An exciting opportunity has arisen to join GHFT’s finance team as Digital Finance Business Partner and Corporate Assurance.
You will be an experienced, dynamic and driven finance professional coming into a key leadership role in the corporate finance team, with the ability to work independently, but also the ability to work well with finance colleagues at all levels, and with the key digital leads. You will play a key role in driving the financial performance and financial sustainability of this high-profile area in the Trust.
The Digital Finance Business Partner and Corporate Assurance provides business partnering support to the Digital Directorate in all their monthly, annual and ad hoc financial performance and planning activities.
They are responsible for reviewing the month end financial position, the
completion of monthly forecasts and consolidation of a monthly performance report, in consultation with the Directorate Managers and the Head of Corporate Finance, and presenting these at Directorate and Finance oversight meetings. They will lead on their Directorate’s annual financial planning process and undertake costings of service developments and savings plans.
We are a highly-motivated finance team offering an environment to further develop your experience and enhance your future career potential. This is an exciting time for the finance team and an opportunity for the successful candidate to influence the direction and ethos of the department.
The role is full time, 37.5 hours per week, and we offer flexible working.
Main
Main Duties & Responsibilities

Finance Lead for Digital and CITS, providing strategic financial insight and analysis at senior leadership level. This will include co-ordinating budgeting, forecasting, project accounting and management of contracts.

• To be point of contact for all Finance related matters relating to the IM&T Department (GHFT) and Countywide Information Technology Service (CITS)
• To ensure Digital budget holders are secure in their knowledge of their budgets, processes, current status and to provide expertise and support when issues arise
• Work closely with the CDIO, programme directors, service leads, corporate services, the Senior Project Accountant (Capital), Head of Corporate Finance and the Finance Leadership Team, in providing a comprehensive digital finance business partnering service, resolving complex and potentially contentious issues
• To instigate and adopt change to improve finance processes, from Digital grass roots through to Corporate Services Reporting, for both project and BAU activities
• Finance lead for the Digital FSP programme
• Provide comprehensive financial advice to business case development/programme teams in line with the guidance set out, as well as providing relevant and specific technical advice regarding discounted cashflows and NPV (for example).

Please see the attached JD and Person Specification document for the the full list of main responsibilities and duties

Please refer the Job description for details