AMS PSR

On behalf of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), we are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner - Inside IR35 for a 3 month contract based Hybrid working (2 days per week in London office and remaining WFH)

About us:

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) fights complex financial crime, delivers justice for victims and protects the UK’s reputation as a safe place to do business.

About the role:

As Senior Finance Business Partner you will have the opportunity to influence and support key business functions and to contribute to improving financial capability and decision making in the business. You will be encouraged to develop and apply your skills with the chance to make a measurable difference to business outcomes.

We are committed to supporting the continuous professional development of talented individuals.

Please note:

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Senior Finance Business Partner would be:

• Management of the Business Partnering team and the activity of this team to ensue provision of an effective Business Partnering service to budget holders.
• Ensuring all areas are provided with strategic, sound and challenging advice on their plans, using knowledge and data-led insight to ensure value for money outcomes are delivered with a sound long term strategy.
• Providing data-led and insight driven business partnering, working with the business to improve its understanding of its cost drivers to drive effective use of resources and help the different areas to realise any efficiencies from their budgets.
• Taking the lead on implementing the Government Finance Function’s standards for Excellence in Finance Business Partnering in your area, working across the function to raise the quality of services in all parts of finance, developing capability and continually developing knowledge based on best practice.
• Support the Head of Finance with the annual budget setting exercise and related HM Treasury reporting requirements.
• Be a central part of the investment decision making process, providing both critical challenge and detailed analytical support in line with Managing Public Money principles.
• Provide support and advice to budget holders to ensure that they manage their resources effectively, producing accurate and timely ad-hoc financial and management information, as required.
• Directly support a selection of key senior budget holders with their monthly expenditure planning and reporting.
• Provide costing support and advice on key projects and ensure that full case costs are captured and robust submissions can be made into court where cost orders are sought.
• Contributing to office-wide initiatives such as inputting into policy development and other work that supports the continuous development of the SFO.

Essential:

• Strong people management skills with a demonstrable ability to motivate and manage a team to deliver
• Demonstrable evidence of having supported the business in improving its financial management and achieving value for money.
• Proficient in simplifying and presenting complex information, by use of Excel models, to aid understanding and enable decision making.
• Experience of working as part of a small multi functional finance team, supporting fellow team members to achieve joint objectives
• Experience of leading a proactive business partnering service supporting a range of customers
• Experience of business case development and assessment including benefits measurement and realisation
• Fully qualified CCAB (or CIMA) accountant or similar

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, SFO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".