Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Positions

1

Band / Grade

B1

Salary

£41,340 - £47,975 per annum

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time

Location

Hybrid (on-site and remote)

Leave entitlement

Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata

Closing Date

11th May 2025 at 23:55

Interview Date(s)

Week Beginning 26th May 2025

Job Description

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community. More information on what it's like to work at the House of Commons can be found here:

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Finance, Portfolio and Performance (FPP) team is critical to supporting a thriving Parliamentary democracy. We play a leading role in delivering the House of Commons' Strategy and corporate priorities through business and financial planning, analysing performance, and supporting the delivery of projects and programmes across Parliament.

The Role

The Finance Business Partnering Team will lead on building strong relationships within the organisation to influence and enable effective financial management, ensuring that finance and public value are at the heart of decision making. The role will require strong communication as well as strategic planning, reporting and analysis skills.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• An understanding of the value-adding role of Finance within the public sector
• Developing an understanding of the business, its stakeholders and deliverables
• Providing relevant coaching and training to the business
• Translating, owning and adding insight to financial data to provide clear information
• Support the monthly financial forecasting and reporting exercises
• Reviewing and providing input to business cases/ strategic documentation

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• It is essential you are CCAB or CIMA qualified, or equivalent, or part qualified (including AAT level 4)/studying toward a relevant finance qualification
• Ability to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration between the business, finance and other corporate services
• Ability to communicate style to a range of audiences, including internal and external stakeholders
• Able to help others to understand the interdependencies between business and finance
• Ability to lead individuals and teams, building and maintaining strong collaborative partnerships

Next Steps and Additional Information

If you would like to apply for this role, please email stephanie@mlcpartners.co.uk

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.