Associate Finance Business Partner

At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.

MKUH staff's
Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision‑making (Staff Survey, 2024).

We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work‑life balance, and professional growth, including:

• Free on-site parking including EV charging
• Complimentary refreshments
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted gym membership
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• On-site nursery (charges apply)
• A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
• VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing

Department:
Finance

Band 6: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Hours:

37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to be a key integral part of our small finance team, supporting clinical service leads as well as corporate colleagues with decision making and providing an effective and efficient financial management service. We are proud to be a Level 2 accredited One NHS Finance team, as well as having gained recognition as the HFMA Eastern Branch - Finance Team of the Year Winners 2026

You will report to the Senior Finance Business Partner and contribute a key role in the month end closedown and budget setting for the division and corporate areas you support, ensuring deadlines are met. You will form key relationships with divisional, service and clinical managers, in order to support them in understanding and planning their resources to stay within budget. You will work closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner to support services in budget setting, budgetary management, forecasting, business cases and developing Cost Improvement Plans (CIP).

As the successful candidate you will have well developed interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with staff across all levels of the organisation.

Please note that we are unable to sponsor this role

They feel supported in their employers making reasonable adjustments to help them carry out their work, rating an 82.9% ''NHS Survey, 2024''

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

To provide direct financial support to the Finance Business Partner, Division and CSU ensuring the Division is fully compliant with best financial practice in the areas of:

• Financial budget reporting