Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner | Research & Development

London | £59,083-67,760 + NHS Pension

About the Organisation

Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research and education. We are true pioneers in the fight to cure blindness. Every year we treat more than 750,000 patients at City Road in central London and at 30 satellites, and in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world. We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally, and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, Moorfields operates two commercial businesses whose profits support our NHS work: Moorfields Private and Moorfields UAE.

The Moorfields Way is to be caring, organised, excellent and inclusive, and we expect all applicants for our posts to commit to upholding these values.

The Finance Business Partner:

An exciting opportunity has come up to join the Trust’s finance team as Finance Business Partner for Research and Development. The Finance Business Position is a highly prestigious role, providing financial support to the world’s leading research and development team in ophthalmology. As the principal finance contact for Research and Development. The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for providing financial management and support to the Division, including financial input to business case production, costing statements, programme budget returns and the preparation and management of research grants. The Finance Business Partner role will also include the following:

• Leading, planning and coordinating the annual budget setting process for the Research and Development division
• Providing specialist technical accounting and business knowledge for the Research and Development division
• Investigating, advising and presenting on highly complex projects
• Leading on the production of annual budgets for individual research projects and programmes of work – including Income, Pay and Non-Pay
• Supporting the Research Department in the costing of all research including commercial and charitable research protocols
• Developing professional relationships with academics, professors and clinicians within Moorfields and its academic partner, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
• Producing financial management information, divisional financial forecasting and business planning
• Influencing strategic planning and providing challenge to the divisional management team

This Finance Business Partner role is a key position within Moorfields Eye Hospital, whereby the successful applicant would find themselves on a dynamic career trajectory within NHS financial management, in an interesting and challenging setting, surrounded by colleagues are at the top of their game.

The successful Finance Business Partner Candidate:

• Will be a qualified CCAB accountant / or passed finalist with considerable experience in either NHS or Financial Management, or providing financial support to research and development teams in another sector e.g. Education, Charity or the Private Sector.
• Will have the intellectual capacity and communication skills to excel in explaining highly complex financial issues clearly and concisely to non-finance managers, as well as the credibility and gravitas to provide constructive challenge to clinicians and academics at the forefront of ophthalmology research and development.
• An understanding of funding mechanisms in NHS research would be useful, as well as previous exposure to governance and financial administration of numerous research projects.
• Will have a proactive approach to problem solving, highly developed technical analysis skills and the ability to build excellent working relationships with colleagues at all levels as well as tenacity, resilience, diplomacy and excellent judgement.

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If this Finance Business Partner job in central London sounds right for you, please apply today for immediate consideration.