About this role
Job summary
Want to put your finance expertise to work for better mental health care? Join Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as our Senior Finance Business Partner (AfC Band 8B). You'll work alongside clinicians and managers in an allocated Care Group, bringing fresh thinking, constructive challenge and clear advice to decisions that matter.
From planning and forecasting to financial recovery and business cases, you'll help teams make the most of their resources and build sustainable services. You'll also lead and develop finance colleagues, encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.
If you're a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with current professional membership, significant senior finance experience in a complex organisation and strong NHS finance knowledge, we'd love to hear from you. Bring your ideas, your insight and your passion for making a difference.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have an excellent understanding of the NHS financeregime, along with strong technical and leadership skills to help the Trustdeliver the financial plan.
You will need to possess excellent communication and leadership skills and a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be creative and innovative, with the desire and ability to propose changes to working practices and procedures.
The successful person will be responsible for improvements in systems and processes to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting, financial analysis and planning and internal controls.
You will deliver effective communication and have excellent interpersonal and staff management skills, together with strong negotiating skills. A good understanding of NHS finance, including financial planning, budgetary control and performance management is essential.
The postholder will be a key member of the divisional senior management team and will provide expert finance advice and guidance to divisional colleagues and be jointly responsible with other SMT members
The postholder will produce reports on the financial plans and the performance of a large Clinical Care Group
Any applicants will require a full professional accountancy qualification as well as significant post qualification experience working in a senior finance manager role.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level education o CCAB Accountancy Qualification oEvidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- oHigher level degree or post graduate level management qualification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant relevant senior financial-management or finance business-partnering experience in a large, complex organisation. oCurrent knowledge of NHS planning, provider finance, income and contracting, costing, capital and revenue accounting, financial governance and regulatory requirements, with the ability to apply this knowledge to financial advice and decision-making. oDetailed experience and expert knowledge of accounting principles, relevant procedures and policies and finance systems, including financial ledgers, with experience of providing specialist advice on revenue and capital issues. oExperience of managing a finance team, including recruitment, coaching, development, appraisals and the management of disciplinary and absence matters. oEvidence of creativity and innovation in improving working practices and procedures. oDetailed experience of working with clinical services on: oBusiness cases. oFinancial assessments. oRecovery plans.
Desirable
- oOperational management experience, including project and change management. oA track record of stakeholder engagement. oExperience of financial management or finance business partnering within an NHS provider organisation. oA thorough understanding of NHS targets. oAbility to identify opportunities for improvement.
Knowledge
Essential
- oBusiness Cases oFinancial assessment oRecovery Plans
Desirable
- oAn appreciation of the NHS financial regime oThorough understanding of NHS targets oSeeking out opportunities
Skills
Essential
- oCommunicates complex and sensitive financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences. oBuilds effective relationships and constructively influences senior leaders, clinicians and external stakeholders. oApplies advanced analytical judgement to complex financial, workforce, activity and performance information. oLeads, coaches and develops teams, promoting accountability and continuous improvement. oPlans and prioritises competing demands across a complex portfolio while meeting deadlines. oTakes a strategic, corporate and solution-focused approach to decision-making. oDemonstrates advanced digital literacy, including financial systems, modelling, data visualisation, automation and responsible use of AI.
Desirable
- oExperience of using automation, data visualisation or AI responsibly to improve financial processes and decision support.
Peronsal Qualities
Essential
- oA proactive and solution-focused approach. oPerseverance, determination and adaptability, with a flexible approach to work. oA professional and collaborative approach, with the ability to navigate complex organisational and stakeholder environments. oAble to travel between Trust and partner sites as required, with reasonable adjustments considered.
Desirable
- oExperience of leading complex projects and change programmes.
Other
Essential
- This role will involve engagement, virtually and in person, with colleagues at different sites across the Trust's locations, including: Wigan; Bolton; Manchester; Salford; Trafford; The role may sometimes require travel beyond these areas (e.g. national events and / or conferences).
Desirable
- oExperience of leading complex projects and change programmes.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Prestwich Hospital
Bury New Road
Bury
M25 3BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)