Senior Finance Business Partner

Were seeking talented accountants to join the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), with two Senior Finance Business Partner roles available on a permanent basis.

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a trusted strategic adviser to senior leaders, responsible for ensuring that financial considerations are integral to operational and strategic decision-making. The postholders will lead the provision of high-quality financial planning, forecasting, analysis and challenge for an allocated portfolio, enabling resources to be aligned with organisational priorities and managed in accordance with Managing Public Money.

At the SFO, the role of a Senior Finance Business Partner has an opportunity to collaborate and contribute across the whole organisation. You will have exposure and be expected to build meaningful internal stakeholder relationships up to and including SLT and Director General level. The SFO is also on the cusp of launching a number of exciting projects, to which the postholder will contribute to through sound financial judgement, a proactive approach and the willingness to innovate.

The role will provide clear, evidence-based insight on affordability, value for money, financial risks, cost drivers and delivery performance. You will hold budget holders to account for financial management, support robust investment decisions and lead the development of financial capability across the business.

As a member of the Finance Function Senior Leadership Team, the postholders will lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering team, contribute to the future direction of the Finance function and promote consistent professional standards, inclusive leadership and continuous improvement.

As an organisation, the SFO delivers and exciting, meaningful service. This role exposes you to a broad range of duties, working at pace to support 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.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, as a Senior Finance Business Partner you will line manage SEO Finance Business Partners. Your responsibilities include:

• Lead the Finance Business Partnering service for the allocated portfolio, setting priorities and ensuring consistent, timely and high-quality support to senior budget holders.
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, providing constructive challenge and ensuring that financial implications, risks and opportunities are understood in strategic and operational decisions.
• Produce clear, decision-focused analysis that integrates financial and operational information and identifies cost drivers, trends, productivity opportunities and potential efficiencies.
• Maintain oversight of financial performance, forecast accuracy and emerging pressures, agreeing corrective action with budget holders and escalating material issues promptly.
• Taking the lead on implementing the Government Finance Functions standards for Excellence in Finance Business Partnering in your area, working across the function to raise the quality of services in all parts of finance, developing capability and continually developing knowledge based on best practice.
• Lead annual budget-setting, medium-term financial planning and in-year forecasting for your allocated portfolio, ensuring assumptions are evidence-based and aligned with organisational priorities.

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack and follow the link below to apply via Allen Lane.