Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partners - We are advertising 2 roles covering the Departments Policy group. Both roles will provide high quality financial advice and analysis to colleagues on exciting policy areas as set out below. In addition, the roles include engagement with external finance teams at a portfolio of DCMS sponsored Arms Length Bodies (ALBs).Role 1 - Museums and Galleries - covers core policy areas, as well as managing a subset of the 15 sponsored Museums and Galleries (M&Gs) such as the Science Museum and Natural History Museum.Role 2 - Sport, Gambling, Visitor Economy and Loans - covers core policy areas, as well as managing ALBs such as Gambling Commission, Sport England and UK Sport.The primary responsibilities of the two roles are as follows: Support senior leaders to embed effective financial management within DCMS ensuring the successful implementation, development and improvement of policies and programmesProvide high quality financial advice and timely financial management data, information and analysis to directors and their teamsProvide advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, input to fiscal events (e.g. Government Estimates process, Budget and Spending Review) Support policy teams in development and scrutiny of business cases in line with HMTs Green Book, providing expert advice and challengeLead assurance activities and effective financial oversight of Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), including regular engagement at senior levels and attendance at Audit and Risk Committees. Provide insight and challenge to ALB financial performance to DCMS sponsor teams and critical challenge, support and guidance to ALBs on their forecasts.Build and manage effective relationships with your Policy teams and ALBs to provide a trusted, single point of contact between Finance and the business.Actively work to promote good financial management through driving up the financial capability of non-finance teamsDeliver a customer-focussed service that balances policy priorities with the broader financial needs of the DepartmentRigorously drive value-for-money thinking in all of our workDraft papers and prepare Ministerial / Senior Official submissions as necessary (including providing finance advice on policy submissions)You may be required to carry out additional duties according to business need.