Birmingham, Cardiff, Sale, Wakefield
Job Summary
As a Finance Business Partner, you will be welcomed into a dynamic and inclusive Finance Team working across the organisation to influence decision making using financial insight and support operational improvements and resource allocation.
The IOPC is on a journey to develop its culture, perspectives and ethos to support the organisation’s core outcomes, and this is your opportunity to enter the varied world of IOPC Finance, allowing you to develop your mindset and approaches to contribute to improving the police complaints system in England and Wales.
Job Description
* Develop a strong understanding of the business areas you support, including key issues and IOPC strategy.
* Act as the primary finance contact for IOPC business functions and internal stakeholders, building strong relationships.
* Recognise the importance and relevance of information and share relevant financial information with stakeholders.
* Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders in the annual budget setting process and with producing robust financial forecasts.
* Regularly report on the financial position for business functions and hold regular financial reviews with delegated budget holders to ensure financial performance is understood and actively managed.
* Attend project and other boards to provide financial insights and confidently contribute a finance perspective.
* Analyse and identify financial issues, risks and variances early, working with others to resolve and report them on a timely basis.
* Communicate complex financial data and other information clearly to non-financial colleagues, senior managers, and external stakeholders.
* Provide financial advice, challenge, support, insight and training to improve financial management, performance and capability.
* Ensure compliance with Managing Public Money principles, develop robust financial controls and adhere to financial delegations.
* Prepare and provide accurate data for management accounts, budgets, Spending Review, financial commissions and other ad-hoc reports.
* Lead finance change initiatives to improve systems, processes, and controls.
* Provide decision support for new activities, including business case development, cost modelling, constructive challenge and strategic analysis.
* Use knowledge and experience to apply professional judgment to financial matters.
* Support the wider finance team as necessary.
* Develop a strong understanding of the business areas you support, including key issues and IOPC strategy.
* Act as the primary finance contact for IOPC business functions and internal stakeholders, building strong relationships.
* Recognise the importance and relevance of information and share relevant financial information with stakeholders.
* Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders in the annual budget setting process and with producing robust financial forecasts.
* Regularly report on the financial position for business functions and hold regular financial reviews with delegated budget holders to ensure financial performance is understood and actively managed.
* Attend project and other boards to provide financial insights and confidently contribute a finance perspective.
* Analyse and identify financial issues, risks and variances early, working with others to resolve and report them on a timely basis.
* Communicate complex financial data and other information clearly to non-financial colleagues, senior managers, and external stakeholders.
* Provide financial advice, challenge, support, insight and training to improve financial management, performance and capability.
* Ensure compliance with Managing Public Money principles, develop robust financial controls and adhere to financial delegations.
* Prepare and provide accurate data for management accounts, budgets, Spending Review, financial commissions and other ad-hoc reports.
* Lead finance change initiatives to improve systems, processes, and controls.
* Provide decision support for new activities, including business case development, cost modelling, constructive challenge and strategic analysis.
* Use knowledge and experience to apply professional judgment to financial matters.
* Support the wider finance team as necessary.
Person specification
Essential Experience
* Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with stakeholders.
* Analytical expertise in translating financial data into meaningful insight to support decision making.
* Confident communicator, comfortable with effectively challenging and influencing senior leaders and decision-makers.
* Ability to adapt in dynamic environments to think strategically and work comfortably with risk and ambiguity.
* Extensive experience in management accounting within dynamic organisations.
* Experience in budget setting, forecasting, and financial planning.
* Experience designing and implementing tailored business solutions and processes aligned with strategic goals.
* Skilled in presenting complex reports and ideas to non-financial managers.
Essential Technical
Candidates must hold a CCAB, CIMA, or equivalent, accountancy qualification and hold membership of a professional accountancy institute.
Skills And Abilities
* Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work at pace.
* Ability to provide robust financial advice and challenge budget holders effectively.
* Excellent communicator, with the ability to explain complex financial issues clearly and concisely.
Qualifications
Candidates must hold a CCAB, CIMA, or equivalent, accountancy qualification and hold membership of a professional accountancy institute.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
Alongside your salary of £47,493, Independent Office for Police Conduct contributes £13,758 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
* Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
* Voluntary Health Cash Plan provided by BHSF
* Civil Service pension
* Civil Service maternity leave package
* PAM employee assistance programme
* Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
* Cycle to work scheme
* Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup
* Car Leasing Scheme
* Staff Networks focussed on each of the protected characteristics - run for staff, by staff: Enable Network, Age Network, Welsh Network, Pride and LGBTQ+ Network, Sex and Family Network, Race, Religion and Belief Network
* Learning and development tailored to your role.
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We'll assess you against these Grade 7Level behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
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Throughout the recruitment process we will also assess your Experience, Strengths, Technical Skills and Values.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete 3 Sift Questions based on the essential criteria.
Anticipated assessment and interview dates are estimated to take placeLate June
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : Recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk
* Email : Recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : Recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk
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