Bank Finance Business Partner Band 8B

at  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

At Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking to recruit for the position of a Finance Business Partner to join our staff BANK.
We have a fantastic variety of work underway at our hospitals which will both stretch you professionally and ensure you have a rewarding workplace experience. You will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the business of healthcare provision, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support.

Be part of a diverse, energetic and capable hospital group finance team, which is focused on supporting financial recovery and developing best in class finance reporting and business analytics

• To support the operational and non-operational managers of a number specified service lines in delivering their financial strategy and key financial goals, through the provision of high quality financial management, control and planning services, advice and support. This involves strategic, organisational and operational discussion, analysis and reporting to enable the efficient an effective use of service line resources.
• To provide financial support to development of divisional FIP/savings plans and monitor the delivery of these plans.
• Responsible for the preparation and review of business cases ensuring that all costs/income/benefits are fully understood and those decisions on new initiatives are taken with full knowledge of the financial implications.

Preparation of annual budgets, focused on service line profitability and including providing challenge to service line assumptions
Responsible for financial negotiations in relation to service line contracts both internally and externally.
To enhance and develop the financial analytical support in order to help managers to develop their services in a cost-effective way. In particular the development of planning and monitoring policies and procedures.
For further information please refer to the attached JD and PS.
You will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the business of healthcare provision, to support and lead on quality decision making through provision of excellent analytical support. You will be an integral member of the hospital finance team and be expected to contribute to the development, agreement and implementation of priorities.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion.

Royal Free World Class Values
The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.