We have partnered with the prestigious House of Commons in their search for a new Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic Finance, Portfolio and Performance (FPP) team on a permanent basis. The House of Commons, as the heart of UK democracy, plays a crucial role in shaping the nation's laws and scrutinising government actions. Supporting this essential function is the House of Commons Administration, a team of over 3,000 employees dedicated to delivering exceptional services to Parliament. Within this team, the FPP department stands out for its critical role in implementing the House of Commons' Strategy and corporate priorities. The FPP team ensures that the House operates efficiently through business and financial planning, performance analysis, and the support of various projects and programmes.
We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join this vibrant team. This role is pivotal in building and maintaining strong relationships within the House, ensuring that financial management and public value are central to decision-making processes. As a Finance Business Partner, you will engage in strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting, while providing insightful analysis of financial data. You will be responsible for facilitating long-term planning, challenging investment appraisals, and supporting commercial activities to help the business address complex financial queries. Your work will also involve collaborating closely with the central financial management team and project management units, ensuring that the financial interests of the House are well represented and effectively managed.
In addition to these responsibilities, the successful candidate will contribute to implementing recommendations from a recent independent review of the House's financial management practices. This role offers the opportunity to influence the future direction of financial management within the House of Commons, ensuring robust processes and controls are in place.
Candidates must be CCAB or CIMA qualified, or part-qualified (including AAT Level 4) and possess strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information to various stakeholders. Experience in fostering collaboration, driving organisational goals and knowledge sharing is essential. This role requires someone who can tailor their communication style to different audiences, enabling business managers to make informed and effective decisions.
The House of Commons is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. They are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities they serve and together they are building an inclusive workplace where all colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
If you are a proactive financial expert with a commitment to integrating finance within decision-making processes, we invite you to apply for this crucial role. In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
- 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
- Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- Access to training and development.
- Flexible working.
- Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.
To apply, please email your anonymised CV and statement (no more than 2 pages, with detailed examples of the criteria listed below and in the job description) and a completed diversity form (found here) to: The deadline to apply is Sunday 1st September. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Cameron Swayne.
Criteria 1 It is essential you are CCAB or CIMA qualified, or equivalent, or part qualified (including AAT level 4)/studying toward a relevant finance qualification.
Criteria 2 Ability to fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration between the business, finance and other corporate services.
Criteria 3 Can tailor their communication style to a range of audiences, including internal and external stakeholders with the ability to influence at the appropriate levels of the business hierarchy.
Criteria 4 Able to help others to understand the interdependencies between business and finance, using data, reports, graphic and other tools to support business managers to make informed and effective decisions.
Criteria 5 Ability to lead individuals and teams, building and maintaining strong collaborative partnerships to achieve organisational goals, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.