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Deputy Finance Business Partner
The closing date is 27 August 2025
The finance team at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic person with strong communication skills to join us as Deputy Finance Business Partner.
The post holder will support the Finance Business Partner and wider finance team with all aspects of financialreporting, financial control, planning and analysis.
The post holder will line manage a Finance Apprentice or Support Accountant and supervise the work ofother members of the department as required.
This role will be subject to a 18-24 month rotation within the finance team.
Main duties of the job
Prepare monthly management accounts for the Services within the responsibility of the post, including but not restricted to cost centre reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, NHSE reporting and contributing towards annual statutory accounts.
Ensure income is billed timely, liaison with customers and aged debt reporting for the Services within the responsibility of the post.
Support with the annual budgeting and forecasts for the Services within the responsibility of the post.
Work with stakeholders to prepare costings for contract variations, new business, or service delivery changes using standard costing methodology under the supervision of the Finance Business Partner or Senior Finance Team.
Provide financial advice and analysis to support budget managers and wider Trust staff to discharge their financial management and stewardship duties effectively and in line with Trust policy, including conducting meetings as determined by the Finance Business Partner.
Prepare returns to external bodies or national costing returns as required for review by the Finance Business Partner.
Be responsible for the line management responsibility for a Finance Apprentice or Support Accountant, including but not restricted to identifying training and development requirements and ensuring that Personal Development Plans (including mandatory training) are in place and completed according to agreed timescales.Be responsible for personal and professional development.
About us
We are a small, friendly, and supportive NHS finance team, dedicated to supporting our organisation in delivering outstanding care to our patients.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
The Trust is an accredited employer with AAT, ACCA (Gold), and CIMA
For further information or an informal conversation about the role, please contact: stuart.shipp@nchc.nhs.uk (recruiting manager).
Job responsibilities
1. To prepare monthly management accounts, supported by high quality working papers, for review by the Finance Business Partner. These management accounts include capital expenditure and balance sheet items as well as revenue budgets.2. To prepare analysis of monthly management accounts, including budget variance analysis, using the Finance departments standard approach and format in accordance with the monthly timetable.3. Ensure on a monthly basis that the Trusts activity related income position is accurately reported to Finance & Performance Managers and senior managers of the Trust.4. Ensure that the Trust is billing all the moneys which it is due and fully understands the sources of its income both by customer and income stream. Assist in comprehensive reconciliations of amounts due and received.5. Ensure the agreed commissioning plans with ICB's are reflecting the general ledger, and that performance against these plans is accurately reported to both commissioners and senior managers of the Trust.6. To prepare costings for contract variations, new business, or service delivery changes using standard costing methodology under the supervision of the Finance Business Partner or Senior Finance Team.7. To support financial planning activity through the development and maintenance of budgets and forecasts for the assigned business unit(s)8. To contribute to the production of annual statutory accounts in accordance with the policies and procedures set out by the Senior Finance Team.9. To support the Finance Business Partner in the pro-active management of working capital, including debt recovery and payment of suppliers.10. To provide advice and analysis to support budget managers and wider Trust staff to discharge their financial management and stewardship duties effectively and in line with Trust policy, including conducting meetings as determined by the Finance Business Partner.11. To prepare returns to external bodies as required for review by the Finance Business Partner.12. To maintain ongoing analysis of service level profitability through the Trusts Service Line Reporting system.13. To prepare analysis for national costing returns, e.g. Reference Cost submissions.14. To proactively propose changes to working practices across the finance department15. Take line management responsibility for a Finance Apprentice or Support Accountant supporting the Business Units, including identifying training and development requirements and ensuring that Personal Development Plans (including mandatory training) are in place and completed according to agreed timescales.16. To undertake any ad hoc duties that may be required within the Finance Team.17. To be responsible for maintaining own personal development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Part-qualified CCAB Accountant (i.e. post-graduate diploma level) or qualified by experience to this level
* Newly-qualified CCAB Accountant
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Excellent communication skills including negotiating, influencing & persuading
* Ability to communicate with internal and external managers
* Ability to communicate financial information to nonfinancial staff at all levels
* Excellent technical skills and use of IT systems, e.g. MS Office, general ledger
* Intermediate Excel user
* Ability to analyse complex data, statistics and financial information.
* Team player with an ability to work closely with others
* Flexible approach to meet the changing requirements of the role
* Good knowledge of IFRS
* Understanding of financial reporting in the public sector
* Management accounting experience
* Ensures that financial information provided to others is accurate, timely and useful
* Experience of training non-financial managers
* Experience in use of Oracle Accounting system & ESR
* Supervisory experience
* Detailed knowledge of NHS reporting standards
* Advanced Excel user
Experience
* Experience of costing using a variety of methodologies
* Experience of working at all levels of an organisation
* Experience in NHS finance
* Experience in preparing Service Line profitability analysis
Other
* Able to make own travel arrangements
* Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English language
Personal Attributes
* Motivated and able to prioritise own workload
* Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
* Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
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.
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