Senior Finance Manager and Business Partner
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Sheffield, S1 3FGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Finance Manager and Business Partner to join our finance team...
As a Senior Finance Manager and Business Partner,
you will lead the production of month-end reporting for your portfolio, including
forecasting, planning and analysis of complex trends. You will support budget
setting, contribute to annual and medium-term financial planning, and help
prepare information for statutory financial returns, annual accounts, NHS
England monthly returns, FOIs and other key reporting requirements. The role
will involve interpreting complex financial information, investigating
variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and presenting clear and timely
advice to finance and non-finance colleagues.
This is also a business partnering role, working
closely with colleagues across the ICB in a matrixed environment to support
transformation, value for money and financial sustainability. Depending on
portfolio allocation, the role may include areas such as healthcare
contracting, individual placements and continuing healthcare, primary care and
prescribing, corporate budgets, financial services, capital or estates. You
will have the opportunity to support pathway design, contract monitoring,
activity modelling, efficiency planning, forecasting and the development of
improved financial systems, processes and reporting tools.
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health
and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the
strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local
communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in
population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience
and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS
support broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader
health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South
Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South
Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care
services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP
practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working
across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work
alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE
partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider
determinants of health in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Strong numerical and verbal reasoning and leadership skills
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions.
- Able to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems
- Plan and organise highly complex activities
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Plans and organises a broad range of highly complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Expert knowledge of finance and accounting practices, procedures and policies and legislation pertinent to the NHS
- Expert in providing financial advice and support to the relevant budget manager on a regular and timely basis, including the support around proposed and efficiency plans
- Leads by example and demonstrates system leadership
- Experience of leading and implementing medium- and long-term strategy in own service area.
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff in a senior role
- An understanding of the governance responsibilities of a statutory organisation.
- Significant understanding of NHS and/or public sector finance
Qualifications
Essential: - CCAB Qualified or significant appropriate experience
Desirable
- Educated to masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area supported by a professional development.
- Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development in NHS financial accounts policies
- Demonstrate significant experience of monitoring and adherence to budgets across a wide spectrum of services
- Evidence of drafting and agreement of highly complex budgets and to review those developed by others in the team and provide a mechanism for accurately monitoring performance against these budgets
- Experience of identifying and interpreting highly complex National policy and guidance to ensure successful implementation
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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