professional who can influence decision-making, improve financial performance and deliver value for money.

• Provide a comprehensive, proactive and high-quality financial management and business partnering service to Corporate Services and Trust-wide initiatives.
• Lead annual planning, budget setting, forecasting and month-end reporting for your portfolio.
• Produce clear, accurate financial and performance reporting, highlighting risks, opportunities and actions.
• Act as a trusted adviser to Directors and senior managers, providing expert financial advice and constructive challenge to support informed decision-making.
• Lead financial appraisal and modelling for business cases, ensuring they are affordable, financially robust and demonstrate value for money.
• Support the identification, development, delivery and monitoring of Cost Improvement Programmes, ensuring benefits are measurable and sustainable.
• Drive productivity and value-for-money initiatives through benchmarking, analysis of financial, activity and workforce data, and service improvement programmes.
• Support Trust-wide planning, transformation and financial recovery programmes by providing expert financial analysis, modelling and business partnering support.
• Provide leadership and development support to finance staff.
• Deputise for the Associate Director of Financial Management as required.

• Consultative Committee Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – fully qualified.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• A further qualification in management or a Master's degree is desired.

• Experience of annual planning, budget setting cycles, cost improvement plans and the NHS financial framework.
• Experience of deputising for a senior finance lead, including leading meetings and delivering outputs to strict deadlines.
• Experience of presenting highly complex financial and non-financial information to non-financial colleagues including Senior Managers and Executives.
• Experience of analysing highly complex financial and activity information and evaluating the impact on business performance.
• Experience of completing financial appraisals for business cases and providing effective business partnering support to services.
• Extensive specialist knowledge of accounting standards and principles and the ability to interpret, apply and explain them in non-routine situations to senior managers and clinicians.
• Experience of leading, motivating, managing and developing a team.
• Ability to lead discussions at senior team meetings and make effective contributions to the strategic decision-making process.