8b Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner (Band 8b Equivalent)

Location: South East England (multi-site working)

Salary: NHS Band 8b equivalent

Reporting to: Head of Financial Management & Planning

The Opportunity

We are working with a large acute healthcare organisation seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its senior finance leadership team.

This is a highly visible strategic role, partnering with operational and clinical leaders to drive financial performance, support service transformation, and deliver sustainable improvements across a complex provider environment. As a key member of a divisional leadership team, you will provide expert financial insight, challenge and support to help shape operational decisions, improve productivity and deliver long-term financial sustainability.

The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence decision-making across a large-scale organisation with a substantial expenditure portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance adviser to divisional and operational leaders, influencing strategic and operational decision-making.

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and monthly performance reporting for designated service areas.

• Support delivery of financial recovery programmes, efficiency initiatives and productivity improvements.

• Develop robust financial models, business cases and investment appraisals to inform decision-making.

• Provide insightful analysis of financial, workforce, activity and performance data to identify risks, opportunities and improvement initiatives.

• Support service redesign and transformation programmes, ensuring financial implications are understood and benefits are realised.

• Present financial information and recommendations to senior leadership teams, committees and executive stakeholders.

• Ensure strong financial governance, controls and compliance across designated areas.

• Lead, mentor and develop finance team members, promoting a high-performing business partnering culture.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA or equivalent) with substantial post-qualification experience in a large, complex organisation, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in finance business partnering at a senior level.

• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and performance management.

• Experience supporting financial recovery, efficiency and productivity programmes.

• The ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders while building credible working relationships.

• Proven experience developing business cases, financial models and options appraisals.

• Advanced analytical and Excel skills.

• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and developing finance teams.

• The ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within an NHS provider organisation.

• Understanding of NHS financial regimes, contracting and costing methodologies.

• Exposure to service line reporting, patient-level costing, benchmarking and productivity improvement programmes.

• Experience working collaboratively across wider health and care systems.

What's on Offer

• A strategic leadership role with significant organisational impact.

• Opportunity to work closely with senior clinical and operational leaders.

• Involvement in major transformation, productivity and financial improvement programmes.

• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities.

• Excellent development and career progression prospects within a large and complex organisation.

If you're an experienced finance leader who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, influencing change and driving improvement, we'd be keen to hear from you