Dio Finance Business Partner Deputy Head

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

- 405577

**Salary**:

- £70,540
- Subject to meeting the required criteria for a fully qualified accountant, this post attracts a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £3,000
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Grade 6

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) manages £35bn of infrastructure assets and spends over £5bn each year. DIO Finance is responsible for ensuring decisions are taken with the fullest understanding of their financial implications, with due rega

**Type of role**:

- Finance

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Marlborough Lines, Andover, Hampshire
DIO Whittington, Lichfield
RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

DIO manages £35bn of infrastructure assets and spends over £5bn each year maintaining and developing those assets on behalf of the whole of the MOD in pursuit of its strategic objectives

DIO’s finance function aims to provide best in class financial management, reporting and advice to a range of stakeholders across the MOD, ensuring value for money for the taxpayer in how the Department’s Infrastructure Portfolio is delivered.

This advert is recruiting for a position within the Finance Team at Andover, Lichfield or RAF Wyton.

It should be noted that the advert is based on the role of the current responsibilities, and the future demands of the role may change under Defence Reform. It is, however, believed that the majority of the work currently undertaken will continue unchanged for the immediate future.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The Finance Business Partner (DIO) is a business partner within the Customer Finance Team providing information and advice to the DIO Finance Director and the Executive Committee (ExCo) for DIO funding that was not delegated to DIO’s customers, MODs Top Level Budget Holders (Navy, Army, RAF, Strat. Com etc.); the role is the primary point of finance contact and source of financial information and advice for DIO funded activities and projects.

The role provides specialist financial advice based on detailed understanding of business value drivers and information requirements, with a focus on financial performance and decision-support, while providing ExCo with assurance and challenge in decision-making through the provision of meaningful risk management advice and insightful analysis and reporting.

Line management responsibility for the Acquisitions and Disposals Finance Team and Central Operations Finance Team which has budget management responsibility for DIO’s TLB Plan including its Workforce and related costs and centrally managed 2* directorate budgets.
- Responsible for the provision of clear, robust financial insight and advice to ExCo. Through early engagement, giving informed advice and providing appropriate challenge to ensure integration of DIO financial inputs into DIO decision making on its infrastructure spending and of the workforce and related costs supporting delivery for DIO and its TLB customers.
- Advice to ExCo as required to ensure Infrastructure and TLB Plans are affordable and within agreed targets, including provision of value for money advice through liaison with the DIO Decision Support, Scrutiny and Approvals Team (DSSAT) as appropriate.
- Provide challenge and advice in respect of Business Cases for DIO funded activities and attendance at the monthly DIO Investment Committee as appropriate;
- Support the Finance Director and Customer Finance Head in managing budgets effectively, working in partnership to flag financial opportunities and risks early in projects.
- Development and maintenance of a strong understanding of stakeholders, challenges, strategic objectives, operational requirements, culture and organisational structures of DIO in order to be a credible and trusted financial business partner.
- Responsible for providing a first point of contact for ExCo issues, problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Responsible for supporting the Financial Planning and Analysis team in analysis and preparation of Annual Budgeting Cycle submissions including commentary and other requirements.
- Incorporate into DIO planning and budgeting a comprehensive understanding of DIO capabilities and the long-term strategy of the business, taking into account the strategies of both the wider department and directorate.
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