Job overview Closing Date: 09.11.25 Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 10.11.25 Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 17.11.25 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Finance Professional to join its dynamic Financial Management team. The successful applicant will have the responsibility for providing guidance and support, accurate financial information, and developing strong financial governance controls within the Research Directorate. This opportunity will give the successful candidate a real opportunity to strengthen their existing financial and inter-personal skills as well as to expand their knowledge of NHS Finances associated with research activities within an NHS setting. The successful candidate will report to and deputise for the Finance Business Partner, delivering a comprehensive business service, ensuring effective delivery of financial performance, and exploiting opportunities for commercialisation to maximise research revenues to the Trust whilst ensuring strict adherence to different external organisational guidelines and reporting deadlines. Advert The successful candidate must have the ability to work to multiple deadlines, objectives and targets having an excellent track record of meeting deadlines and delivering objectives in a timely manner. The role will involve producing routine financial monitoring information, providing support and advice to budget holders whilst acting as a link support person aligned to a specified division. Excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus are essential. The post-holder will provide specialist technical accounting and business knowledge associated with undertaking research activities within the NHS, Universities, and Industry. They will also have strong analytical skills and be able to effectively communicate complex financial issues to financial and non-financial people both internal and external to the Trust. The post holder will be expected to apply project accounting principles for each and every researcher’s grants and trials, but at the same time apply standard NHS accounting principles to the day-to-day financial management of the overall Directorate. Working for our organisation Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust: We value people We are one team We care We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The major responsibilities of the role are providing information and advice relating to the financial and non-financial performance management of the Research Directorate, for example on budgets & budgetary control, budget reports, income and expenditure analysis and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Crucially this will require the post holder to actively engage with the Foundation Trust’s researchers and develop a detailed understanding of the financial implications of the research activities they are undertaking. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring adherence to the latest guidance/policies as well as in line with the Foundation Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions (SFI’s) and strategic goals. See attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details for the role's main responsibilities. Research is embedded into the heart of the Trust’s services. We operate over several sites, including our very own dedicated Bradford Institute for Health Research. We work closely with neighbouring Universities to ensure Academic and Clinical Research is translated into patient care. Our staff, patients and carers are involved in research that is nationally and internationally renowned and aims to improve the lives of people in Bradford and beyond.