Senior Finance Business Partner

Job summary

Senior Finance Business Partner

House of Lords – Finance Department

BELONG HERE. TOGETHER, WE MAKE PARLIAMENT HAPPEN.

As a Senior Finance Business Partner in the Finance Department, you’ll play an important role in supporting the UK’s parliamentary democracy. Your work will help members of the House of Lords carry out their responsibilities effectively — contributing to something bigger than any one role.

You’ll be part of a collaborative community, working alongside colleagues from a wide range of professions. Together, we make Parliament happen.

You’ll be based on the Parliamentary Estate in Westminster — a unique working environment shaped by history and powered by the people who work here today.

Job description

What you’ll be doing

You’ll deliver strategic, insight-driven business partnering to senior stakeholders, including the Finance Director and Lords Management Board. This is a key role where you’ll provide expert financial advice, challenge decision-making, and help shape projects and programmes to ensure value for money.

You’ll build strong relationships across Parliament, lead on financial planning, forecasting, and reporting, and play a vital role in business case development and investment decisions aligned to strategic priorities. Alongside driving continuous improvement, you’ll also lead and develop a small team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence decision-making while contributing to the effective stewardship of public funds.

Person specification

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills and experience to make a meaningful contribution.

You’ll have:

• Qualifications: You must be a fully qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent).

• Finance expertise and technical capability – Strong experience operating as a finance business partner within a complex organisation, with well-developed accounting knowledge and the ability to apply this in a practical way with a focus on stakeholders. Advanced IT skills, including extensive use of financial systems and Microsoft Excel, to support robust analysis and reporting.

• Relationship management and influencing - Proven ability to build and sustain strong, effective, credible relationships and networks at all levels, becoming a trusted advisor to stakeholders. Experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external partners, including auditors, and providing constructive challenge to support value for money and informed decision-making.

• Analytical thinking and problem solving– Highly developed analytical skills, with experience of interpreting large volumes of complex data and translating this into key insights. Ability to challenge and support business outcomes, identify risks, issues, and opportunities, and develop a pragmatic approach to solving problems.

• Communication and stakeholder engagement – Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly and concisely to non-finance audiences. Confident in tailoring messages to different stakeholders and supporting informed decision-making through clear, impactful narrative.

• Delivery, accuracy and resilience - Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritise and deliver high-quality outputs to tight deadlines. Remains composed and focused in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy.

• Leadership and people development - A proven track record of building capability and developing people, with experience of supporting, coaching and enabling colleagues to perform at their best. Contributes to a high-performing, collaborative finance function.

It would be even better if you have (or are willing to learn):

• An understanding of the public sector financial framework as it applies in central government.
• Experience of reporting platforms such as Power BI.

For full details, please see the job description.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £60,500, House of Lords contributes £17,526 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

What you can expect

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a strategic, insight-driven role supporting senior stakeholders across a complex organisation. You’ll bring strong technical finance expertise, using data and analysis to drive decision-making, while building trusted relationships and providing constructive challenge to deliver value for money.

You’ll be part of a community that values your wellbeing, supports your development, and recognises the contribution you make.

You’ll benefit from:

• 30 days annual leave (rising to 35 after one year), plus public holidays

• A generous Civil Service pension

• Access to learning and development across a wide range of roles and professions

• Support for your health and wellbeing

• The opportunity to be at the heart of UK parliamentary democracy

We know flexibility matters. Wherever possible, we’ll support working patterns that work for you — including hybrid working, job share or adjusted hours. We’ll be open about what’s possible for this role.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

Ready to apply?

If you’re looking for a role where you can belong, grow and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Please complete your online application by 23:59 on Sunday 19 July 2026.

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

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).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

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.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 : Recruitment Team
• Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk
• Telephone : 0207 219 5973

Recruitment team

• Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk

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