Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 268769**Salary**:

- £43,308 - £53,837-
**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DWP - Finance Group - Financial Management & Partnering**Type of role**:

- Accountancy
- Corporate Finance
- Finance**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 10Contents

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**Benefits**:
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- Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, SheffieldAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Department for Work and Pensions is one of the largest Departments in Whitehall, managing the delivering of benefit payments to citizens totalling over £200bn annually. As a Finance Professional in Government, your role is to protect public funds and add value through finance assurance activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for fully qualified accountants to join the Financial Management and Partnering Directorate. This Directorate brings together, Finance Business Partners, Strategic Finance Advisors and Resource Modellers/Analysts into teams which are aligned to DWP Director Generals.

Financial Management and Partnering is a very dynamic area to work in. It has a strong track record of success, helping anyone looking for strategic insight and career progression. It is a great platform for developing and enhancing skill sets for a career in DWP Finance and provides an opportunity to work closely with Senior staff across the organisation.

**Places for Growth**

**Please note that membership of AAT or other technician level qualification does not satisfy the qualification criterion for these roles.**

**Job description**:
Financial Management & Partnering Directorate is responsible for financial consolidation, reporting and planning, together with supporting commercial and procurement exercises across our organisation.

In addition to the Financial Management & Partnering directorate, Finance Group comprises the following directorates, Financial Control & Policy, Systems Development & Design, Strategic Finance and Payments, Banking & Shared Services, Business Strategy, Contract Management & Partner Delivery, Commercial, Risk and Security and Data Protection.

We have a complex and engaging stakeholder network in our organisation. Our Finance Business Partners develop a strategic understanding of our financial position, using their interpersonal skills to develop great working relationships with budget holders from across the organisation. We support with the mitigation of risk, providing advice, guidance and highlight opportunities which consider the political and economic landscape.

We prepare reports for presentation to HM Treasury and develop business cases for new initiatives. You’ll produce monthly management information packs to showcase forecast movements, and their impact on in year and future year plans. We produce analysis (for example actual vs. forecast) to support strategic decision making for services and entities with a total expenditure of over £9bn annually.

You’ll be responsible for providing financial assurance to commercial and procurement exercises, analysing both affordability and value for money. Our role is to ensure that the Department’s funding and performance position is managed and communicated effectively to support senior decision making.

DWP are part of the wider Government Finance Function and information on the types of roles and skills needed in this role and to progress can be found in the Finance Career Framework.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Hold a full chartered level professional qualification awarded by an IFAC recognised accounting body for example ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or ICAEW, and to hold full membership of that body
- The ability to work effectively with and influence senior stakeholders, demonstrating excellent communication skills
- Evidence of improving and enhancing finance processes
- A track record of supporting good decision making through high quality analysis
- Application of professional accountancy standards within a complex public or private sector environment
- Evidence of ability to deal with competing priorities whilst maintaining day to day activities and working to tight deadlines

**Qualifications**:

- Full chartered level professional qualification awarded by an IFAC recognised accounting body for example ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or ICAEW, and to hold full membership of that body. Please note that membership of AAT or other technician level qualification does not satisfy the qualification criterion for these roles.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- A generous leave package of **26 Days**, rising to

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