Finance Business Partner | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Finance Business Partner | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Reporting directly to the Head of Financial Management and having close working

relationships with the Associate Director of Operations, and responsible for:

• Responsibility for providing high level financial support and leadership in relation to complex financial issues
• Required to provide leadership to the finance team and to ensure that all members of that team develop to their full potential
• To support the Head of Financial Management and Financial Controller in the submission of statutory returns to external organisations
• Provide expert financial and commercial advice to support to the organisation
• To support the Head of Financial Management in the development and preparation of finance reports to assist the organisation in making

This job is intended as a guide to the scope of the duties and responsibilities of the

post and not meant as an inflexible specification. The post holder may be asked, and

is expected to, undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade of the post.

The Job Description will be reviewed and updated from time-to-time in consultation

with the post holder in line with changing circumstances within the organisation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

Qualified Accountant with post qualification experience of working in a financial

management environment, and experience in the development of Business Cases

Please see detailed job description and person specification below for the main duties of the role you are applying for.

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes usthespecialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

CORE JOB ACTIVITIES

• Coordination of the annual budget setting process across the Division supporting the wider management team with the identification and appropriate management of financial pressures. Integrating clinical, workforce and other plans and subsequently works with them to control expenditure within allocated resources.
• To plan, coordinate and be responsible for the production of detailed financial information in accordance with agreed monthly timetables. Liaising with members of the finance team to ensure tasks required, ad hoc financial analysis and activities to support monthly closedown are completed to time and required standards.
• Undertaking review and analysis of the Trusts financial position providing briefing to the Head of Financial Management and Associate Director of Finance on key financial issues on potential risks and opportunities including the maintenance of rolling forecasts of divisional financial performance and when required establishment and monitoring of financial recovery plans.
• Provision of accurate and timely complex information to various internal and external key stakeholders such as NHS Improvement. This may take form of both standard financial returns and also ad-hoc queries but will always have accuracy and quality at its core.
• Assists in the development of operational plans assessing the implications on both income and costs to facilitate the development of service operational plans and medium term plans.
• Advise Clinical Directors and the wider management teams on the implication of financial strategy and policy. Advising, influencing and educating proactively in relation to business and financial objectives to include the delivery of savings plans while always acknowledging our wider responsibilities as a Foundation Trust.
• Provision of professional financial advice and leadership to the Division so that services are delivered and developed within the overall financial targets set by the Trust and that financial risks within the Division are managed appropriately to maintain financial balance.
• Proactively supporting budget holders in the ongoing identification and evidencing of the cost effectiveness of services including the identification and monitoring of Cost Improvement Programmes, and the financial implications of proposals.
• To communicate with all levels of staff both within the Finance Department and the wider Trust. Such communication will be in the form of written reports, spreadsheet analysis, formal presentation, meetings, verbally (face to face and by other electronic means) up to Executive Director level. This may involve communicating with large groups.
• Supports Divisional Managers in the identification of capital equipment replacement needs and in the development of proposals for capital expenditure including the associated revenue implications.
• Undertakes tender evaluations advising of the financial implications to the divisional management team and the trust board as appropriate.
• Maintain Trust establishment control in ESR.
• Utilises information systems to create standard and ad hoc reports to facilitate the understanding of the divisional budget holders of their financial position and its correlation or otherwise with the activities undertaken.
• Review business processes and where appropriate identify and implement improvements to efficiency and internal control, for example, stock control routines.
• Seek a process of continuous improvement and develop innovative financial and business improvement techniques and solutions that will enhance both the clinical services and Trusts financial controls and policies and business performance.

2. Service Developments/Disinvestments and Costing

• To lead the financial and economic appraisal of business cases by the Division at the same time as challenging the Division to ensure Value for Money is delivered. Ensure that financial risks within the cases are fully understood, and that benefits realisation and performance are monitored once the case is operational.
• Promotes in association with the Income Accountant the understanding of service costs by actively participating in the analysis and review of allocation of costs to product or service lines to support reference cost submissions and service line reporting liaising with Managers, and Information staff in their formulation and review.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of Trust and Department of Health policies and proactively undertaking ad hoc costing so as to be able to inform the divisional management teams and wider Trust of any financial implications.
• To support the Contracting team on contracting negotiations for the Trust ensuring payment for service provision as appropriate.

3. Statutory Accounting and Governance

• Promotes within the Division and Corporate departments an understanding of and compliance with Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and Scheme of Delegation.
• Ensure that the finance team advise clinical managers on the correct interpretation and implementation of all relevant internal and external policy guidelines, e.g. Standing Financial Instructions, NHS Improvement guidelines etc.
• Work with Trusts internal and external auditors ensuring the clearance of any audit issues and implementing agreed recommendations in a timely manner.
• Contributes to the production of the statutory accounts through ensuring accounting transactions supporting the reporting of Divisional positions comply with recognised professional standards and guidance including IFRS and undertaking specific tasks to the required timescales and quality specified by the Financial Controller.

To maintain a keen working understanding of the Foundation Trust regime and the key aspects that are relevant or may become relevant to the organisation.

To engage with this high level of understanding when conducting all aspects of the role e.g. supporting the Head of Financial Management with the Annual Plan submission, Ensuring that the organisation has the correct processes in place to adhere to NHS Improvement rules and providing financial and/or

• Liaises with the Financial Controller on the performance of financial services as it relates to the Division and vice versa agreeing mutually beneficial action to enhance services provided.

4. Training and Development

• The post holder will need to provide and lead their team with the provision of first class expert financial advice to the service managers and clinicians that they support. This will include the understanding and interpretation of financial forecasts and the uncertainties that exist within them.
• Responsible for leading the management accounting function and be responsible for a team providing an effective, efficient and business focussed financial management service covering the Trusts budget.
• Responsible for the professional development of all members of staff within the team through appraisal and development sessions.
• Maintains and evidences CPD requirements of professional body with whom post holder is registered.
• Develops, delivers and facilitates training sessions for non-finance staff within the Division so as to develop understanding of the financial framework and issues within which services operate.
• To communicate with all levels of staff both within the Finance Department and the wider Trust. Such communication will be in the form of written reports, spreadsheet analysis, formal presentation, meetings, verbally (face to face and by other electronic means) up to Executive Director level. This may involve communicating with large groups.
• To take a proactive approach in your own personal development whilst acting as the FSD Lead for the Trust

5. Other

• Responsibilities for day to day management of a finance team. Including recruitment, appraisal, discipline, training and development. The post holder will provide leadership to their finance team to ensure that they develop their full potential.
• Deputises for the Head of Financial Management at internal and external meetings.
• Participates on behalf of finance department in ad hoc multi-disciplinary project groups involving Clinicians, Directors, and Service Managers.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate with grade as requested.
• To ensure that all information is treated in a secure and confidential manner.
• The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties of the post. Other duties will be required of the post from time to time.

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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