Finance Business Partner Accountant

This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line manager's approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period of 12 months, but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated finance professional to join HEIW's finance team as Finance Business Partner.

The role will lead in the provision of financial management and financial reporting to support the delivery of HEIW strategic priorities and outcomes both in the short and long term.

The Finance Business Partner will be a key post in the finance team and will provide support across the wider finance team and the organisation, working to ensure that the integrity of the financial systems is maintained.

The post holder will ensure financial information is processed timely, accurately and in accordance with procedures to support internal reporting to senior managers, Directors and the HEIW Board.

The post holder will also be required to provide support to other roles within the Finance Department and other departments within HEIW as necessary.

If you would like to be involved in enabling this important work and supporting the strategic aims, then we'd be happy to receive your application.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working within a £328 million NHS organisation, the post holder will lead on the Financial Planning, Policy, budgetary control and financial reporting to a range of HEIW senior managers, including Directors and Associate Directors. They will provide strategic financial and business case advice across a range of Commissioning and Directorate budgets and will be expected to analyse and interpret highly complex financial management information to provide policy direction for HEIW within areas of expertise.

The post holder will be a key senior member of the Finance Department and, within the agreed area of responsibility for revenue budgets, they will be responsible for budget setting, financial reporting and the provision of advice to others including the financial implications of development proposals.

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.

HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:

- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,

- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,

- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

What you can expect:

- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,

- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,

- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?

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 in Trac.

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Able to work hours flexibly.

• Qualified CCAB accountant.
• Significant experience in financial management and financial reporting.

• Experience of working at a senior financial management level within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience of leading budget setting processes and systems within a large and complex organisations
• Experience of managing staff.
• Working within an NHS or Public Sector organisation.
• Understanding of financial controls and processes
• Overview understanding of NHS Finance

• Able to review & determine areas of work which would benefit from improvement.
• Ability to communicate complex and detailed financial issues in a clear and straightforward manner.
• Able to present confidently to large and small audiences; able to present and explain highly complex financial information in a manner that can be understood by non -finance managers.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve highly complex financial problems, which may require comparative or option appraisal techniques.
• Expert working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and good knowledge of other Microsoft Office packages.
• Able to work with a wide range of disciplines at all levels.
• Highly organised and able to work well and methodically under pressure whilst maintaining good communication and work standards.
• Ability to deputise for the Head or Resources when required and work confidently with the Senior Leadership Team
• Highly effective oral and written presentation skills.
• Able to plan and organise workload and those of others
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and team-based approach
• Ability to challenge in a constructive way as necessary all financial procedures and processes.
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.