Senior Strategic Finance & Business Planning Manager
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Location: Sheffield
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Business area: Home Office - Digital Data and Technology
This is an exciting time to join Home Office Digital where the Senior Strategic Finance & Business Planning Manager plays a pivotal role within the Chief Operating Office. Collaborating with the wider team, you will support the development and use of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model and contribute to an integrated approach to strategy and business planning.
You will be responsible for maintaining and promoting the use and adoption of the TCO model as the primary financial planning artefact within Home Office Digital. This includes using it for scenario planning and t‑shirt sizing to enable more accurate and strategic forecasting of future expenditures.
A key part of this role will be to implement and support the cost modelling capability within the Home Office Digital environment. You will use the TCO model to analyse data, identify cost‑saving opportunities, optimise resource allocation, providing valuable insights to forecast future financial needs. This analytical approach will empower the Home Office Digital SMT to make informed decisions that align with its long‑term goals and objectives.
With support from the broader team, your work will contribute to the delivery of the Digital First Programme and shape Home Office Digital’s response to the Government Spending Review.
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
* Supporting the development of Home Office Digital's understanding of the cost of delivering products and services to aid accurate decision‑making and align funding and technology enablement across the Home Office.
* Manage and maintain the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model, including (but not limited to) updating input templates and product map, performing roll‑forward processes, and delivering in‑year updates to ensure accurate and timely financial insights.
* Use the TCO model and apply it to scenario planning, t‑shirt sizing, and forecasting to support strategic financial planning.
* Analyse financial planning and reporting data that demonstrate the ‘cost driver’ relationships between operational performance and financial metrics, linking Home Office Digital outputs with business requirements.
* Supporting strategic initiatives and planning cycles (including Spending Reviews and Medium‑Term Financial Plans) ensuring Home Office Digital spend is aligned with Home Office and cross‑government objectives.
* Consolidating resourcing requirements and supply to ensure alignment between the Home Office Digital Workforce Strategy and financial spend.
* Supporting conversations with business units to understand their requirements, engaging with them to develop a 5‑year financial forecast, and providing appropriate challenge to future forecasted spending.
* Collaborate with finance colleagues and Home Office Digital portfolios to build a strong strategic narrative and ensure models accurately reflect service delivery costs and ensure there is consistency and clarity in financial modelling.
Line Management Responsibilities:
Line management of staff may be included.
You’ll have a passion for financial planning, analysis and reporting, with the following skills and proven experience in:
* Demonstrating advanced Microsoft Excel capability with experience of finance systems (e.g., ERP, Oracle) which inform robust reporting and forecasting and demonstrate intermediate PowerPoint skills.
* Demonstrated expertise in strategic finance roles (e.g., Finance Business Partnering / Financial Planning) with a strong record of delivering impactful financial insights and supporting decision‑making.
* Ability to analyse, manipulate and visualise financial and non‑financial data in different systems and software, driving standardisation, to ensure quality.
* Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, accessible messages tailored to both finance professionals and colleagues with limited financial knowledge.
* Demonstrate a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiences.
* Experience of delivering high quality work at pace, with minimal direct supervision, whilst reacting to changing departmental priorities and challenges.
* Ability to cultivate positive relationship with a variety of stakeholders at all levels, using negotiation skills to drive forward financial planning priorities and hold challenging conversations.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Strategy/Planning, Finance, and Management
* Government Administration
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