Job summaryNow is a great time to join the Finance Department in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the business partnering team covering Planned Care.As a Finance professional keen to make a difference, you will be an integral part of delivering the Health Board's strategy by partnering with our Planned Care Care Group and providing high quality financial advice, support and direction to managers, clinical and scientific staff.The successful candidate will need to be proactive, have a desire to learn the business of their area of responsibility and be able to develop good working relationships with, as well as providing assistance and advice to, Managers, Clinical Staff, Clinical and Executive Directors, Business Partners and other stakeholders.Main duties of the jobCovering all aspects of financial performance to ensure effective financial management for the Clinical Service Group:Working with clinical and management teams to deliver value for money; service change; support production of robust business cases and develop financial plans in accordance with the Health Board's annual planning processResponsibility for the setting and maintaining of budgets for the allocated Clinical Service Group within agreed budgetary approachAssist the Assistant Director of Finance and Senior Finance Manager in the continual search for improvements in efficiency, value, effectiveness and problem solvingFacilitate a robust control environment, providing training and support to budget holders where requiredThe post is permanent and full time, working 37.5 hours per week. This will follow a hybrid working model split between home and office working. The finance offices are currently located at Dewi Sant Hospital in Pontypridd. The post will service a range of meetings with colleagues, both virtual and in person. Face to face meetings with service leads could be at sites across the Health Board footprint.The Finance department has a comprehensive staff development programme and is committed to providing support and continuing professional development opportunities to the whole Finance team.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.About usCwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.We live by our core values:We listen, learn and improveWe treat everyone with respectWe all work together as one teamWe are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.Applications may be considered from candidates who are studying for a professional qualification and expect to be CCAB/CIMA qualified by Spring 2025.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialCCAB/CIMA QualifiedExperienceEssentialManagement AccountsDesirableNHS experienceBusiness Partnering experience in any industryEvidence of supporting delivery of savings and efficienciesKnowledgeEssentialAdvanced ExcelUse of Microsoft Office packages including excelDesirableKnowledge of Oracle Financial SystemSkillsEssentialAbility to effectively communicate complex financial informationEffective time management and organisational skillsDesirableExperience of influencing multiple stakeholdersExperience of managing staffDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardAddressDewi Sant Hospital, Admin BlockAlbert RoadPontypriddCF37 1LBEmployer's websitehttps://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)