Band 3 Senior Finance Business Partner

Office for Nuclear Regulation; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body based in the UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner to work closely with budget holders, ensuring robust in-year forecasting and decision making. This role involves producing management and financial reports, developing financial models, and building relationships across the organization. Candidates should have a CCAB qualification or be working towards one, alongside strong financial modelling and communication skills. The position supports hybrid working, reflecting the organization's inclusive culture and commitment to innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience of using and developing financial and management reporting systems.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information.

Responsibilities

• Act as Finance Business Partner to internal and external customers.
• Produce month-end management and financial information packs.
• Maintain and develop robust financial models.
• Ensure continuous improvement of financial procedures.

Skills

Financial modelling skills

Excellent IT skills

Budgeting and management accounting experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Education

CCAB qualification or working towards it

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Hyperion reporting system

Power BI

Job description

About the Role

As a key member of ONR's Finance Directorate, you will work closely with ONR's budget holders to set, monitor and manage ONR's budget. You will provide appropriate challenge to assumptions made to ensure robust in-year forecasting. As a Business Partner, you will develop meaningful management, providing valuable insight to support decision making.

Principal Responsibilities

• Act as Finance Business Partner to internal and external customers, ensuring decisions are made based on accurate and up-to-date information
• Produce and develop month‑end management and financial information reporting packs to deadlines, showing information that is meaningful to inform business decision making. This includes writing insightful commentaries and the clear articulation of variances
• Provide meaningful and insightful ad‑hoc management information to key stakeholders to inform decision making across the organisation
• Maintain and develop robust financial models to support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Maintain Hyperion reporting system and Power BI reports to ensure management and financial information is reported in a timely and accurate fashion
• Build working relationships with both internal stakeholders (Finance and non‑Finance managers) and external stakeholders (National Audit Office and Regulatory Authorities)
• Articulate clearly and concisely financial and management information to stakeholders and support project business cases and key decision making across ONR
• Ensure continuous improvement of financial procedures and processes
• Work as part of a team to ensure ONR's month‑end procedures are undertaken to produce our accounts
• Collate and provide evidence, with appropriate analysis, to NAO to support interim and year‑end audits
• Provide financial information to support Board and SLT reports

Line Management Responsibilities

None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

Accountancy Qualification

CCAB qualification or working towards a CCAB qualification

Skills / Job Related Expertise

• Experience of using and developing financial and management reporting systems
• Excellent financial modelling skills
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Budgeting and management accounting experience
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and externally
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information and translate this into clear management information using a variety of presentation techniques

As part of its 2025 strategy, ONR is committed to being a modern and transparent regulator, delivering trusted outcomes and value. We are making substantial investments in new digital technologies and skills to enhance our regulatory processes and management of information. This post may be undertaken from a base at any one of ONR's office locations (Bootle, Cheltenham or London).

Hybrid Working

ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and/or at home) as part of our flexible working policy. There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

Work with Us

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals' contributions, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Our values ‘supportive, open‑minded, fair and accountable’ are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.

Person Specification

Security Clearance BPSS is required for this role.

Inclusion

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier‑free. Please contact or to discuss further. We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme. We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Eligibility criteria below:

• Served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve)
• Be in transition from or ceased to be a member of His Majesty's Armed Forces
• Not already be employed by ONR