Senior Finance Business Partner

at  Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Financial Planning and Budget Setting To develop annual operational income and expenditure plans and budgets, to support the Trusts planning/budgeting process, ensuring realistic assumptions are included. Provide data on finance, activity, capacity and productivity to support contract negotiations To develop annual savings plans in the production of operational budgets, in conjunction with Operational and Clinical Directors. To support the production of business cases, by providing relevant financial information and commercial challenge, ensuring these are incorporated into future years planning. To assist Operational and Executive Directors in securing and translating funding from applicable sources.
Financial Reporting and Management To produce Operational or Corporate department Income and Expenditure monthly actuals position with year to date, trend and forecast outturn. Prepare an analysis of variances from plan and forecasts for relevant monthly finance reports to Divisions, Trust Board, associated committees and the Regulator. The support with developing and managing key financial models and forecasts, including running multiple risk scenarios and sensitivities. To produce Operational or Corporate forecast Income and Expenditure position for relevant monthly finance reports to Trust Board, associated committees and the Regulator.
To provide financial analysis and support to enable understanding of workforce expenditure, especially agency/temporary and bank staffing. To support the maintenance of the Trusts current year and full year budgets on the ledger system To support the promotion of an environment of strong financial control across the organisation. To support the Head of Management Accounts or Head of Financial Planning in delivering financial benefits through service redesign, model hospital, Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) and other national initiatives. Business Cases and Service Developments The post holder will support the development of Service Line Business Plans, including identifying savings plans and ensuring consistency with the Trusts strategic direction.
To assist Directorates to produce robust business cases. To provide input into the financial modelling of potential service or organisational reconfigurations. Management To undertake performance reviews for all direct reports on an annual basis ensuring feedback on performance is given at regular intervals throughout the year. To provide supervision to all direct reports and identify training and staff development requirements, and plans to deliver these.
Communicate effectively with your team on a timely basis ensuring robust systems exist so that staff feel informed. General To fully participate in the Trusts performance review and personal development planning process on an annual basis. Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the Head of Management Accounts or Head of Financial Planning as part of the personal planning process. To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
To contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the teams in which the post holder works. To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover. To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies

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