Finance Business Partner - London, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £31,884 - £39,587

National £31,884 £36,024; London £35,038 £39,587 (plus a finance allowance of up to £5,000 depending on qualifications)

Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

Band B
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DCMS
Finance and Commercial
Type of role:
Finance
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

Belfast, Darlington, London, Loughborough, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

We have an exciting opportunity at DCMS to join our dynamic and engaging Finance Business Partnering team which sits within the Finance Directorate.

You would be working for a team who support effective financial management with our internal policy teams and Arms' Length Bodies on a diverse and fascinating spectrum of work, from supporting our major cultural institutions, digital initiatives, film and broadcasting, sports bodies, to regulatory functions.

As a Finance Business Partner you will work with Budget Holders within the department, using your specialist finance expertise and building effective relationships to provide support, advice and constructive challenge to ensure the effective operation of DCMS's systems of financial and budgetary control.

This role as Finance Business Partner will be supporting the delivery of the country's digital agenda.

Job description:

Key responsibilities of this role:

Ensure all DCMS financial controls, policies and procedures operate effectively and on a timely basis.
Build and manage effective relationships with internal Budget Holders to understand their business in order to support the delivery of departmental priorities for value for money.
Provide high quality finance advice and analysis to stakeholders to support and enable good policy decisions whilst managing their budgets in line with agreed government finance rules. Provide advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting and the government's Estimates processes.
Actively work to promote good financial management and to build an environment in which the advice and involvement of the Finance Team is actively sought at the start of policymaking. Deliver a customerfocussed service that balances the needs of the Department with an understanding of local priorities. Act as an agent for change wherever the opportunity arises to protect, drive or add value.
Support Budget Holders through the annual (and multiyear) budget setting process for DCMS itself, including administration, programme, capital and depreciation budgets as relevant, and through inyear budget review exercises. This includes reviewing and quality assuring returns from Budget Holders to ensure that DCMS budgets are established on the basis of a complete and realistic assessment of business need and associated risks and pressures.
Build and manage effective relationships and networks with stakeholders on joint areas of responsibility or dependency, including Commercial, HR, Legal and Internal Audit.

Person specification:

Essential requirements

Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification or actively training, or equivalent
Experience of providing financial advice on complex issues
Collaborative and able to work well with others
Highly numerate and literate
Able to work well under their own initiative (a selfstarter)
Solutionsorientated and able to complete work in a timely manner without prompting

Desirable skills

Previous Business partnering experience
Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules
Intermediate or higher Excel skills

Qualifications:

Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification or actively training, or equivalent

Behaviours:

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

Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.

To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:

Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working
DCMS

staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home.

26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service.
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
3 days of paid volunteering leave.
Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave.
Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year.
Occupational sick pay.
Active and engaged staff networks t