Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-7772892-CORP
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wayside House
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Finance Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and hardworking individual to join our finance team as the Senior Finance Manager for Corporate Services.
The post holder will ensure a professional, effective, responsive and high profile financial management and costing service provision that supports the Trust’s short and long term business planning processes.
Main duties of the job
Working as a business partner the role will provide expert financial advice to trust directors and service managers in the development of service delivery plans and rationalisation proposals; this will incorporate the development of business cases and formulation of cost improvement programme savings plans.
This role will have lead responsibility for the production of monthly financial management and costing information, which includes forecasting, detailed analysis of variances from plan, and recommendations on resource control, all of which take place within monthly deadlines.
Applicants must be CCAB qualified or equivalent and committed to personal development. The successful candidate will have knowledge of NHS financial regime and current issues, significant financial management and staff management experience and the ability to meet deadlines and objectives.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will be responsible for leading the transformation of business processes in the Finance Contracting and Procurement (FCP) function to drive improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, quality and value for money. You will identify opportunities for process improvement using tested methodologies, consult and engage with stakeholders, develop project plans and coordinate activities to deliver projects to deadlines.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Accountancy Qualifications or level 7 equivalent, (e.g. CCAB / CIMA Qualified)
- Committed to personal development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Financial regime and current issues
- Proficient in the use of excel spread sheets and other Microsoft packages
- Project Management
- Effective presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate in written and verbal media with all levels of staff communication skills
- Report writing
- Negotiation and influencing skills – able to resolve conflicts
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working to and achieving deadlines
- Working accurately under pressure
- Previous experience of delivering training
other
Essential criteria
- Car driver
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Donelan
- Job title
- Head of Financial Reporting
- Email address
- [email protected]
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