Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0587
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Riverside House
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 (pa, pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Corporate Finance Business Partner, Band 7
Band 7
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an engaging and ambitious Finance Business Partner to join the Financial Management team in a key role.
The successful candidate will work closely with key stakeholders to drive the finance agenda, support efficiency and productivity plans, and support the financial management team in day to day activities
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Finance Business Partner provides business partnering support to designated corporate directorates in all their monthly, annual and ad hoc financial performance and planning activities.
They are responsible for reviewing the month end financial position, as well as for the completion of monthly forecasts and consolidation of a divisional monthly performance report, in consultation with the corporate managers, with the support of the wider corporate finance team and the Head of Corporate Finance.
They will support their designated directorates’ annual financial planning process and undertake costings of service developments and savings plans.
The Corporate Finance Business Partner will support setting objectives and priorities for their area, while ensuring routine monthly reporting and analysis tasks are completed
The Corporate Finance Business Partner, reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance, will act as the designated financial management representative at directorate meetings.
Key relationships will need to be formed with senior management, budget holders, Project Management Office, and clinicians in order to support the management of resources. They will work closely with directorates on budget setting, budgetary management, forecasting and financial sustainability plans.
Working for our organisation
We are a highly-motivated finance team offering an environment to further develop your experience and enhance your future career potential.
The role is full time, 37.5 hours per week, with hybrid and flexible working available
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Personal Specification and Job Description for a detailed view of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role
Due to hybrid working, email is the best form of contact
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Part Qualified CCAB or CIMA with significant finance experience
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Educated to masters degree level or equivalent level of experience
Desirable criteria
- Fully Qualified CCAB or CIMA
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of financial management within a large organisation
- Experience of working at a senior managerial level
- Experience of staff management and leadership
- Extensive experience of using computerised financial systems and Microsoft Excel
- Experience of Business Partnering in an NHS organisation
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience of budgetary control systems and procedures
- Ability to interpret financial information in conjunction with workload and other data and advise accordingly
- A good technical working knowledge of the NHS financial regime
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing to financial and non-financial managers
- A sound appreciation of accounting techniques, technical issues and costing methodologies
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Team player
- Resilient and able to cope under pressure
- Proactive/takes own initiative
- Able to work independently
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annika Carroll
- Job title
- Head of Corporate Finance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 4989
- Additional information
Due to hybrid working, email is the best form of contact
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