My client, a leading Healthcare service provider is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their busy team.

Role: Finance Business Partner

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) Contract

Role Summary:

The Business Partner will work closely with a Regional Operations Manager to provide effective leadership and support across their region and at a high level this will include

• Completion of monthly and annual accounts for their practices
• Review and approval of payroll for their practices as well as being an  bank approver for supplier payments
• Development and review of relevant KPI’s for their practices
• Preparation of budgets for financial years & other projects/capital spend
• Supporting the roll-out of a continuous quality improvement programme
• Increase practices revenues through the growth and retention of patients, new service initiatives and 3rd party relationships
• Communicating effectively with colleagues from different disciplines including doctors, nurses, administrators and third party suppliers
• Develop strong personal relationships with colleagues & key stakeholders within the region and internal clinical and support teams
• To work closely with other regional leaders and the senior management team to ensure a joined up & optimised approach across the group across all services (financial, operational & clinical)

Responsibilities

Business & Operational Functions: 

• Key role to deliver the agreed business targets for their area while having an awareness on ways to further improve
• Develop the annual budget to plan day to day service performance as well as service transformation projects (to include resource requirements, capital expenditure, and any other operational factors that will impact)
• Work with the Shared Service Finance team to ensure timely completion of monthly and annul accounts
• Key role in managing cash flow for their practices
• Work to minimise the funding required for WHT in their practices by engaging with doctors and their advisors (on new contracts, incentives for early payment and final collections)
• Maximise practice income (to include ensuring that all public subsidies are claimed in line with HSE policy on  a consistent & timely basis, minimising private debt, pricing, etc)
• Lead the development of & participate in standardised reporting of performance indicators and results
• Managing the integration of new practices
• Work closely with the Regional Leads  & PAS implementation team to  develop, deploy & maintain an efficient & effective PAS solution that is scalable across the Group
• Ad hoc projects as they are required (e.g. new finance system, new budget process, etc)