Senior Finance Business Partner

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Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner
Band: 5
Term: 12 Months Fixed Term
Hours : Full time/Compressed
Would you like to be a Senior Finance Business Partner? Do you like to influence, negotiate and work collaboratively to promote innovation?
The role is to work closely with CCS Directorates creating a real and active partnership with both commercial and non-commercial Directorates and financial management.
  The role will provide 'real time' support and analysis, to be a trusted adviser and to add value that will assist in decision making in an efficient simple manner to improve the accuracy, consistency and transparency of commercial delivery, reporting and forecasting.
  We are recruiting to two posts within the Finance Planning and Performance team. One post will be more commercial focused whereas the other will be more project focused. Both roles will be assigned areas of the business to suppose as Senior Finance Business Partner.
The Finance, Planning and Performance Directorate
As a directorate, FPP are responsible for the planning, reporting and financial wellbeing of CCS. budgets and financial reporting
strategy and business planning
supplier and project assurance
performance reporting
risk management
The Finance team develop and manage all financial reporting. We work closely with different departments to develop budgets, projections and business plans related to money and finances.
The Planning Performance and Risk team develops our business plan, tracks its implementation, measures business success and holds the business to account. The team is responsible for increasing the management capability of corporate risk through review and assurance.
These fantastic opportunities sit in the Finance Planning and Performance (FPP) Directorate and provide both commercial, projects and general finance advice, support and challenge to all Directorates across CCS.
  Our team really makes a difference ensuring financial governance, control and alignment is maintained and delivery plans are affordable, regular, proper and represent value for money. The team protects, drives and adds value, ensuring that the Accounting Officer position is protected with balanced commercial and professional reporting.
  The Finance team of c30 FTE covers three main areas: Operational Finance, Finance Business Partnering (FBP) and Commercial Finance. One of the roles sits in the FBP team and the second sits in Operational Finance with a dotted line to the FBP team. Work with commercial (post 1 only) and non-commercial colleagues and finance professionals to measure and analyse business performance.
Collaborate with colleagues across governance functions to drive the project finance function forward and lead a small project finance team (post 2 only)
Ensure the requirements of the financial processes are met through the Commercial Directorate and assigned non-commercial Directorates
Work across stakeholders of the financial planning and forecasting processes to ensure user needs are met and consistency and transparency embedded
Facilitate discussions around business performance and risks and opportunities
Utilise Workday, Adaptive Planning and other data tools in an efficient manner to support the transfer of business information across CCS
Develop and implement reporting and forecasting processes and templates aligned to financial requirements
Support, advise and challenge on Business Cases, including commercial, project investment and partnerships, particularly on any financial aspects
Convey complex financial reports, processes and information in a simple manner
Be able to calculate and understand commercial benefits and the quantification of value generated by procurement activities.
Ensure Business stakeholders are trained in required financial systems.
Strong technical finance and accounting system skills
Experience of understanding, managing and analysing complex financial processes
Experience of working effectively with multiple stakeholders with varying levels of financial knowledge
Demonstrates a clear understanding of Project techniques and business cases
Qualified or part-qualified Accountant, or a willingness to work towards a professional accounting qualification
Commercial and procurement knowledge or experience of supporting these areas

Business Case Assessment

(Competitive salary
Generous pension scheme
A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays
CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people.
CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.
The sift will commence WC 20th May and interviews will be held WC 27th May either at one of our offices or via video with interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.
Complaints procedure
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.

Internal candidates should apply using their Workday account. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK. With over 800 staff, we help thousands of public and third sector buyers in the UK with billions of pounds of spending each year. We have a wide range of commercial agreements to help our customers buy what they need, when they need it - saving time and money.
We offer fantastic benefits as well as career development opportunities, have an inclusive culture that values work-life balance and offers flexibility in how you work.
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