Senior Finance Partner - Costing & Value
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £48,527.00 to £55,532.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £48527.00 - £55532.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 September 2025 |
| Location: | Cardiff, CF10 4BZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9028-25-0262 |
Summary
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential CCAB / CIMA Qualified & Member of Professional body. Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development Desirable Project Management experience Experience Essential Significant experience working in a finance department Experience of using Oracle Financials and iProcurement system (or similar) Able to demonstrate experience of working in a customer focused manner. Experience supporting budget holders, including acting as authorised signatory and leading on budget planning and setting. Knowledge of finance and procurement processes Advanced specialised knowledge and experience of financial management and business planning. Awareness of audit requirements Competent in using numerical decision-making technique. Knowledgeable in financial management theory Knowledgeable of external relationships and funding sources in the NHS Desirable Experience of working in the NHS Experience of maintaining and enhancing financial or other information systems Demonstrates awareness of other stakeholders interests and priorities Experience of collaborating with key partner organisations, especially Welsh Government, DHCW, NWJCC and NHS Health Boards, and also organisations beyond Wales Up-to-date knowledge of current NHS finance related strategies and policies such as NHS Reference Costing, Patient Level Costing and NHS Improvement, Costing Transformation Programme. Understanding the environmental and political context in which the NHS Finance Regime works Skills and Attributes Essential Significant analytical abilities Advanced o365 and Business Intelligence software experience, Able to train stakeholder staff to retrieve, handle and decipher complex information and to act as first-line support to non-specialist staff Evidence of ability to negotiate and obtain co-operation from colleagues and stakeholders from other organisations using networking skills. Experience of how to maintain and improve quality of service through monitoring, evaluation and improvement Proven ability to effectively translate knowledge in order to influence practice Able to multi-task in a fluid environment Ability to prioritise, plan and manage workload Strong verbal communication and presentation skills and evidence of working collaboratively. Advanced level of Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Word Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative Ability to delegate Ability to absorb and understand issues quickly Highly numerate & accurate Be able to use GL system to generate financial reports, manipulate and interpret data Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role Appropriate attitudes with a high level of professional ethics and integrity Enthusiastic, Committed, Proactive, Innovative, and objective in driving high standards Desirable Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn Ability to deliver change through engagement, negotiation and persuasion skills Other Highly committed and self-motivated Work collaboratively & build relationships effectively Energy, resilience & reliability under deadlines and pressure Team Player Appetite for challenges, with a high level of personal integrity Ability to apply creative thought to develop effective solutions Ability to communicate and effectively disseminate information to stakeholders / partners of all levels Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.