The postholder will be fully responsible for providing a comprehensive financial management and support service to designated divisions, providing a full range of advice to the Divisional Director and other Senior Managers within the division.
This is a senior role where the postholder will be required to be a member of the Divisional Board presenting highly complex and sometimes contentious information.
To take a prominent role within the Division’s Senior Management Team, which meet weekly to discuss areas of concern within the Division. To recommend new ways of working not just in a financial capacity but also as a business partner– looking at the ‘bigger picture’.
The postholder will operate autonomously in decision making, working with senior management in the decision making process within the context of the Divisional and Corporate objectives ensuring adherence to financial controls.
The postholder will require technical accounting and business knowledge, strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively to groups and senior non-financial people, including divisional boards and executive teams.
The postholder will also constructively challenge all aspects of divisional performance whilst maintaining a team ethic within the division.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Management Accounts Team for a talented individual to fill a key post as a Finance Business Partner.
The post holder will be responsible for the production of comprehensive financial reports, offering advice and guidance, and delivering highly complex costings to the Operational Teams. We are looking for an individual with strong analytical and reasoning skills, who can work autonomously and as part of a team, and has excellent communication skills.
Applicants must be CCAB qualified with post qualification experience in a senior finance role and have an advanced understanding of financial management. Advanced excel skills are essential to this role
The team supports a culture of continual learning as part of the finance team ambition to become finance skills development (FSD) accredited to level 3.
Postholder will be required to be onsite for a minimum of 2 days a week
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
It employs more than 4,500 members of staff, has around 550 hospital beds, and provides a range of services including A&E, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a new and unique local health partnership that provides a range of community health services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

To ensure that all financial training and budget management is provided to all budget managers, the Divisions Senior Management Team. Then monitoring how well this education has been when reviewing their budget statements.
To present Financial Awareness sessions to new starters within the Trust, ensuring that they are aware how their small decisions can have a financial impact.
Promoting the role of Finance as Business Partners.
To engender a culture of service and visibility to the internal and external customers of the department.
Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including full participation in KSF/appraisal, supervision, action learning and by maintaining a professional/personal portfolio of learning.

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