Are you an ambitious qualified accountant who is looking to develop their career in NHS Wales? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NWSSP Finance Team in the role of Assistant Finance Business Partner. Based in our HQ in Nantgarw, Cardiff, the role will provide you with a wide range of experience in financial management across NWSSP. The role requires a hard working, committed individual with financial experience and a good eye for detail who works well as part of a team working to strict deadlines.Main duties of the job

Responsible for the overall management and performance of a finance section/department.Takes responsibility for managing one or more complex financial areas; investigating and advising on highly complex issues and provides corporate reports/strategic financial and business planning advice in this area.Ensures statutory/NHS accounts and returns are accurate and meet financial timescales and legal requirements, interpreting these where necessary.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.Job responsibilities

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 TracPerson Specification

Qualifications

CCAB Professionally qualified with post qualification experienceEvidence of Continuing Professional DevelopmentExperience

Extensive NHS finance experience with experience at a senior management level within the NHS or equivalentIn depth knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, financial aspects of NHS legislation and NHS finance policiesSpecialised knowledge and experience of NHS financial management and business and strategic planning.A proven track record of dealing with highly complicated situations and the delivery of challenging corporate objectives.Experience of managing people and teams.Experience of working within a highly complex and politically sensitive organisationEvidence of successfully influencing senior clinicians and other professionals and working with a multi-disciplinary team.Experience of undertaking complex business casesSkills

IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Microsoft products including advanced level of Excel spreadsheetsDemonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraintsExcellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skillsHighly developed analytical, interpretational and comparative skills capable of dealing with highly complex and sensitive information to support rational decision making.Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary teamDemonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation.Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performanceSpecial Knowledge and understanding of: NHS Finance regime NHS Financial Management and Business Planning NHS Capital Investment procedures NHS Current Developments and Strategies Ability to interpret and apply Financial Reporting Standards and Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesUse of Oracle or other general ledger systemsWelsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in WelshAbility to communicate effectively with a wide range of professional staff and managers at all levels, both internal and external to the organisationHighly committed and self motivated, with high professional standardsAbility to influence key stakeholdersPossess strategic visionEmotionally resilient and able to respond to exposure to distressing or emotional circumstancesAbility to work under pressureAbility to plan and prioritise workload for self and individual teamsNeed for intense concentration over a sustained period of timeAbility to work flexibly in approach to workAble to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various sitesDisclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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