Finance Business Partner

Main area Finance Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4156

Employer
Provide CIC
Employer type NHS Site
Headquarters Town Colchester
Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa
Salary period Yearly
Closing 10/07/2026 23:59

Job Overview

To provide an efficient and effective financial management service to the Provide Group.

• Delivery of financial reports in a timely and accurate basis
• The post plays a key role in ensuring that the financial position of Provide is accurately reported and enables the Board to make robust financial decisions.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the organisation on all technical aspects of financial accounting ensuring that the financial reporting standards are interpreted and are fully met in order to assist with the production of the organisation's Annual Accounts and all statutory, monthly and annual returns
• Responsible for the completion and monitoring of cashflow and treasury functions.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Attend Division/Directorate meetings and participate fully in their agendas, including the provision of expert financial advice to senior Division managers, and attendance and presentation of financial reports at monthly meetings.
• To maintain communication with the Divisional management teams, including Chief Officers, Directors, and Assistant Directors, on a regular basis.
• To oversee the work of Finance staff and to take a leading role in the production of monthly budget statements and financial reports in accordance with the CIC agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.
• To prepare consolidated financial monthly performance reports and forecasts analysing trends and variances for the Chief Officers, Directors, Assistant Directors, Boards, Division/Directorate and external agencies in accordance with the CIC/Group monthly financial timetable.
• To support and develop the Finance team professionally and personally including performance management through input (via the Senior Finance Business Partner) into appraisals, PDP’s, objectives setting.
• To ensure that all Division/Directorate income sources are maximised and agreements are signed off in accordance with CIC/Group policy and timetables. To provide financial support to the commissioning process and participate in negotiation of service agreements when required. To ensure that all Division/Directorate recharges both inward and outward are robustly managed.
• To provide support in costing and pricing contracts, financial appraisal and