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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Finance Business Partner

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Fully remote
Salary
£28,392–31,157 per year
Office location
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Contract
Permanent · Full-time
Department
Finance
Industry
Healthcare
Experience level
To be confirmed

Job Description

Job summary
To support the Finance business partners in the provision of comprehensive financial support and advice to budget holders and managers so that they can provide the best patient care within the limited budget resources available. To provide advice to budget managers including holding regular meetings. To provide analysis from the ledger and other systems to supporting financial monitoring and control. To facilitate accurate reporting through reconciliation, journal processing and monthly financial ledger close.

Main duties of the job
Responsible for supporting the delivery of comprehensive financial management services across designated divisions and departments, including the preparation of monthly management accounts, budget monitoring, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting. The role involves assisting Finance Business Partners with budget setting, recovery plans, efficiency programmes, and year end accounts, whilst ensuring the accurate processing of journals, accruals, payroll adjustments, and other financial transactions. Working closely with budget holders and managers, the postholder provides financial advice, investigates and resolves financial system issues, develops strong stakeholder relationships, and supports decision making through the provision of timely and accurate financial information. The role also contributes to service improvement initiatives, financial training for non-finance staff, procedural documentation, audit requirements, and the promotion of sound financial governance and budgetary control across the organisation.

About us
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Details
Date posted
26 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year
per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
303- 8328688
Job locations
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, The Woodlands
Birmingham
B312AP
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD/PS
Please note that this job vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. To ensure your application is considered and to avoid disappointment, we advise submitting your application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD/PS

Please note that this job vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. To ensure your application is considered and to avoid disappointment, we advise submitting your application as soon as possible.

What you will do

Responsible for supporting the delivery of comprehensive financial management services across designated divisions and departments, including the preparation of monthly management accounts, budget monitoring, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting. The role involves assisting Finance Business Partners with budget setting, recovery plans, efficiency programmes, and year end accounts, whilst ensuring the accurate processing of journals, accruals, payroll adjustments, and other financial transactions. Working closely with budget holders and managers, the postholder provides financial advice, investigates and resolves financial system issues, develops strong stakeholder relationships, and supports decision making through the provision of timely and accurate financial information. The role also contributes to service improvement initiatives, financial training for non-finance staff, procedural documentation, audit requirements, and the promotion of sound financial governance and budgetary control across the organisation.

Please see attached JD/PS
Please note that this job vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. To ensure your application is considered and to avoid disappointment, we advise submitting your application as soon as possible.

Please see attached JD/PS

Please note that this job vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. To ensure your application is considered and to avoid disappointment, we advise submitting your application as soon as possible.

What success looks like

Essential criteria
- AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Grade C or above in GCSE English or Maths or equivalent
- Experience of a management accounting environment to include all aspects of production, using principles and adhering to Standing Financial Instructions.
- Experience of spreadsheet and system design to confirm validity of large amounts of data, minimise errors, whilst ensuring work is completed in line with financial timescales and procedures
- Use of accounting software packages
- Experience of advising non-financial managers on financial issues
- Ability to communicate financial information to a range of finance and non-finance staff
- Accurate and detailed record keeping
- Analyse, investigate and resolve financial queries
- Ability to identify errors take corrective action
- Possess a robust understanding of financial systems and is able to extract, interpret, manipulate and present complex information in a meaningful way

Desirable criteria
- NHS Experience
- Experience of Integra
- Composed and resilient

Benefits

- We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
- Flexible working,

Essential skills
Essential: Management Accounting Essential: Record Keeping
Mentioned skills
Mentioned: Forecasting Mentioned: Payroll Mentioned: Recruitment Mentioned: Service Improvement Mentioned: Year-end Accounts
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