Whittington, West Midlands (England), WS14 9PY
Job Summary
Finance Business Partnering (FBPs) puts finance at the heart of decision making. Finance Business Partners in Strategic Command help to drive the agenda, they aspire to become trusted partners to business units, provide expert financial advice and support decision making.
FBPs in Strategic Command build good working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, across a complex and fascinating organisation, enabling effective financial management.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
As senior FBP for Defence Medical Services and Headquarters the successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 10 colleagues, providing expert financial and decision making support to both Defence Medical Services as well as the Headquarters of Strategic Command.
Defence Medical Services provides healthcare services to the Armed Forces. It is a unique organisation and is geographically dispersed, delivering a full range of healthcare, across the United Kingdom. The Headquarters of Strategic Command is equally interesting and encompasses a range of both strategic functions and operational activities.
Whilst the role holder will be based at the Head Office of Defence Medical Services in Lichfield there will also be the need to attend other Strategic Command locations at least twice a month.
As senior FBP for Defence Medical Services and Headquarters the successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 10 colleagues, providing expert financial and decision making support to both Defence Medical Services as well as the Headquarters of Strategic Command.
Defence Medical Services provides healthcare services to the Armed Forces. It is a unique organisation and is geographically dispersed, delivering a full range of healthcare, across the United Kingdom. The Headquarters of Strategic Command is equally interesting and encompasses a range of both strategic functions and operational activities.
Whilst the role holder will be based at the Head Office of Defence Medical Services in Lichfield there will also be the need to attend other Strategic Command locations at least twice a month.
Person specification
As the Senior Finance Business Partner for Defence Medical Services and the Headquarters of Strategic Command you will lead a team of approximately 10 Finance Business Partners whilst building trusted relationships with the Defence Medical Services and Headquarters Directors as well as other senior stakeholders at the same time as ensuring timely finance input into all business matters
You will also contribute as a senior member of the Strategic Command FBP team as well as the overall finance function of Strategic Command.
A key part of your role will be to support budget holders in managing their in year budgets and their 10 year financial plan. Additionally, you will assist with the preparation of business cases and provide challenge when required.
You will set a positive culture for a strong control environment and encourage an atmosphere of empowerment of budgets holders operating within a sensible governance framework.
You will proactively identify and manage the financial impact of risk. Helping to mitigate and minimise risk wherever possible.
By working closely with Commercial colleagues to support budget holders you will help to maximise value and generate efficiencies.
Your close working with Human Resources colleagues to support budget holders will help to ensure that they get the most from their workforce budgets
By contributing as a member of the Defence Medical Services and the Headquarters senior management boards you will enable finance to be at the heart of decision making.
The successful candidate will be a CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant.
Qualifications
CCAB or CIMA qualification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £70,540, Ministry of Defence contributes £20,435 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Some Of The Many Benefits You Will Receive
- Highly competitive pension scheme.
- Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service or the Line Manager has the ability to adopt flexible working sooner than the 6 month period.
- With Line Manager agreement move to an alternative Working Patterns (there are 9).
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service. If by chance you have previously completed service in the Public Sector in the past 5 years, you may be eligible to request 30 days leave immediately. (Evidence will be required).
- In addition to annual leave you will be entitled to 8 Public Bank Holidays per year.
- Professional and Personal Development of skills with the opportunity to undergo an Apprenticeship
- Opportunity to join more than one of our many networks (Race, LGBT+, Gender, Disability and Faith & Belief).
- Minimum of 18 Days Special Paid Leave in a rolling 12-month period for Public Duties commitments (such as a Magistrate).
- Special Paid Leave for community volunteering up to 12 days a year for Special Constables and 6 days a year for other volunteering.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Free car parking at Defence Medical Services, access to gym facilities for a nominal fee, onsite Mess and shop.
Please Note
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This Recruitment Process Will Consist Of Two Parts
- A written application containing your experience (a CV and a Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement) of no more than 1000 words) demonstrating what you could bring to the role - this will be assessed at sift.
- If your written application is successful, you will be invited to a face-to-face interview where you will be tested against the following Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating & Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
Sift & Interview
Sift to take place within 2 weeks of Advert closing
Interviews likely to take place within 2 weeks of Sift
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. As part of any hybrid working arrangement you will be expected to spend at least 60% of your time in a workplace.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Richard Wallace
- Email : Richard.Wallace110@mod.gov.uk
- Telephone : 07980932019
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk
Further information
Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.
