Overview
Senior Finance Business Partner, As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you\'ll play a key role in shaping financial performance across a range of directorates. You\'ll champion accountability, lead on cost control initiatives, and provide strategic financial insight to support effective decision-making. Where applicable, you\'ll guide and develop a team, ensuring they deliver the highest standard of financial support and add real value to the organisation.
Skills
* Clear Communicator: Able to simplify complex financial concepts for non-finance colleagues while ensuring compliance with Managing Public Money.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Build trust and consensus with internal and external stakeholders, including Executive teams.
* Influencing & Impact: Shape and guide key strategic decisions through evidence-based insight.
* Analytical Forecasting: Critically review and challenge forecasts for affordability, value for money, and deliverability.
* Technical Expertise: Proficient with ERP systems, data analytics tools, and advanced Excel modelling.
* Financial Governance: Maintain strong financial controls across high-value programmes and projects.
* Team Leadership: Lead and motivate teams, managing workloads and resolving issues within demanding deadlines.
Knowledge
* Professional Accounting: Fully qualified accountant with experience in complex, fast-moving environments.
* Government Frameworks: Strong understanding of government accounting rules (DEL/AME) and compliance within delegated authorities.
* Systems & Processes: Knowledge of financial systems, with the ability to design and oversee robust off-system analyses.
* Commercial Awareness: Sound appreciation of commercial drivers and their impact on financial decision-making.
Experience
* Complex Organisations: Proven track record as a qualified accountant within large, multifaceted organisations or projects.
* Budgeting & Forecasting: Skilled in activity-based budgeting and annual business planning within Spending Review constraints.
* Matrix Environments: Experience working within matrix structures, including large-scale infrastructure projects.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with planning, procurement, contract management, and HR to optimise resource planning.
* Team Leadership & Oversight: Managed finance business partners and project accountants, providing oversight of programme teams with budgets approaching £1bn annually.
Details
* Salary: £61,622 - £92,400
* Working Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
* Location: Hybrid/Birmingham
* Duration: Permanent
Role of Senior Finance Business Partner
* Lead the Directorate\'s contribution to the Government-wide Spending Review, working closely with senior executives, the central finance team, and the parent Department.
* Champion a culture of cost control and productivity, ensuring alignment with key agreements and business cases.
* Support senior leaders in managing budgets in line with HM Treasury and Government Finance standards, driving accountability and performance.
* Build and manage effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders with differing priorities.
* Drive performance improvement and productivity initiatives across the Directorate.
* Interpret management reports and present clear, actionable insights to senior leaders and the parent Department.
* Oversee month-end financial processes, including account preparation, variance analysis, and report reviews.
* Lead the annual business planning and budgeting process in collaboration with senior executives and finance teams.
* Partner with senior leaders to prepare quarterly re-forecasts for submission to the Executive.
* Review and challenge funding requests to ensure value for money, affordability, and compliance with HM Treasury guidance.
* Manage cash flow submissions to the Department for Transport (DfT) and oversee foreign exchange hedging activities.
* Identify, design, and implement process improvements to enhance project delivery.
* Ensure consistent use of reporting methods and financial processes across finance teams.
* Provide proactive business partnering, challenging forecasts and variances and recommending corrective actions.
* Develop, coach, and mentor business finance team members to increase capability and impact.
* Share best practices with the wider finance community and contribute to cross-functional initiatives as required.
Benefits of working as a Senior Finance Business Partner
* a competitive pension scheme, with up to 12 per cent employer contributions
* a starting salary that reflects your skills and experience
* a cash allowance in lieu of benefits, which means you can choose which benefits are right for you and your family
* core company funded benefits such as life assurance, income protection and health cash plan
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
* access to tax-efficient voluntary benefits scheme & retail, health, leisure, and travel offers
* access to an Employee Assistance Program
* financial and health well-being programmes
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