Finance Business Partner (Band 2 / Grade 7)
Health and Safety Executive
Apply before Midday on Monday 14th October 2024
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Job summary
As Planning, Finance, and Procurement Division (PFPD), our core activities are critical to the effective and efficient way that HSE delivers its strategic objectives. We are the custodian of the system of internal control and ensure effective governance processes are in place. At the same time, we drive the planning processes to ensure we can deliver our regulatory activity with an agreed financial budget and with appropriate mechanisms to monitor and analyse performance against these targets.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to play a pivotal role within the Finance function with the opportunity to develop and progress your finance career within HSE or the wider Government Finance Community.
Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 28 hours per week.
Job description
As the Finance Business Partner to PFPD, HR, Legal Services Division, and Estates, you will provide quality insight, challenge and rigour across the organisation to deliver operational and corporate activity targets within accurate financial forecasts.
Key Responsibilities;
- Provide financial leadership on divisional business planning and budgeting, through continually improving a process that is fully integrated and links prioritisation, business planning, cost drivers, resource, cost recovery income and works closely with the Financial Management and Performance teams.
- Develop new ways of working concentrating on reducing transactional activity and focussing on challenging the business robustly and adding value through insight.
- Support the ongoing development of the FBP team using consistent standards and processes whilst developing a resilience to ensure service delivery across all divisions.
- Lead the monthly forecasting process for the Divisions you support, challenging the forecast assumptions, and understanding the drivers of the forecasts together with the risks and opportunities.
- Work with divisions to understand their requirements and using best practice to remove wasted effort and duplication in processes including business cases, prioritisation, budgeting and forecasting.
- Coaching and supporting Assistant Finance Business Partners to deliver a high-quality service.
- Supporting activity-based costing, identifying the key cost drivers to ensure Fees and Charges are laid in Parliament.
The role will require regular travel to Bootle of a minimum of once per month.
Person specification
Essential Skills and Criteria;
- Have experience of delivering a business partnering service and adding value by providing insight to inform operational decisions.
- Have experience of successfully leading, managing, motivating and developing diverse teams (often virtually), with the ability to deliver through others, providing a clear direction with a persuasive future and driving high performance in line with strategic objectives.
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders including divisional directors and stakeholders at senior executive level – demonstrating the communication skills, impact and gravitas to effectively collaborate, challenge assumptions and influence decisions.
- Convert diverse data in to coherent, insightful reports and briefings for a variety of audiences to inform decision making at Divisional leadership teams and stakeholders at senior executive level.
- Have strong analytical skills leading to the ability to understand causal factors/financial drivers that create deviations from delivery plans and supporting budgets/forecasts together with the ability to create a strong and compelling narrative in influencing a case for change.
- Be able to lead change and transformation, identifying opportunities to improve and innovate and lead the design, delivery and implementation of new ways of working.
This post can be based in any of the advertised locations. We offer a hybrid working pattern with an expectation that you will spend 40% of the week at your local office.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
We invest in our people with;
- Competitive rates of pay
Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 28.97%, far more than in the private sector.
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Parental leave benefits
- As a member of HSE you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed.
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Selection process details
Application Information
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete your CV which should include your skills, employment history and qualification details relevant to the job role. You will also be asked to complete a Personal Statement of no more than 1,250 words. This should outline how you meet the essential skills and criteria as per the person specification.
Application Guidance
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a personal statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
Sift Information:
The sift will take place during the week commencing 14th October 2024.
At sift, you will be assessed on your CV and Personal Statement.
Interview Information
At interview, you will be assessed against the behaviours detailed within the job advert. You will also be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation. Details of this will be shared before the interview stage
Interviews will take place week commencing 4th November 2024.
These dates may be subject to change depending on the panel availability.
Please note that we will request site of your qualifications before interview stage.
AI Tools & Platforms
During the application process candidates are allowed to utilise AI (artificial intelligence) platforms and Tools to support them in writing their Behaviours, CVs and Personal Statements. However, all information submitted must be factually accurate. This includes presenting the ideas and experience of others, or those generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. All presented information will be assessed at the Interview Stage.
Sponsorship
This role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.
Further Information
Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months. There is no guarantee you will be offered a role from our reserve lists, so if you see a vacancy on Civil Service Jobs that you are interested in, we recommend you apply.
It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached HSE Terms and Conditions document.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
HSE is proud to be a part of the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). As a Disability Confident employer, we positively welcome applications from disabled people. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to ensure anyone can participate in the recruitment and selection process.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all disabled applicants who provide evidence of meeting the minimum requirements necessary for the post.
If, during the application or interview process, you require any assistance due to a disability or a medical condition, please contact us at the email address below to discuss how we can support you. For example if you have a disability, and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk
If successful in securing your role, HSE can provide suitable workplace adjustments to support you throughout your career with HSE.
Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Joseph Livesey
- Email : joe.livesey@hse.gov.uk
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- Email : hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk
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