Finance Business Partner

ACCA Careers; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in maritime safety seeks a qualified Finance Business Partner in Southampton. This role is crucial for aligning financial strategies with business goals, offering insight to enhance decision-making. Successful candidates will have solid experience in financial management and possess CCAB/CIMA qualifications, working with senior stakeholders to influence strategies effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Finance Business Partner or relevant financial management role.
• Ability to provide strategic financial advice.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with executives and stakeholders to influence decision-making.
• Provide financial analysis and advice on performance and risk.

Skills

Financial strategy

Financial management

Communication

Education

CCAB/CIMA qualified

Job description

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Location

Southampton

About The Job Job Summary

Have you got experience in a Finance Business Partner, or relevant financial management or financial strategy role?

Do you have the skills to translate and align business and finance objectives, and to provide constructive challenge to influence strategy and enhance the quality of decision-making?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.

Job Description

MCA's Finance vision is to put finance at the heart of decision making to enable and protect delivery of MCA’s strategic goals. The Finance Business Partnering model is critical to this and requires Finance Business Partners to act in the following roles.

Business Expert - to have a deep understanding of their business area and use their knowledge and expertise to add value.

Influential Voice – provide the financial ‘voice’ of the business, using effective communication skills to translate and align the business and finance agendas, and to influence strategy and provide constructive challenge to enhance the quality of decision-making.

Financial Advisor - provide the business with insight and recommendations to facilitate delivery of their strategy. Being the source of technical knowledge, strategic insight, commercial acumen and an understanding of business risk and opportunity.

Your Responsibilities Will Include, But Aren’t Limited To

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the Executive Director and senior stakeholders within partnering business area, in particular developing trust and rapport, to influence and challenge decision making, ensuring that Finance is considered in strategic, commercial and operational decisions.
• Develop a good understanding of the business area, seeking opportunities to better understand the commercial and operational drivers with a focus on complex or high-risk issues.
• Provide strategic advice and analysis on financial impact, performance and risk to senior stakeholders and, through this, contribute to the strategic direction of the business area.
• Present accurate and clearly communicated financial management information and analysis to Directorate Management Boards to ensure appropriate financial management.
• Provide recommendations and value adding insight to support decision making within the business area and to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work alongside Executive Director and senior stakeholders within partnering business area to ensure that credible financial plans are developed, and included within the Agency’s longer term financial planning, annual budgeting, monthly forecasting. Provide constructive challenge to ensure plans are realistic and achievable.
• Support the Director of Finance and Transformation, Chief Financial Officer and Accounting Officer in their roles as a member of the and the Executive Team and MCA Board, ensuring that the agency’s Financial Management Strategy and the related financial controls are operated effectively.
  
  

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Person specification

Essential Qualifications

Qualified in CCAB/ CIMAA

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Accounting

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