Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Business Partner role at HMRC is a 6-month contract position focused on providing specialist financial advice and insights to support strategic decision-making within the Digital, Data and Technology function. The successful candidate will engage with IT experts, manage financial planning processes, and influence senior leaders while driving cultural change and enhancing financial capabilities. This position offers the flexibility of working remotely or at regional centres, contributing to significant digital transformation projects in government.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing specialist financial advice and engaging with IT experts on financial planning and budget setting.
- Delivering financial information and recommendations using data and analytics tools.
- Supporting the development of financial plans aligned with HMRC's strategic direction.
- Influencing senior leader boards and committees with robust financial challenges.
- Engaging early in solution development and supporting business case approvals.
- Driving evidence-based decisions and enhancing decision-making processes.
- Coaching and providing feedback to improve financial knowledge and performance.
- Identifying potential issues and developing financially viable solutions.
- Managing team members and developing leadership skills within teams.
- Driving cultural change to improve finance leadership and capabilities.
- Collaborating with the HMRC Transformation Portfolio and Finance community.
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ACA or equivalent).
- Excellent interpersonal skills for building strong stakeholder relationships.
- Confident communicator capable of challenging senior leaders.
- Strong analytical skills for translating financial data into insights.
- Excellent IT/Excel and presentation skills.
- Collaboration skills to support wider business stakeholders.
- Able to work in a changing culture and think strategically.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Finance Business Partner 6 Month Contract Competitive Day Rate We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us. We offer a great work life balance. You have the opportunity to work at any of our brand-new Regional Centres and to also work remotely. Contracts vary in length dependent upon the project with the possibility to extend. Your time spent with us short or long term will be invaluable - your skills and expertise are needed to deliver the largest digital and transformation projects in Government. There really couldn’t be a better time to join HMRC for your new contract opportunity! HMRC’s Digital, Data and Technology function (otherwise known as Chief Digital and Information Officer group or ‘CDIO’) is seeking an exceptional Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic Financial Management Division. With over 3,500 people, CDIO Group are a key part of ensuring HMRC has the systems and technology to run and deliver its services to millions of citizens. This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, motivated, and ambitious individual to help drive value from our financial data. You will use your strong influencing, communicating and management accounting knowledge to generate insightful information and advice that will inform strategic decision-making by senior leaders.
Person Specification Providing specialist financial advice – engaging with IT experts and providing advice on key financial planning, processes, and budget setting. Taking responsibility for providing financial information to the business with clear advice and recommendations, using all available data and analytics tools. Supporting the development and implementation of credible financial plans that are consistent with HMRCs strategic direction, performance, and delivery plans. Attending and influencing senior leader boards and committees, providing robust challenge that considers the wider financial position of both the CDIO Change Portfolio Group and HMRC Change Delivery. Involved at the start of the idea pipeline, engaging early in solution development, and supporting the creation and approval of business cases through strong financial insight throughout the process. Driving evidence-based decisions through challenging and supporting the business to enhance decision-making. Providing coaching and feedback proactively to identify gaps in the financial knowledge of the business and finance colleagues and increasing performance through informed and objective advice. Horizon scanning to identify potential issues and helping CDIO directorates develop financially viable solutions. Management of team members and/or oversight of others work and developing leadership skills within and across teams. Driving cultural change to improve CDIO Finance leadership by role-modelling behaviours that inspire, motivate, empower, support, celebrate successes and tackle inappropriate behaviour/ poor performance. Influencing and driving cultural change to improve financial information, innovation, processes, systems, assurance, and financial capability. Working collaboratively and building strong relationships with the HMRC Transformation Portfolio, Programme and Finance community, to influence and drive effective change.
Essential Criteria CCAB (includes CIMA, ACCA CIPFA, ACA) or equivalent fully qualified accountant. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders. Confident communicator, comfortable with robustly challenging senior business leaders and decision-makers. Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful insight to support analysis and decision making. Excellent IT/Excel and presentation skills. Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to support wider business stakeholders. Ability to work in a culture of change, to think strategically and work comfortably with risk.
Our Values We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact your designated recruiter to request accommodation.