Deputy Director Finance Business Partner for Operational Contracts and Change

Location:

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

About the job

Job Summary

This is a Nationally based role

Job description

For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities, and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack

Person specification

• Providing leadership for a team of 48 FTE and the wider Ministry of Justice Finance Function driving improved capability in a range of skills including commercial and change finance expertise.
• Building strong relationships with key stakeholders both in the business and the wider finance community.
• Providing finance business partnering support to the Youth Custody Service and Reducing Reoffending & Partnerships Teams.
• Providing support and challenge to business and commercial colleagues to ensure our contracts and change programmes are good VfM and support HMPPS delivery.
• Providing advice direct to the HMPPS Accounting Officer to support decision-making and good governance.
• Sitting on senior contract/commercial boards and bringing together finance support for the overall HMPPS Change Portfolio.
• Providing finance business partner support to the Youth Custody Service.
• Providing input into business planning and being a driving force to ensure we understand out contracts pipeline and take a strategic approach to decision-making in respect of our contract and change landscape.
• Be a driving force to ensure we are effective at benefit realisation and monitoring
• Ensuring the business is effectively monitoring risks and opportunities, looking both at the in-year position and to the medium and longer term, supporting them to take action where needed.
• Working collaboratively with other HMPPS FBP teams and the Management Accounting Centre of Excellence and Financial Accounting Team to ensure timely and accurate reporting and business intelligence.
• Taking responsibility for implementing the Government’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

Playing an active role in developing the MoJ Finance Function, creating a strong cultural identity, driving a diverse and inclusive culture, empowering staff, and promoting accountability

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Diversity & Inclusion

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 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Additional InformationPlease view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application.

Qualifications

• CCAB, CIMA or equivalent financial qualification is essential.

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

Technical skills

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

• CCAB, CIMA or equivalent financial qualification is essential.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £75,000, Ministry of Justice contributes £21,727 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

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 29th September 2024

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.