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Finance Business Partner

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Finance Business Partner (2 Permanent Opportunities)
The Scottish Ambulance Service is seeking to recruit two permanent Finance Business Partners to join our senior Finance Team.
These are exciting opportunities to play a key role in shaping strategic decision-making, driving financial sustainability and supporting the delivery of high quality health and care services across Scotland.
As a national frontline service, the Scottish Ambulance Service provides Emergency, Special Operations, ScotSTAR including Air Ambulance, Patient Transport and Flow Navigation services to communities across Scotland. The Service operates in a complex and rapidly evolving environment and is at the forefront of many national transformation and modernisation programmes.
Working closely with Directors, senior managers, clinicians and national stakeholders, Finance Business Partners provide strategic financial leadership, challenge and support across a diverse portfolio of operational and corporate services. The roles are integral to supporting financial planning, service transformation, efficiency programmes and major investment decisions.
These Positions Offer The Opportunity To
- Influence strategic and operational decision making at senior levels of the organisation.
- Support nationally significant programmes of work and service transformation initiatives.
- Lead the development of innovative financial solutions that maximise value and support financial sustainability.
- Utilise modern business intelligence, reporting and analytical tools, including Microsoft Power BI, to generate insight and support evidence based decision making.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across SAS, NHS Scotland, Scottish Government and partner organisations.
- Contribute to the continuous development of a modern, forward-looking finance function.
- Support may also be available for applicants interested in undertaking the NHS Scotland Finance Academy Programme 2026, where this aligns with the requirements of the role and service needs.
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We are looking for ambitious and motivated finance professionals who combine strong technical expertise with excellent communication, influencing and relationship management skills. Successful candidates will be comfortable operating in a complex, fast paced environment where priorities can change quickly and where financial insight is critical to organisational success.
The Service offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements and welcomes applications from candidates across Scotland.
You will join a highly experienced, supportive and collaborative Finance Directorate committed to developing people, promoting innovation and delivering excellence in public service finance.
For an informal discussion about the opportunities, please contact Maria McFeat, Deputy Director of Finance maria.mcfeat@nhs.scot or 07973 693284


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There is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
Please note that SAS is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination
The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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