PSR1JP00107454 - FBP

Morson Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support the UK Ministry of Defence on a 12-month contract. The role focuses on building trusted relationships with business leaders and providing financial insight to influence decisions and drive performance.

You will manage financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and investment decisions in a complex environment, leading and developing the business partnering team and delivering timely, accurate financial information to senior

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior finance business partnering role.
• Strong stakeholder management with influence over senior leaders and budget holders.
• Experience budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Experience reviewing and challenging business cases for affordability and value for money.
• Ability translating financial data into actionable business insight.
• Experience leading finance teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a complex organisation with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders, budget holders and business leaders.
• Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support informed business decisions.
• Oversee delivery of budgets, forecasts, procurement plans, management reports and variance analysis.
• Ensure financial information is timely and aligned with planning cycles.
• Review and challenge business cases for affordability, risk and value for money.
• Support business planning and ensure financial plans align with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with Finance and other functions to resolve complex financial and operational issues.
• Identify resource demand and supply issues, helping ensure appropriate resource allocation.
• Lead, manage and develop business partnering teams, including capacity planning, coaching and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, service quality and financial awareness across the business.
• Communicate financial performance, risks and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Senior finance partnering

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Business case review

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritisation

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Reading
Contract: 12 months
Pay Rate: Up to £77.19 per hour (Umbrella)
Working Pattern: Hybrid, up to 3 days per week in the office

Morson are recruiting for a Senior Finance Business Partner to support the UK Ministry of Defence on a 12-month contract.

This is a senior finance role focused on building strong relationships with business leaders, providing financial insight and influencing decisions to improve business performance.

You will work across a complex environment, supporting financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and investment decisions while leading and developing business partnering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, budget holders and business leaders.
• Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support informed business decisions.
• Oversee the delivery of budgets, forecasts, procurement plans, management reports and variance analysis.
• Ensure financial information is accurate, timely and delivered in line with business planning cycles.
• Review and challenge business cases, assessing affordability, value for money, risk and long-term financial implications.
• Support business planning and ensure financial plans are sustainable and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Work collaboratively with Finance and other functions to resolve complex financial and operational issues.
• Identify resource demand and supply issues, helping ensure appropriate resource allocation.
• Lead, manage and develop business partnering teams, including capacity planning, coaching and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, service quality and financial awareness across the business.
• Communicate financial performance, risks and recommendations clearly to senior leadership.

Essential Experience

• Significant experience in a senior finance business partnering role.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders and budget holders.
• Extensive experience across budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Experience reviewing and challenging business cases, including affordability, risk and value for money.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate financial data into clear business insight.
• Experience leading, managing or developing finance teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex organisation and manage competing priorities.

Security Clearance Requirements

Candidates must:

• Be a British citizen.
• Have resided in the UK for the past five years.
• Be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

Additional Information

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to support a major organisation, influence strategic and operational decisions, and lead the delivery of high-quality financial insight within a complex environment.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview. If selected from the shortlist, a formal interview process will then begin.