Finance Business Partner

• Works with designated business units to improve communication, efficiency and effectiveness of finance processes, policies and procedures, and to share specialist knowledge as appropriate.
• Proactively works with the Sidra department Chief(s) and Directors, liaising with Finance to ensure that the Finance function becomes embedded in the business and provides value adding and innovative finance related advice and support.
• Works collaboratively with the hospital departments and Finance to provide specialist finance support services and information (e.g., budgeting, forecasting, preparation of various financial reports and regulatory requirements, etc.) as and when required.
• Negotiates the departmental budget to achieve a robust and defendable outcome for the relevant Chief.
• Develops business plans and develops forecasts as needed in conjunction with budget holders.
• Influences the strategic direction of Chief level stakeholders in how resources should be allocated and consumed to reach Sidra's planning objectives.
• Provides operational departments with financial performance information to assist decision making and ensure managers achieve objectives (e.g. KPI's, peer benchmark data, best practice).
• Sets departmental KPIs with key stakeholders as needed,
• Provides recommendations, and implements, changes to financial planning and budgeting based on industry best practices ,
• Supports the Finance Costing section by determining and providing apportionment / allocation data, calculates accurate service & product line costs.
• Ensures that the overall finance related processes are conducted in an efficient and effective manner.
• Builds and maintains strong and effective relationships with the all other related units to achieve Sidra's goals/objectives.
• Integrating HR, Support Services, IT, and Finance activities across multi-disciplinary teams to achieve objectives for the departmental Chief.
• When required coordinates with internal and external auditors, and provide all required information to the concerned parties in order to facilitate the preparation of internal and external audit reports.
• Complies with Sidra's set policies, procedures, management and regulatory requirements, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Coaches and educates department heads on finance related activity including the use of financial tools and information.
• Stays abreast of the latest Finance related leading practices.
• Prepares and generates required reports, under the directions of the Director – Financial Reporting and Budgeting.
• Keeps the Director – Financial Reporting and Budgeting informed of significant issues that may jeopardize the achievement of Sidra's goals.
• Deputizes for the Director – Financial Reporting and Budgeting as appropriate.
• Identifies areas for professional development, act to enhance professional development of self & others and maintains professional affiliations.
• Ensures high standards of confidentiality to safeguard commercially sensitive information.
• Advises on business planning assumptions, trade-offs and opportunities.
• Provides ad-hoc analysis and insights to department heads on finance-specific issues.
• Develops effective controls around processes where appropriate.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Responds to queries, suggestions and complaints at a high level when necessary.
• Attends management and staff meetings as required.
• Adheres to Sidra's standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies

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