Interim Finance Business Partner

Interim Finance Business Partner job in the NHS

Job Title: Interim Finance Business PartnerLocation: Remote
Contract Type: Interim
Salary: Band 7 - 8a
Reports to: Senior Finance Manager / Head of FinanceStart: ASAP
Role Overview:Hays are seeking a proactive and experienced interim Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial support across our clients mental health services. This interim role is ideal for a candidate with strong NHS experience-particularly within mental health-who can confidently engage with budget holders and senior stakeholders to drive financial performance and service improvement.
This role is remote, with 1 day per month required in office.
Key Responsibilities:

Provide financial insight, support, and challenge to operational managers and budget holders.

Lead on management accounting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Support service transformation and cost improvement initiatives.

Deliver timely and accurate financial reports and performance insights.

Build strong working relationships across clinical and non-clinical teams.

Ensure compliance with NHS financial policies, procedures, and reporting standards.

Maintain ledger records with a full audit trail of agreed changes.

Prepare financial analysis using historical and current data to produce robust forecasts and performance reviews.

Produce detailed monthly finance reports, including year-end forecasts and scenario-based projections.

Integrate non-financial data to support financial reporting and decision-making.

Track and report recurrent spend across budget portfolios.

Assist in developing business cases for service development and transformation using complex and sensitive data.

Maintain and update roll-over budget calculations and record all budget requirements, including full-year effects of adjustments.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Proven experience in finance business partnering and management accounting.

Strong understanding of NHS finance, ideally within mental health services.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate across all levels.

Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with NHS finance systems.

Strong analytical skills and ability to present complex financial data in a clear, accessible format.

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