Finance Business Partner

2 months ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom The Scottish Government Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Business Partner to join our team at Transport Scotland. As a key member of our Finance and Corporate Services Directorate, you will provide expert financial guidance and support to our Directorates, helping us to achieve our objectives and deliver value for money.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide professional accounting, budgeting, and financial stewardship advice to senior levels, improving financial awareness and overseeing the robustness of financial controls within your assigned Directorate(s).
  • Work with colleagues across the agency to develop awareness of drivers of financial performance, supporting the achievement of objectives within available resources, and bringing constructive challenge to ensure robust decision-making.
  • Robustly assess projections of future income and expenditure, ensuring regular updates to financial plans to support corporate and Scottish Government budgeting, value for money decision-making, risk management, and long-term financial planning.
  • Support the finance teams, stakeholders, and Ministers by engaging in the budget setting process, contributing to the development of applicable documents and advice for Transport Scotland.
  • Deputise for the Head of Finance Business Partnering, as appropriate, in matters relating to finance business partnering and management accounting.
  • Lead a small team, inspiring and motivating them to be fully engaged in their work, encouraging learning and development, and ensuring wellbeing needs are met.

Requirements

  • Strong finance experience, with the ability to provide high-quality advice to a wide range of Civil Servants and stakeholders, with the ability to communicate and explain complex financial concepts to non-accountants.
  • Highly effective management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and collaborate effectively with a range of staff and stakeholders.
  • Strong background in finance business partnering or management accounting and experience of both supporting and challenging partners.
  • The ability to think and act strategically, making links across policy and organisational boundaries to achieve positive outcomes.

Working Arrangements

This post is based in either Glasgow or Edinburgh, with hybrid working in line with current Transport Scotland policies. You will be expected to be office-based twice per week, pro rata. The post is a full-time role, but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply, and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.

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