Royal Navy Finance Business Partner

6 months ago


Portsmouth, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

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

- 345961**Salary**:

- £57,670- Those holding a CCAB Accounting Qualification are entitled to an additional Recruitment and Retention allowance worth £3000- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy**Type of role**:

- Finance**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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- Portsmouth, South East England, PO2 8BYAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Finance supports all of the Royal Navy’s activities, from front-line operations to personnel support and training; finance and governance; safety; equipment acquisition; programmes and planning; and Defence Engagement.

The Finance Business Partner is a critical role which is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team for the business you support responsible for influencing the strategic direction of the business and enabling the organisation to deliver against itsNavy plan, objectives and outcomes. You will be required to act as a finance business partner, delivering accurate, timely and considered strategic Financial advice to the Military Operations Budget Holders and SROs in Navy Command whilst safeguarding the taxpayer.

We are looking for someone who is committed to providing an excellent finance service, guiding and supporting senior decision makers while leading a small and successful team and balancing priorities and challenges. The role will also require collaboration skills to ensure the finance function works optimally across the different parts of the organisation.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
As part of the Navy finance leadership team you will support the development of your team and wider finance function staff, providing opportunities for development and encouraging ideas for improving team performance.

**Duties include**:
Provide Leadership and Line Management to your team.

Supporting the business to deliver their outcomes - Working collaboratively with the business and other functions to enable the delivery of business plans and objectives.

Driving financial performance - against agreed targets working with partners. Develop an understanding of the drivers behind key variations and work with the business to identify remedial actions, risks and opportunities

Providing constructive challenge, scrutiny, insight and analysis on financial plans and programmes to ensure ambitions are sustainable, aligned to strategy, maximise value for money and are linked to benefits.

Reporting and analysing the business financial position for consolidation to Head of Corporate Reporting

Reviewing Financial Accounting treatment and resolution of accounting anomalies and/or anything adversely impacting the SOFP

Supporting your business area in the development of the 10-year plan. Providing constructive challenge, scrutiny, insight and analysis on financial plans and programmes.

Input into the development of business cases, investment appraisals and proposals identifying and highlighting any potential issues.

To find opportunities for new efficiencies and support in delivering the existing pipeline.

Implementing Continuous Improvement - embedding continuous improvement in the service finance provides by seeking and delivering those changes that add most value.

Acting as the link between the business and the rest of finance-Engaging with the wider business and knowing how to network across the broader function to access deep technical expertise.

Building effective engagement - developing successful partnerships and maintaining relationships with business leadership and across your spere of influence.

For this role the business needs are such that the successful applicant should expect to be regularly in office in Portsmouth with regular travel to other Navy Command locations.
- A 12-month reserve list will be held for this vacancy, with the potential for other equivalent roles to be filled at a later date.

**Person specification**:
You will have experience of working as a Finance Business Partner in a complex environment. At this level the individual will be able to demonstrate their experience and skill against the following criteria and be confident and articulate briefing at Board Level.
- Experience of delivering pragmatic and robust approach to financial control and governance, as well as managing a sophisticated financial portfolio
- Excellent leadership credentials, with a proven track record of developing and leading impactful teams
- Experience of communicating complex financial information simply and effectively to a range of customers
- Experience of using financial, operational performance and economic data to deliver insight that both drives and facilitates change and continuous improvement.
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