Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in a collaborative and motivated Financial Management Team at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
The Finance Business Partner is an integral part of the Team and will work closely with finance colleagues and service managers to provide expert financial support and advice, acting as a key point of contact for all financial matters. Leading on financial reporting, forecasting and analysis, ensuring accurate and timely information to support decision-making.
You will be:
- CCAB qualified or in the final professional stage
- Strong experience of financial management, reporting and analysis
- Confident working withsenior stakeholders and operational managers
- Able to provideinsight, challenge and influence decision-making
- Committed to NHS values ofKindness, Respect, Teamwork and Improvement
- Able to attend Trust HQ a minimum of one day per week
Main duties of the job
- To provide a lead role in producing accurate and timely financial reporting and advice to specified services in respect of all issues of financial control.
- To act as the point of contact for all financial issues for specified services, ensuring accurate financial reporting and analysis to aid decision making and the direction of the business.
- To oversee the production of annual and monthly management accounts, and financial returns, ensuring that budget holders receive accurate, timely information and support toenable them to make effective business decisions.
- Deputise for Senior Finance Business Partner at meetings, leading in development of finances, management and supervision of direct reports and any other ad hoc duties required.
- To work with the Directorate to maximise and manage income; value for money by identifying new and supporting existing opportunities; and providing financial input into decision making.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications, experience skills and competencies
Essential
- Professionally Qualified Accountant or in the final professional stages of qualification with a Professional Accountancy Qualification body as recognised by the Consultancy Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) or CIMA
- Outstanding Excel and large GL systems experience
- Excellent Communication skills (verbal and written) and presentation skills at all levels, internal and external to non-finance
- Proven track record in performance of delivery against tight deadlines
- Successful and effective negotiation skills within a multidisciplinary environment
- Ability to apply knowledge to workload and demonstrate ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive or contentious information analytical skills
- Can demonstrate successful budget monitoring, costing and control and budget setting
- Proven record of developing and implementing improvements in systems and procedures
Desirable
- Degree, preferably in a relevant discipline
- Significant experience of working with senior management, particularly General Managers, Executive Directors and Associate Directors,
- Significant NHS Finance experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust HQ
Brindley Way
Wakefield
WF2 0XQ
United Kingdom
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