Finance Business Partner - London, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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- £37,295 - £44,724
  • National: £37,295 £41,425, London: £40,262 £44,724 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'
    Job grade:
  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • COO
  • Finance
  • Defra Group Finance
    Type of role:
  • Accountancy
  • Finance
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

Job summary:


DEFRA is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy.

Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.


Natural England (NE) are the Government's statutory adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan.

Natural England work with a wide range of partners, stakeholders, and customers on a huge range of projects.


As a Finance Business Partner (FBP) within the Defra Finance, Natural England team, you will ensure stewardship of public funds, efficient and effective use of budgets and play a key role in transformational change.

You will provide advice on budgets across the organisation and protect the Accounting Officer's interest as outlined in Managing Public Money.


This role exposes you to a broad range of duties, working to support key business areas and inform strategic and operational decisions.

You will need to be skilled at listening, interpreting, influencing, negotiating, inspiring and challenging, which are all vital to the role.


Job description:

As a Finance Business Partner, you will provide strategic support to Directors/ Budget Holders and Managers in Natural England.

You will provide an effective Business Partnering service to budget holders that drives business outcomes through excellent service and strong stakeholder relationships.


You will challenge the robustness of plans and drive effective decision making ensuring that issues, risks, and opportunities are clearly identified and managed so that the budget holder and wider organisation land their budget to target.


You will provide insightful financial analysis, promote commercial awareness to inform decision making, provide constructive challenge and ensure that financial governance, control, and alignment is maintained.

Your role is to protect, drive and add value.


You will build trust with decision makers so that your advice is actively sought; the FBP is expected to be a critical friend, giving sound financial advice while challenging existing assumptions.


You will own a portfolio of key business areas and stakeholders to help shape and influence plans and develop business cases which demonstrate value for money while meeting the organisation's priorities.


You will gain a thorough understanding of our customer and ensure that the finance team protects and adds value, matching resources to priorities and supporting Budget Holders in the delivery of their accountabilities.


You will be highly visible and engage early in the process of development of business cases and new ideas to ensure that finance is at the heart of planning and decision making.


You will work collaboratively with colleagues, to ensure that good practice is identified, shared, and developed between FBPs, that consistency of approach is adopted and to build and embed financial capability and understanding across the organisation.


You will be respected for your financial knowledge and skill, providing sound advice, and ensuring the business adheres to relevant finance policies.

The role is equally about relationship and information management as it is about financial technical skills.


Responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Developing an understanding of the business, its stakeholders, and deliverables, and being at the heart of decision making within your business area.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with budget holders and key stakeholders
  • Providing financial advice on compliance with policy, standards, accountabilities, and controls.
  • Supporting the development of a balanced business plan, and allocation of this into an organisational budget.
  • Supporting the governance processes and effective management of the capital programme.
  • Translating, owning, and adding insight to financial data to provide clear information and evidence to support business activities and requirements.
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