Description
The Home Office is seeking a Finance Business Partner to work in its Public Safety Group. The successful candidate will provide financial oversight and support to the portfolio, including providing insight and analysis, linking financial data to workstream deliverables, and monitoring performance against schedule and financial plan.
The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for:
- Providing financial advice – technical and operational accounting
- Acting as a financial advisor to the portfolio
- Responsibility for accurate financial reporting and provision of appropriate management information
- Ad-hoc support to relationship with commercial partners
- Benefits management (identification, assessment, and tracking)
- Supporting governance such as risk & opportunities quantification
- Asset management (valuation, recording and tracking)
- Production of the finance case in business cases and spending proposals
- Advising on regularity and propriety to protect the Accounting Officer
- Compliance with accounting standards
- Implementation of the corporate system of financial control
The ideal candidate will have experience in the management of stakeholders and budgets across multiple funding streams, developing and maintaining effective relationships and partnerships to provide financial support and constructive challenge to optimise VFM. They will also have experience in providing specialist financial advice, commercial acumen, and engaging with experts on behalf of the business.
In addition to a competitive salary of £49,850 - £56,850 per year, the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%, an in-year reward scheme, and 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.