Senior Finance Business Partner

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an ambitious, strategic and values-driven Senior Finance Business Partner. This senior leadership role is suited to a highly motivated finance professional who can influence decision-making, improve financial performance and deliver value for money.

Working closely with Directors, senior operational leaders and clinicians, you will provide expert financial leadership, analysis and business partnering support to Corporate Services and Trust-wide programmes.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Financial Management, you will be responsible for leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting for your portfolio, ensuring robust financial information, insightful analysis and effective financial governance to support the delivery of the Trust's strategic priorities. You will also lead on productivity and value-for-money initiatives, using benchmarking and performance data to identify improvement opportunities and support financial sustainability.

As a trusted adviser and critical friend, you will provide constructive challenge, support service transformation and productivity improvements, and lead the financial appraisal of business cases and investment proposals. You will also act as deputy to the Associate Director of Financial Management as required and provide leadership and development support to junior finance colleagues.

Main duties of the job

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will:

• Provide a comprehensive, proactive and high-quality financial management and business partnering service to Corporate Services and Trust-wide initiatives.
• Lead annual planning, budget setting, forecasting and month-end reporting for your portfolio.
• Produce clear, accurate financial and performance reporting, highlighting risks, opportunities and actions
• Act as a trusted adviser to Directors and senior managers, providing expert financial advice and constructive challenge to support informed decision-making.
• Lead financial appraisal and modelling for business cases, ensuring they are affordable, financially robust and demonstrate value for money.
• Support the identification, development, delivery and monitoring of Cost Improvement Programmes, ensuring benefits are measurable and sustainable.
• Drive productivity and value-for-money initiatives through benchmarking, analysis of financial, activity and workforce data, and service improvement programmes.
• Support Trust-wide planning, transformation and financial recovery programmes by providing expert financial analysis, modelling and business partnering support.
• Provide leadership and development support to finance staff.
• Deputise for the Associate Director of Financial Management as required.

Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to undertake an:

Assessment centre (virtual) on Tuesday 18th or Wednesday 19th August 2026

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 25th August 2026

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!