Job vacancy: Senior Finance Partner - Costing & Value, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff

Job summary

Main area: Finance
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 028-AC213-0825

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Capital Quarter
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/09/2025 23:59

Senior Finance Partner - Costing & Value

Band 7

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

To find out more visit Public Health Wales and watch this video about our Strategic Plan

Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

English - Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

CCAB / CIMA Qualified & Member of Professional body
Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable criteria

Project Management experience

English - Experience

Essential criteria

Significant experience working in a finance department
Experience of using Oracle Financials and iProcurement system (or similar)
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 of external relationships and funding sources in the NHS

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in the NHS
Experience of maintaining and enhancing financial or other information systems
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.

English - Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

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
Strong verbal communication and presentation skills and evidence of working collaboratively.
Advanced level of Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Word
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
Enthusiastic, Committed, Proactive, Innovative, and objective in driving high standards

Desirable criteria

Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn
Ability to deliver change through engagement, negotiation and persuasion skills

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job.

Using a generic application or automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, does not usually provide enough personal evidence of your skills and experience relevant to the role. This can make it difficult for us to assess your suitability and will reduce your chances of being shortlisted.

To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert, providing clear evidence and examples to demonstrate how you meet each requirement.

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

If you require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Visa routes, please ensure you self‑assess your eligibility for sponsorship for this role before applying.
Check the Skilled Worker visa guidance or Health and Care visa guidance for details on job eligibility, salary, English language, and sponsorship requirements.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.