Senior Finance Business Partner - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £61,580 - £73,440

National: £61,580 £70,890 / London: £65,995 £73,440 An accountancy allowance of £4,495 is available for CCAB/CIMA fullyqualified accountants

Job grade:

Grade 6
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
BEIS
Corporate Services
Finance Directorate
Type of role:
Finance
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
4Contents

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Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK's recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission

We lead on the UK's commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

Job description:

This is an exciting opportunity to expand your experience in a finance environment. The post holder will sit within the Finance Directorate in BEIS and play an important and active role in the financial management and strategic direction of the Department.
We're excited to hear from applicants who enjoy working in a collaborative way with people across different teams.
About the team
The Finance Business Partner teams are a core part of the Finance Directorate in BEIS, supporting the Department's ambitious agenda.
These teams build relationships and work in partnership with policy and delivery colleagues as well as other key stakeholders in corporate services, including financial and commercial specialists, Partner Organisations and other Departments including HM Treasury, to provide a seamless endtoend service to customers. They ensure that colleagues in the wider Department have the knowledge and support they need to manage spend effectively, ultimately supporting the wider Department to meet its objectives.
These Senior Finance Business Partner roles will oversee a highprofile policy portfolio, leading a small team of finance professionals and contributing to the work of the wider finance directorate. You will need to be selfstarting, flexible and proactive to respond to complex and diverse financial management challenges and to provide an efficient and effective service to both BEIS budget holders and its partner organisations, as well as central finance teams within BEIS. You will be resultsdriven, collaborative player, with excellent attention to detail and the ability and communication skills to build good working relationships at all levels across the BEIS family.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the full breadth of our work and while significant elements of the job are demandled, there is real scope to shape the role in line with your own skills and interests. We will provide you with the opportunity for a diverse, exciting and worthwhile career. We will support you with training and development.
New joiners to BEIS Finance often remark on the high priority we place on Diversity and Inclusion and wellbeing, and the positive culture we have created together. We are keen to welcome people to the team who will contribute actively to this culture.

Person specification:

Provide expert advice and challenge to budget holders on financial matters, helping them to live within their delegated budgets and deliver value for money.
Build strong relationships with senior policy leads and support them in developing advice to senior officials and Ministers covering financial matters including budgeting treatment and accounting issues as well as Accounting Officer assessments.
Champion the importance of strong financial management, insight and stewardship of public funds, underpinned by effective planning, forecasting, risk management and internal controls.
Identify possible areas for focus and improvement and develop cost mitigation,