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Job summary

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Finance Business Partner
Grade
Band 8B
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week ((A minimum of 3 days per week required in the office))
Job ref
308-CORP-3066
Employer
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
London Ambulance Service
Town
London
Salary
£70,387 - £80,465 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
17/07/2025

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London Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Finance Business Partner

Band 8B

Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year.  We are the busiest emergency ambulance service in the UK serving one of the world’s most dynamic and diverse cities. We provide emergency and urgent healthcare that is free to patients at the time they receive it.

We are the only NHS provider trust to serve the whole of London and the nine million people who live in, work in or visit the city.  We cover an area of 620sq miles and have more than 8,000 people who work or volunteer for us – rising to 10,000 when including bank staff and students.

We answer around two million 999 calls a year and our crews attend more than 3000 emergencies a day. Our 24-hour 111 integrated urgent care services London answer around two million calls a year.

We play a leading role in integrating access to emergency and urgent care in the capital and are striving to ensure patients receive the right response, in the right place, at the right time

Our main role is to respond to emergency 999 calls, providing medical care to patients across the capital, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Other services we offer include providing pre-arranged patient transport and finding hospital beds. Working with the police and the fire service, we are prepared for dealing with large-scale or major incidents in the capital.

 

 

Job overview

The Finance Business Partner role at the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is designed to foster collaboration between the Finance Team and various Trust business areas.

Reporting to the Chief Management Accountant, the Finance Business Partner is responsible for developing in-depth knowledge of business areas, providing strategic financial advice, and supporting Directors and Managers in achieving cost-effective delivery of strategic objectives.

Main duties of the job

  • Financial and Strategic Support: Provide expert financial advice and strategic support to business area Directors and Managers, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective financial planning, and successful delivery of Cost Improvement Programme projects.

  • Collaboration and Communication: Facilitate productive working relationships and clear communication between business area managers, staff, and the Finance directorate, while representing the Finance directorate at key meetings.

  • Coaching and Mentoring: Coach and mentor Finance Managers and their teams, supporting them in delivering high-quality financial and non-financial reporting, and developing business planning activities.

Working for our organisation

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the busiest ambulance Trust in the UK - it is a very exciting Finance Team to be part of. We are seeking someone who will fit with the Trust values – Caring, Respect and Teamwork. This role sits in our Management Accounts team, but has very close links to Operational Directors.

The Finance team works widely across the Trust at all levels up to Board and with a variety of other partners such as external NHS Trusts, commercial organisations, Heathrow Airport, Stadia, London's Air Ambulance and Healthcare UK.

You will have the opportunity to join the team and gain experience of being involved in a varied portfolio.

Annual leave starts at 27 days rising to 33 days, plus bank holidays, in line with agenda for change (NHS terms and conditions).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain in depth knowledge of Trust business areas and their complex financial and performance drivers, and make this information accessible to other members of the Finance Team.
  • Provide direction and influence business area Directors and Managers to cost effectively deliver the Trust's strategic objectives.
  • Facilitate productive working relationships and clear communication between business area Managers and staff and the Finance directorate.
  • Provide expert advice to Trust business area Directors, Managers and their teams, to assist them to work within financial systems, governance structures and constraints
  • For a detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role, please see attached job description .

Person specification

Qualifications, Accreditations, Education

Essential criteria
  • Educated to minimum of Masters degree level or equivalent
  • CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience
  • Undertaken a variety of additional short courses to develop specialist knowledge
  • Significant experience and knowledge gained through working in specialist areas within organisations and from exposure to differing business models. This will be extensive in nature and gained through the development of in depth theoretical knowledge and practical experience
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience providing senior level support to, and influencing, business area Directors and Managers on highly complex Cost Improvement Programme projects and value adding business change initiatives.
  • Experience using and managing forecasting and planning tools
  • Experience building and maintaining complex forecasting and planning models
  • Experience applying Standing Financial Instructions and Schemes of Delegation (or other financial governance frameworks) in practice
  • Experience leading financial training and creating training content
  • Staff Management experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of: 1)Financial planning, financial governance, management and budgeting 2)Financial and other aspects of legislation. NHS policy and finance regime including Cost Improvement Program concepts and operation
  • Logical thinker with sound analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data and perform highly complex analysis of financial and operational data and trends
  • Ability to lead, motivate, manage and develop staff in own team and organisation wide
  • Ability to engage with and influence senior managers across the Trust to add value to decision making
  • Strong numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability

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Applicant requirements

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Samantha Cullen
Job title
Business Support Manager - Finance
Email address
[email protected]
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