Job Summary
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dedicated individual to join the team of Finance Business Partners at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Supported by Deputy Finance Managers and Management Accountants, the team works strategically with senior managers and clinicians to drive and support business decisions of the Clinical Directorates.
The successful applicant will be CCAB qualified (or equivalent), educated to degree level (or equivalent), and able to demonstrate continued personal development.
Office presence is expected; the team currently works in a hybrid manner, in agreement with line management and business needs.
- Employer: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Location: United Kingdom
- Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 per annum
- Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
- Closing Date: 11 August 2025
Main Duties
The role’s broad purpose is to support Clinical Divisions to ensure the Trust meets its financial and performance targets by:
Working with the Senior Management Team of the Clinical Directorate to develop a Strategic Business Plan for the Division.
Reporting the financial position of the Division at monthly Directorate Performance review meetings and providing commentary for the Trust Board report.
Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to analyse and interpret financial and non-financial data, using benchmarking and other resources to recommend improvements and support change processes.
Line managing and developing a Deputy Finance Manager, including appraisals and personal development plans.
We are seeking motivated, pro-active individuals with excellent planning and organisational skills to help provide high-quality care to local communities.
About West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust — by us, by our patients, by our community.
We are a busy, friendly rural NHS Trust providing compassionate, high-quality care to over a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. Our services include hospital, home, and community care.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds offers acute and secondary care services such as emergency, maternity and neonatal, day surgery, eye treatment, Macmillan unit, and children’s ward. It has 500+ beds and is a teaching hospital partner of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services are provided in partnership with West Suffolk Alliance, offering nursing, therapy, specialist, and rehabilitation care.
Our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork guide our work. With nearly 5,000 staff worldwide, we strive to be a great place to work, supporting all roles and ambitions.
We promote a diverse, inclusive community where everyone’s voice counts. Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job Description & Responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further details.
Note: The closing date may change if a strong response is received. Apply as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential: Degree qualification level
CCAB qualified
Experience & Knowledge
Proven financial management skills
Proven analytical and presentation skills
Knowledge of financial processes
Experience managing budgets in highly complex environments
Advanced computer skills, especially spreadsheets, reporting, and accounting systems
Experience preparing and presenting financial information to senior managers including executive directors
Experience monitoring non-financial information
Evidence of strategic financial planning and delivery
Evidence of staff management skills
Desirable:
Experience in process change and maximising IT benefits
NHS Capital accounting knowledge
Experience reporting and monitoring non-financial information
Skills & Abilities
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong analytical, persuading, and influencing skills
Ability to quickly understand complex customer needs and respond effectively
Contextualise business reporting with financial and non-financial KPIs
Plan and execute strategic change, influencing behaviour
Think strategically and deliver operationally
Desirable:
Ability to influence and drive change in complex organisations
Understanding of Finance IT systems
Sound knowledge of NHS policy related to finance
Personal Qualities
Forward-thinking, results-oriented
Committed to ongoing personal development
Good presentation skills with IT proficiency
Critical but constructive approach
Team player with personal initiative and drive
Good organisational skills and self-reliance
Professional, confident, with leadership potential
Innovative thinker
Able to manage conflicting demands and plan accordingly
Good communicator at all levels
Calm under pressure
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role requires a DBS check as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered equally.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
How to Apply
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