DWP is one of the largest Departments in Whitehall, managing the delivering of benefit payments to citizens totalling over £200bn annually. As a Finance Professional in Government, your role is to protect public funds and add value through finance assurance activities. The Financial Management & Partnering Directorate support the business to develop credible multi-year plans that deliver business objectives, supported by robust financial forecasts. We also work with the business to ensure that financial matters are considered in long-term policy and service delivery decisions. Financial Management & Partnering are organised into teams supporting each of the DWP Director Generals. This vacancy is for various roles throughout these teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for fully qualified accountants to join the Financial Management and Partnering Directorate with a proven track record in finance, a passion for delivering high quality professional services with the needs of our customers and stakeholders at its heart and a passion for making a significant impact to the lives of millions of people across Great Britain. The Department is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. As an employer we are also committed to equality and valuing diversity within our workforce. As a key member of the senior finance team, the Senior Finance Business Partner will provide leadership as well as professional, evidence based decision making support, challenge, and professional advice. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will need to:

• Build and maintain key relationships, in particular developing trust and rapport. This includes managing the expectation of senior managers and stakeholders.
• Developing a good understanding of the business, seeking out opportunities to better understand the commercial and operational drivers.
• Provide strategic advice and analysis on financial impact, performance and risk to senior stakeholders and through this contribute to the strategic direction of the wider business area. This includes supporting accurate current and multi-year financial forecasts and plans.
• Responsibility for providing timely, accurate and clearly communicated financial management information and analysis, making full use of available data and analytics tools, to support recommendations to drive efficiency and effectiveness through value added insight and advice.
• Working closely with leads on major projects, policies and programmes to ensure sound business cases are developed and monitored with strong commercial focus, options appraisal risk management, internal control and that governance procedures are followed.
• Lead a Business Partner team effectively to ensure effective support and advice to the business, effective engagement with other Finance teams, and opportunities for continual improvement are identified and pursued.
• Establish a positive and collegiate working environment, supporting and motivating team members to achieve their full potential.
  
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