Finance Business Partner - COO Group (Ref: 16926)

Job summary

This position is based nationally.

Job description

Overview

MoJ is responsible for everything that goes into running the UK’s criminal and civil justice systems, creating the foundations for a safe, fair and prosperous society. We are one of the largest government departments with over 88,000 staff based across England and Wales. We are responsible for 500 courts and tribunals, 122 prisons, the policies underpinning the system and much more.

The MoJ Finance Function is a high performing group with a commitment to provide the best possible information and advice to our business colleagues. This role sits in the Chief Operating Officer Finance Business Partnering Team and will provide direct Finance Business Partner support to several Corporate Functions within the Group along with working flexibly to support the Lead Finance Business Partner

Location

National/London

Role Summary

This role offers the opportunity to support the Corporate Services of MOJ HQ.

Finance Business Partnering SEOs are responsible for building strong relationships with their stakeholders, understanding the business, and explaining financial information for budget holders in an understandable manner.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be a key member of the finance function, working with other members of the team, wider MoJ Finance colleagues and key stakeholders from the business areas we support.

You will support Senior Stakeholders and their teams and report to a G7 Lead Finance Business Partner.

Role Responsibilities Overview

You will be responsible for building strong relationships, developing expertise, adding value to information and understanding the business within a directorate. Clearly communicate financial data and other information and provide valuable financial advice, challenge and support, strategic insight, and business solutions.

Responsible for Financial Support to Stakeholders of MoJ Budgets including:

1. Production and Presentation of Monthly Management Information packs for senior stakeholders.
2. Providing expert and insightful advice to budget holders and delivery colleagues.
3. Holding the relationship with the budget holder and business supports within your portfolio.
4. Engaging with wider MoJ finance teams as needed to achieve desired business outcomes.

Essential Role Requirements

• Candidates should have relevant, practical finance experience and the ability to provide clear financial advice and constructive challenge to senior colleagues (Communicating and influencing)
• Possesses emotional intelligence and can think empathetically, considering the strategic goals of others (Working Together)
• Fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration between the business, finance, and other corporate services (Working Together)
• Can tailor their communication style to a range of audiences, including internal and external stakeholders (Communicating and Influencing)
• Uses facts and evidence to aid negotiation and influencing (Communicating and Influencing)
• Helps others to understand the interdependencies between business and finance (Working Together, Communicating and Influencing)
• Proactive and passionate, inspiring others to continuously improve (Changing and Improving)
• Ability to "speak the language" of finance to business, and vice versa, acting as the critical translator between the two (Communicating and Influencing; Managing a Quality Service)

Qualifications

• Full/Part-Qualified with an CCAB qualification, or commitment to studying towards full qualification.

Application Process

You will be assessed using Success Profiles - GOV.UK. Success Profiles enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours, and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role.

Sift

Behaviours – Please provide examples of how you have met each of the behaviours below:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and improving

We will also assess a candidate’s experience and ability based on the skills required as set out below through:

• A Statement of Suitability is required consisting of a maximum of 750 words
• CV

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the essential role requirements within the application behaviour responses, statement of suitability and CV.

If we receive a large number of applications, we will carry out an initial sift on the lead criteria of Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.

Interview

Please note that interviews will be carried out remotely via MS Teams. During the interview, we will be assessing you on the Behaviours & Strengths listed below:

Behaviours –

• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
• Managing a quality service
• Changing and improving

Specialist Allowances

In addition to salary, a pensionable, non-contractual specialist allowance may be applicable if you are fully qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent. Specialist allowances apply to certain roles only, are non-transferable to other roles and are subject to annual review.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Qualifications

Please answer 'yes' to meeting the qualification requirement if you are either:
1) Qualified and full member of a professional accountancy body (CCAB or CIMA) or part qualified or
2) willing to work towards the qualification/membership.

If you are answering yes to option 2, please upload a note indicating your willingness to work towards the qualification.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £42,914, Ministry of Justice contributes £12,432 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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