Finance Business Manager | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	03 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	05 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Crawley, RH10 9BG
Cwmni:	South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7783031/278-FBM-0226-AS-A

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The role is responsible for the management and delivery of a cost effective, efficient, and responsive financial management / business partnering services (income and expenditure) to the Trust.

The post holder will deputise for the Finance Business Partner, manage and lead the respective financial management / business partnering services and team for respective area that may include operational, support and corporate divisions and be responsible for HR/line management



Provide Business partnering / Financial Management and reporting for Income and Expenditure

· Support Planning and leading on Budgeting setting for respective area

o Overseeing budget setting

o Developing the medium term financial plan

· Support Forecasting and reporting:

o Ensure accurate and timely monthly financial information is produced and made available for budget holders

o Produce governance packsSupport Costing and pricing (PLICS)

· Financial modelling and appraising options

· Supporting development and implementation of cost improvement programme and update tracker.

· Supporting Internal / External Audit.Supporting Counter Fraud to manage / reduce / avoid risk

· Supporting responding to FOI.Providing training to Budget Holders, team members and other stakeholders

· Reviewing and improving financial processes and procedures, implementing automation, better utilisation of systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Essential Criteria: CCAB/CIMA Qualified
 Evidence of continuing professional development



· Note: This vacancy is only open to employees of Sussex ICB, Surrey and Heartlands ICB, and Secamb. Applications from outside these organisations will not be considered.
















• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

· Leading the day to day operational management of the team ensuring it provides the most effective financial stewardship and management services to the Trust.

· Supporting organisational development and strategy

· Responsible for ensuring adherence to Financial Governance and Control.

· Leading on and ensuring adherence to IFRS/IAS/IFRIC/GAM and other regulatory guidance – carry out impact assessment and implementation of rules.

· Ensure appropriate accounting, analysis and other codes are used for journals and that these have the correct debit and credit entries.

· Ensuring that ledger journals are appropriately authorised and contain adequate audit trail.

· Provide technical accounting and advice for relevant areas. Example: application of VAT, employer’s pay contribution, recognition of income and expenditure, etc.

· Formulate options and make professional and technical judgments including the interpretation of legal and contractual matters across a wide range of technical accounting issues.

· Act as finance lead and reference point in all finance and governance matters, including legislation (key stakeholders budget holders, internal/external auditors, senior management).

· For relevant areas leading on the preparation and development (automation) of robust, accurate monthly / annual accounts, analytical review and consolidated statements and delivering these ahead of deadlines. Including associated notes and working papers for the journals, PFRs/TACs in accordance with IFRS and other accounting standards, FreM and Department of Health & Social Care’s (DHSC) annual Group Accounting Manual.

· Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of financial planning and budget setting

In line with set deadlines, leading on budget setting for relevant areawithin the agreed financial plans, and associated reporting, forecasting, including that for the cost improvement programs (efficiencies, CIP) to support the Trust’s decision-making process and effective financial management.

· Supporting the management and the appropriate utilisation of the Financial Ledger / Systems (Oracle, Excel and other systems) and user access.

· Support developing relevant financial policies, processes, procedure and service developments and ensuring these are created / developed / updated by set deadlines

· Representing the team at budget holder and other meetings for transitional changes and financial performance.

· Benchmark services against other organisations and identify areas for improvement, advise and work closely service leads to implement changes

· Supporting and leading on relevant projects such as financial management services improvement, and / or transitions.

· Support the development of Business Cases and service development (ie.: workforce planning) and improvement.

· Contribute to achieve the goals and corporate objectives set out in business cases ensuring improvements and benefits are achieved and delivered.

· Completing pricing, costing, sensitivity/SWOT analysis and other techniques within set deadlines. Example to help deliver services within budget.

· Support managing complex, high value NHS/Non-NHS Commissioned contracts by providing detailed financial analysis, and evaluation, checking that payment has been made in line with these.

· Support Contracts management – support managing income contracts, developing and selling services, monitoring and managing supplier performance.

· Supporting external and internal audit exercise for the Trust and Charitable Account that will require coordination of the non-financial element and attending meetings.

· Support responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests which require financial information and input within set deadlines.

· Support responding to Counter Fraud initiatives and management of risk within set deadlines

· Supporting the Agreement of Balances (AOB) exercise and completing tasks for relevant areas within set deadlines

· Support Strategy & Transformations team to facilitate and lead the dialogue on collaboration and to challenge, influence and shape collaborative agendas, implementing structural and operational collaborative initiatives that benefit the Trust.

· Build and maintain the reputation of the service as a highly professional and enabling business support service and increase satisfaction among key stakeholders and suppliers.

Manage a constant stream of conflicting priorities utilising exceptional organisation or communication skills, ensuring that complex technical information can be explained in non-technical / business terms

· Take ownership of escalated issues, handling until acceptable resolution is achieved and escalating when necessary.

· Overall responsibility for ensuring adherence to Trust HR policies and that appropriate action has been taken when necessary.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Feb 2026

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