Finance Business Partner

Job summary

Can you explain financial information to stakeholders in non-technical terms?

Are you confident with building strong working relationships?

Would you like the opportunity to work on high-profile projects that have a significant impact on people's lives?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Job description

As a Finance Business Partner, you will act as the link between Finance and the Business, using your expertise to support, advise and challenge stakeholders on issues such as affordability, risk and compliance with government standards. You will build robust relationships with senior stakeholders, develop an understanding of policy areas and ensure that Finance is kept at the heart of decision making across the department.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Providing sound financial advice and management to Directorates and Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).

• Presenting financial information to Senior Management Teams on a regular basis. Communicating complex financial issues to enable individuals with little financial knowledge to understand key messages and providing insight and advice to help inform decision making.

• Developing a full understanding of policies and cost drivers of the directorates’ spend, ensuring they are managed and monitored effectively to meet business plans and objectives. Challenging and supporting Directors and Budget Managers in managing spend on a portfolio basis. Recognising potential risk and opportunities and identifying solutions to manage them
• Leading on financial planning and forecasting exercises, supporting and providing constrictive challenge to business areas when identifying their funding requirements in-year and going forward. This will include working on significant fiscal events such as Spending Reviews

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Responsive and adaptable, you will be able to apply previous experience to proactively consider options in response to challenges, offer solutions, and make timely and effective decisions.

You'll be highly motivated and an effective organiser, which will allow you to work fluidly in fast paced environment, remaining flexible at all times.

You can confidently lead financial forecasting and planning.

Your natural communication skills, will mean that you are confident in coaching and supporting others, and presenting financial information to stakeholders including those with minimal financial knowledge. Your ability to quickly build meaningful and trusting relationships with your colleagues and stakeholders regardless of their seniority allows you to understand their needs, and influence and challenge where necessary.

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

1. Experience in communicating complex financial issues to enable individuals with little financial knowledge to understand the key messages.
2. Experience of leading on financial planning and forecasting and providing challenge to assumptions.
3. Maintaining effective relationships to understand stakeholder/colleagues’ needs and priorities.
4. Experience reviewing business cases and/or submissions

Additional Information

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Visa Sponsorship

DfTc does not offer Visa Sponsorship for this role.

Qualifications

1. The roles are suitable for people who are qualified under one of the main five Consultative Committees of Accounting Bodies [CCAB] i.e. ACCA; CIPFA; ICAEW; ICAI or ICAS, or CIMA,
You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,515, Department for Transport contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assista