UK Research and Innovation

Senior Finance Business Partner

UK Research and Innovation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Swindon • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £58,589 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide effective insight, challenge, and support to a range of stakeholders including Directorate leads/budget-holders.
  • Lead, develop and motivate a team to deliver high standards of service across several complex business areas or programmes.
  • Develop, lead, and maintain exceptional collective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Perform a range of complex reporting and control functions.
  • Lead annual and multi-year budget setting cycles and in year re-forecasting.
  • Communicate the importance of Finance to stakeholders at all levels.

Requirements

  • Qualified Accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CIPFA) or QBE.
  • Strong understanding of accounting and finance and demonstrable experience of working in senior finance roles in large/complex organisations and delivering effective financial management.
  • High level competency of IT systems and applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, with focus on exceptional Excel skills.
  • Highly numerate with the ability to provide high quality oral and written insightful analysis on complex issues, communicating the key elements to effectively deliver projects and influence decision making at a strategic level.
  • Experience of working strategically to balance the conflicting demands of multiple stakeholders whilst protecting the integrity and ownership of financial processes.
  • Demonstrable experience of managing month and year-end processes.
Benefits
  • An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
  • 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
  • Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
  • Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
  • Flexible working options.
  • Many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial managementbudget settingforecastingreportingaccountingnumeracyanalysis
Soft Skills
leadershipteam developmentstakeholder managementcommunicationrelationship buildingstrategic thinking
Certifications
ACACIMAACCACIPFAQBE