Description
As the Senior Finance Planning and Analysis Manager, you’ll play an important role in supporting the UK’s parliamentary democracy. Your work will help Members carry out their responsibilities effectively , contributing to something bigger than any one role.
You’ll be part of a collaborative community, working alongside colleagues from a wide range of professions. Together, we make Parliament happen.
You’ll be based on the Parliamentary Estate in Westminster , a unique working environment shaped by history and powered by the people who work here today.
This is an exciting time to be joining the Finance team at the House of Lords. Work on a new finance system for parliament is well underway, and we are rapidly developing our financial reporting and analysis capability and capacity to meet the needs of our most senior governance bodies. The Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Manager is a new post, and you will have the opportunity to help shape the function.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for leading and developing on all aspects of financial reporting which covers planning, budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial analysis for the House of Lords. This includes reporting on the financial position joint departments and shared services, which are delivered in partnership with the House of Commons.
Working closely with the Finance Business Partnering team, you and your team will provide financial reports and analysis to the House of Lords Management Board, Finance Committee, the House of Lords Commission, and other Boards and Committees as required. This includes providing high-quality reports and strategic financial advice on business cases to the Clerk of the Parliaments in their role as Accounting Officer.
As the lead for financial reporting and analysis, you will work collaboratively with the Lords’ teams responsible for workforce, operational and other performance reporting, using complementary reporting and analysis to support effective decision-making by senior leaders. You will co-manage the development of the Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) with the Senior Finance Business Partner, including scrutiny of the figures to ensure value for money alongside supporting effective governance.
Person specification
We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills and experience to make a meaningful contribution here.
You’ll have:
- Strong experience in a senior role in the finance function of a complex organisation, with well-developed knowledge of financial planning and reporting.
- Experience developing Medium-Term Financial Plans, long-term financial strategies and investment planning, ideally including zero-based approaches.
- Strong analytical skills and proven experience of using business intelligence and reporting tools and Power BI or similar data visualisation platforms, to design and develop financial models and financial reporting.
- Excellent influencing and stakeholder management skills, with experience of working in a multi-stakeholder/ shared services environment and building trusted relationships within teams and across organisational boundaries.
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with experience of presenting technical information to non-technical audiences, drafting formal papers and presenting financial information to Boards and senior governance bodies.
- Experience as a successful leader and manager, managing your own workload and the workload of others to meet multiple deadlines, motivating and developing colleagues and role modelling the House of Lords Administration values.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £60,500, House of Lords contributes £17,526 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
You’ll benefit from:
- 30 days annual leave (rising to 35 after one year).
- Generous Civil Service pension scheme.
- A comprehensive Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities across diverse professions.
- The chance to witness democracy in action and work in a place of historic national significance.