Finance Business Partner – CIP & PMO Financial Improvement Analytics

 Location: Redhill (hybrid 3 days on site)

Job Type: Temporary 

Duration of booking: Expected to last 3 months with possible extension

Proposed start date: ASAP

Pay Rates: Up to £37 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay

Hours / Working Days: 37.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm 

Sector: Healthcare 

Based: Office / Hospital 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide dedicated financial business partnering support across all three Trustwide CIP programmes: Workforce Optimisation, Operational Productivity and Corporate Synergies
• Lead financial validation of all Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), confirming savings assumptions, baselines, phasing profiles and recurrent/non-recurrent status for each project
• Develop and maintain the CIP PMO Tracker, financial plan modelling, tracking planned versus actual savings delivery by project, programme and division on a monthly basis
• Attend and contribute to Financial Improvement Board (FIB), Trustwide Programme Steering Groups (TSGs) and Divisional Financial Improvement Groups (DFIGs) as the senior finance representative
• Produce monthly CIP financial performance reports for the CFO, FIB and Board-level reporting, including variance analysis, forecast updates and risk-adjusted projections
• Provide financial challenge and scrutiny to project leads, ensuring all claimed savings are financially sound, measurable and attributable to CIP activity
• Support divisional Finance Business Partners in developing and validating divisional CIP schemes, providing consistency of approach and financial methodology across the portfolio
• Identify financial risks and opportunities across the CIP portfolio, escalating emerging issues to the CFO and Recovery Director in a timely manner
• Work with BI and Informatics leads to develop financial dashboards and reporting tools that provide real-time visibility of CIP financial performance
• Ensure all CIP financial data is reconciled with the General Ledger and aligned to the Trust’s income and expenditure reporting framework
• Provide ad hoc financial modelling and scenario analysis to support executive decision-making on programme design and prioritisation
• Support the CFO in preparation of external financial reporting to NHS England, including CIP trajectory submissions and financial recovery documentation

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE 

• Advanced financial analysis and modelling — NHS income, expenditure and savings frameworks 
• NHS financial management — deep knowledge of I&E reporting, cost improvement methodology and budget management 
• CIP financial validation — ability to test, challenge and sign off savings cases robustly 
• Programme finance — tracking and reporting across a complex multi-project portfolio 
• Advanced Excel / financial modelling tools and Power BI for reporting and dashboards 
• Clear and confident communication of complex financial information to non-finance audiences
• Resilient under scrutiny — comfortable presenting financial positions to Board and NHSE audiences
• Financial integrity — maintains rigour and independence; will challenge weak assumptions
• Strategic thinker — understands the broader financial recovery context and acts accordingly
• Influential communicator — builds credibility with clinical, operational and executive stakeholders
• Delivery-focused — produces high quality outputs at pace within a demanding programme environment
• Collaborative partner — works effectively as part of an integrated programme team

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION

• CCAB/CIMA qualified accountant (full membership) 
• Degree level education or equivalent 
• Evidence of continuing professional development in NHS finance or programme finance 
• PMO CIP Analytical experience, working with Turnaround/ Recovery Directors, CFO/ DCFOs, at pace and with urgency
• Substantial NHS finance experience at Band 8a or above, including business partnering
• Proven experience of CIP financial validation and savings tracking in an NHS acute trust
• Experience of presenting financial performance to senior management and Board-level audiences
• Demonstrable track record of financial modelling and scenario analysis in complex organisations. Building and maintaining the CIP tracker

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Experience of NHS financial recovery or turnaround programme finance
• Familiarity with NHS England financial reporting frameworks and CIP trajectory submissions
• Knowledge of NHS costing methodologies (PLICS/NHSCC) and Model Hospital benchmarking
• Experience of building Power BI or equivalent financial dashboards