Lead Finance Partner

Post Office; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Bonus scheme

Car allowance

Pension

Digital GP

Life assurance

Online courses

Discount portal

Job summary

The Lead Finance Partner at Post Office in London will deliver commercial finance activities, including cost modelling, business case financials, management accounts and forecasting. You will partner with business units, challenge assumptions, and support the Annual Business Plan and Transformation Plan in a hybrid working environment.

As a people manager, you will drive inclusion, continuous improvement and high performance across teams while modelling Post Office values and a Postmaster-first

Qualifications

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent finance qualification.
• Experienced People Manager with cross-functional collaboration to achieve business objectives.
• Experience with accounting, reporting and forecasting systems, including Shared Services.
• Ability to balance financial analysis to shape decisions and provide assurance.
• Strong Excel modelling and Power BI capability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercial finance activities including cost modelling, business case financials, management accounts and forecasting.
• Partner business units, provide honest challenge and support to deliver the Annual Business Plan and Transformation Plan.
• Drive a culture of inclusion, continuous improvement and high performance across their teams.
• Role model Post Office behaviours and a Postmaster-first mindset.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic influence

Excel modelling

Power BI capability

Education

CIMA/ACA/ACCA/Equivalent Finance Qualification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Summary

Salary: Competitive plus comprehensive benefits package
Grade: 3A
Reporting Line: Head of Finance Business Partnering
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months
Working pattern: Hybrid
Location: London
Closing Date: 6th November 2026

What to expect

As a Lead Finance Partner you will join us on our journey and undertake a truly valuable role responsible for the delivery of functional strategies, always modelling the Post Office behaviours and demonstrating a Postmaster first mindset.

The Lead Finance Partner will partner their respective business area for all aspects of Commercial Finance activities including cost modelling, business case financials, management accounts and forecasting. The role will be the point of contact for the Business units they support, providing honest challenge and support to deliver the Annual Business Plan and Transformation Plan.

They will drive a culture of inclusion, continuous improvement, and high performance across their teams, delivery and decision-making.

How our people behave is as important to Post Office, as what is delivered. The Lead Finance Partner will role model the Post Office behaviours and demonstrate a Postmaster first mindset.

What we can do for you

Our business is changing and we understand that attracting the right talent is pivotal in driving the positive change needed, to help us achieve our ambitious goals. Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 27.5 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 2 years), plus bank holidays
• Up to 18% on target bonus opportunity
• Annual car allowance
• Generous pension scheme with minimum 10% employer contribution
• Access to 24/7 digital GP services and our Employee Assistance Programme
• 6 x Life assurance and income protection after 12 months service
• Over 400 online courses, mentoring, apprenticeships, and development programmes
• Access to our benefits platform for exclusive discounts & savings

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What you’ll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced Finance Partner with exceptional stakeholder management skills and a proven ability to influence strategic decision-making.

Qualifications.

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA/Equivalent Finance Qualification

Experience

• Experienced People Manager with proven experience collaborating with peers and senior managers, to contribute to the development of, and deliver, a functional strategy to achieve business objectives.
• Substantial experience in establishing successful, cross-functional, stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering projects to achieve key objectives.
• Experience in working with accounting, reporting and forecasting systems (or equivalent) and in a business model that includes ‘Shared Services’ support.
• Experience in building robust business partnering relationships with key stakeholders.
• Clear experience of owning and managing workload and deadlines, with clear communication skills to manage and prioritise workloads and deadlines.
• Experience of balancing using financial analysis to shape decisions and provide assurance.

Skills and Capabilities

• An enabler who can speak with knowledge and confidence in their subject matter, guiding their team to success.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills with the ability to utilise a range of techniques to deliver messages effectively, make an impact, and drive a successful outcome.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders and leaders to build support for functional plans and activity.
• Acts as an expert advisor, applying advanced knowledge of their own specialism as well as broad knowledge of related areas.
• Strong commercial business acumen and ability to make data-driven business decisions.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to upholding the values and principles of Post Office.
• A track record of actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within all areas of responsibility and in particularly in the Finance function.
• Strong Excel modelling skills, ideally with Power BI capability
• Strong sense of urgency to get things done.
• Holding others accountable and challenging with diplomacy.
• High level of ‘can do’ energy, able to manage within an environment of complexity, ambiguity and change.
• Ability to inspire cross functional working