Deputy Director of Finance: Business Partnering

As the lead for Business Partnering, you will be responsible for ensuring robust financial management arrangements are in place, overseeing the delivery of month-end reporting, supporting financial planning processes, driving delivery of efficiency programmes, and maintaining strong relationships with Chief Officers, Lead Directors and budget holders across the organisation. You will lead and develop high-performing teams, support key decision-making forums, and work collaboratively with NHS and Local Authority partners to resolve complex challenges and deliver practical solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a varied and rewarding leadership role within a supportive team, helping to ensure the organisation delivers against its financial commitments while continuing to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

This is a hybrid role. Office working in Eastleigh on several days per week is essential.

Lead the Business Partnering function, providing strategic financial leadership, support and challenge across the ICB.

Build strong relationships with Chief Officers, Lead Directors, budget holders and system partners to support effective decision-making and delivery of organisational objectives.

Oversee the delivery of high-quality financial reporting, forecasting and budget management processes, ensuring robust financial control and stewardship.

Support financial planning processes and provide financial expertise to help develop and deliver sustainable financial plans.

Drive the delivery of efficiency, productivity and transformation programmes through high-quality financial analysis, insight and challenge.

Provide expert financial advice and analysis on highly complex financial and organisational issues, supporting informed decision-making across the organisation.

Support key decision-making forums by providing timely, accurate and relevant financial information and recommendations.

Ensure robust governance, risk management and compliance arrangements across areas of responsibility.

Lead and develop high-performing finance teams through compassionate and inclusive leadership.

Work collaboratively with NHS providers, Local Authorities and wider partners to resolve complex challenges and support delivery of system objectives.

Deputise for the Director of Operational Finance and Chief Finance Officer as required, providing senior financial leadership and representing the organisation at key internal, system, regional and national meetings and forums.

Planning and Organisation

Lead the Business Partnering function across the ICB, ensuring the provision of high-quality financial leadership, support and challenge to Chief Officers, Directors and budget holders.

Lead the development of robust financial plans aligned to organisational priorities, supporting the delivery of sustainable, high-quality services within available resources.

Establish, maintain and strengthen financial reporting frameworks that support timely, accurate and effective decision-making across the organisation.

Work with senior leaders to develop and maintain financial governance arrangements that enable robust, transparent and timely decision-making.

Support the development and implementation of organisational and system-wide strategies, ensuring financial implications are fully understood and considered.

Develop strong relationships across the ICB, NHS providers, Local Authorities and wider partners to support collaborative working and financial sustainability.

Work collaboratively across the ICS to identify opportunities for efficiencies, improved value for money and financial improvement.

Provide expert financial advice to support commissioning and investment decisions that improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, enhance quality and patient experience, and ensure the best possible use of public funds.

Policy and Service Development

Support the development and implementation of the ICB's financial strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational and system priorities.

Provide expert financial advice on new initiatives, programmes and service developments, ensuring robust financial evaluation and governance arrangements are in place.

Act as the finance lead for joint working with Local Authorities, including the development, oversight and governance of pooled budget arrangements.

Promote awareness and understanding of financial, commercial and value-for-money issues across the organisation, identifying and implementing appropriate training and development programmes.

Support the development of financial policies, procedures and control frameworks that strengthen financial management and accountability.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Provide expert analysis and judgement on highly complex, sensitive and often contentious financial, operational and strategic issues.

Interpret extensive financial, operational and performance information to support effective decision-making and organisational performance.

Assess and manage financial risks, identifying emerging issues and recommending appropriate mitigating actions.

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is responsible for planning and commissioning high-quality health and care services for our local population. With an annual budget of around £5bn, we work closely with NHS providers, Local Authorities, voluntary sector partners and communities to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and ensure services are sustainable for the future.

Our aim is to improve healthy life expectancy, outcomes and experience of services for everyone living in Hampshire and Isle of Wight and reduce health inequalities across all communities. Our strategic objectives are:

Improving personalised neighbourhood care: Ensuring more people receive the right quality care, in the right place, at the right time to best meet their needs.

Greater prevention: Strengthening preventative and proactive health and wellbeing to tackle the causes of illness and inequality.

Smarter use of technology and data: Using data and technology to improve continuity, decision-making and experience of care.

Better value: Ensuring the local NHS delivers better value through improved quality, efficiency and experience.

Thriving workforce: Developing a skilled, supported workforce that delivers effective outcomes-focused strategic commissioning.

We value compassionate leadership, inclusion, innovation and partnership working. You will join a team that is forward-looking, highly skilled and dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our population.

Knowledge, Training and Experience

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