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Finance Business Partner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Main area
- Finance Business Partner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 914-BSA2636
- Site
- Stella House
- Town
- Newcastle
- Salary
- £45,753 - £51,668 Band 8a dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
We’re the NHS Business Services Authority. We provide critical central services to NHS organisations, NHS contractors, patients and the public. Have you had a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)? Perhaps you’ve had an Exemption Certificate or have a Pre-payment Certificate to spread the cost of your prescriptions? We issue those. Maybe you’re a member of the NHS Pension Scheme? We administer the scheme on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. Ever applied for a vacancy on NHS Jobs? That’s one of our services too.
We’re doing exciting things in a complex and challenging landscape so come and join us.
Come and work for us and you’ll receive a benefits package that rewards your hard work and commitment, including a minimum of 27 days annual leave per year which increases with length of service plus Bank Holidays and the option to purchase additional leave, time off for volunteering, flexible working options, a generous Pension Scheme, access to loads of online and high street discounts including holidays, computers, insurance, mobile phones and meals out, and perhaps most importantly – a work/life balance.
Do you have the passion, drive and commitment that is required to join our team of Finance Business Partners in the pursuit of driving the organisation forward and delivering a professional strategic planning service?
The NHSBSA plays a key role in delivering services to the wider healthcare system and has an interesting and diverse portfolio of services which are organised into nine specific directorates. It has a complex funding model to support the administration of its services with a gross expenditure budget of over £200m and a further £30bn flowing through its bank accounts.
This an exciting role that will form an integral part of a high performing team, engaging fully with the senior leaders of the authority as well as external stakeholders, with the aim of driving the delivery of the strategic objectives and the development of a medium-term financial plan.
The successful applicant will be responsible for providing effective finance business partnering by supporting projects across the organisation, providing detailed insight, financial advice/guidance as well as mentoring on a range of financial matters to budget holders.
The ability to work in a collaborative style is key to the success of this role; you will be expected to communicate, motivate and influence effectively with a wide range of audiences.
The post holder will need to ensure that a robust methodology is in place, understood and followed for the preparation of business cases for all significant items of capital and revenue expenditure and provide the necessary financial assurance to support effective investment appraisal.
So if you are excited by the above, feel you have what it takes to be successful, and would like to join a dedicated and passionate finance team we would love to hear from you.
The NHSBSA is passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, which is a great place to work and truly reflects the diversity of our customers. We welcome applications from talented people of diverse characteristics including age, disability, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any marginalised group. We also welcome applications from all those in the Armed Forces Community.
At the NHSBSA we pride ourselves on being a Disability Confident Leader, Stonewall Top 100 employer and we’ve recently been awarded the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion Gold Standard benchmark.
We offer an invitation to the first stage of the selection process for people with disabilities that wish to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, and for members of the Armed Forces Community, where all of the essential criteria in the person specification are met.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Robson
- Job title
- Senior Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- catherine.robson3@nhs.net
- Additional information
Jo Powell
Head of Financial Strategy and Planning
jo.powell3@nhs.net