Finance Business Partner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Reed Talent Solutions

Description

Finance Directorate
Permanent
The Finance Directorate is one of the most dynamic and forward-looking places to work. They provide professional finance advice and challenges to ensure the Home Office delivers value for money.


SEO:
£41,600 - £48,792

• New entrants to the Civil Service will be appointed to the pay scale at entry level for the grade but an additional £4,000 allowance is applicable to SEO staff with a full CIMA or CCAB qualification.

Home Office can offer various locations:
Liverpool - Shannon Court, 10 Princes Parade, Princes Dock, Liverpool, L3 1QY (The Capital)
Working Pattern - Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working, Hybrid Working
Programme Finance Business Partner
This role supports financial decision making within Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) and Home Office critical Programmes. Providing accurate financial reporting
Strategic financial advice
Management information for various projects and workstreams to ensure that programme teams deliver against plans, objectives and outcomes.
Management Accounting Officer
This is a key post within Accounting Operations and requires the post holder to undertake:

Management accounts for within the IMA and 10-point plan portfolio.
Liaising with Finance Business Partner teams and operational areas.
Finance Business Partner (FBP)
The FBP team play a key role in the financial business planning and will be responsible for:

In-year financial monitoring and forecasting of budgets

Provide strategic support and challenge to business areas to ensure decisions are made with reference to financial information and consequences.

Provide regular finance project/workstream reports incorporating costs and benefits.
Offer advice, including financial modelling, whole lifecycle costing and scenario analysis.
Input into financial case production in business cases.
Oversee and report risks and opportunities against the latest plan and financial forecasts.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g., Oversee asset management processes.
Implement the corporate system of financial control and ensure workstream financial controls are efficient.
Support Lead FBP in strategic finance leadership of functional areas within the business area.
Assist with collating iterations of costings for HM Treasury on the IMA in order to secure funding.

Supporting the creation of Accounting Officer notes for the Permanent Secretary in relation to various elements of the IMA.

Identifying key objectives in communicating financial data.
Work with business partners, provide planning models and trend data

A proven track record of providing high quality financial analysis and advice across a wide range of complex business and financial issues, with strong quantitative and analytical skills.

Experience of communicating and presenting financial information to a non-financial audience.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel.
Strong knowledge of financial principles, accounting standards and regulations.
Understanding of risk management, change control processes and compliance.
CCAB or CIMA qualified or part qualified or currently studying for one of these qualifications.
Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of Managing a Quality Service i n the short statement.

The Home Office understands that excellent results can only be achieved by investing in and retaining the people who work for them.

Generous holiday allowance - 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service in addition to 8 public holidays and one privilege day

• Civil Service Pension schemes - A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estates capacity, by Spring 2024

Disability Confident Scheme
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.

Therefore if a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

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