Strategic Finance Business Partner (Temp to 30/06/2028) - Internal only
Salary Grade G Contract type Temporary: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment Hours Full Time Location Poole, Dorset, England Location description This will be a hybrid role with a working arrangement between home and Poole support centre. Closing Date 08-03-2026 Reference 21286 Documents (please view all documents)
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Internal vacancy
The RNLI actively promotes continuous development within the organisation and is only seeking applications from current RNLI employees and volunteers at this time. If this position is not filled internally it may be re-advertised openly. #LI-DNI
About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
This Strategic Finance Business Partner opportunity will support the Engineering team with particular focus on Estates and Warehouse, working as part of the RNLI Business Partnering community to provide financial management, insight, decision support and analysis to support the RNLI. Providing constructive, commercial and cost effective financial support and expertise to help the RNLI deliver our Lifesaving Effect, ensure that we spend donors money wisely and deliver value for money.
Your role
As a Strategic Finance Business Partner, you will provide first-class financial decision support, planning and analysis to The Engineering department and major projects within the RNLI, providing the right information, to the right people, at the right time, for the right decisions.
As Strategic Finance Business Partner you will:
3. Build relationships with and provide a full financial guidance and support service to your customers
4. Lead the departments on financial planning and forecasting
5. Attend relevant departmental and project meetings, ensuring there is a finance presence where appropriate
6. Deliver regular financial reports and ad-hoc financial analysis for your customers, finance department and external auditors
About you
Our ideal candidate will have:
7. A strong background in financial decision support and planning in a similar fast paced environment
8. Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence at senior levels, and experience in providing constructive challenge as required
9. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
If you consider yourself to be someone who enjoys and demonstrates a ‘hands-on’ approach to your role, has well-developed people management and customer care skills, with the ability to liaise at a senior level, then apply today!
In return for your passion and expertise, you will receive an excellent benefits package (see Summary of Benefits document for more details), as well as the knowledge that your skills and experience are helping the RNLI to Save Every One.