Senior Finance Business Partner

at  Health Research Authority

The Senior Finance Business Partner will be r esponsible for managing the finances relating to our digital transformation including Research Systems Programme (RSP) and digital team financial area, a highly complex and strategically important activity . This includes investigating and advising on highly complex issues and providing corporate reports, strategic financial and business planning advice in this area.
​ The Senior Finance Business Partner will be responsible for leading the overall management and performance of finance for our digital transformation including digital team and RSP , a highly strategic and financially complex programme . This includes preparing strategic and operational financial information, providing high quality business partnering services to RSP senior budget holder and senior team members and offering critical friend challenge and added value to financial estimates, budgets and forecasts.
​ They will ensure that they maintain an excellent level of strategic, technical and operational expertise over the financial, employee record and expenses systems in operation.
​ The y will provide a framework of assurance to the Director and Deputy Director including supporting the business planning process, risk management and ensuring compliance with policy and quality management documents .
​ The post holder will provide high quality, expert technical expertise , advice and challenge to support the preparation of programme business case ( s ) including responding to subject matter expert requests from DHSC S trategic F inance team.
They will fully support the Deputy Director in providing HRA with financial information including reporting, complex analysis and forecasting as well as general financial support and will provide cover for the Deputy Director a s necessary .
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that help us to deliver the best services.

We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community. This includes:

• age
• disability
• ethnicity
• gender identity and expression
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation
• other diverse characteristics

We have policies in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement – if it works for you, we’ll do our best to make it work for us.
This role sits within the HRA Resources directorate which consists of various functions that work collaboratively to provide and deliver a range of services to staff committee members and suppliers of goods and services to the organisation.

THE DIRECTORATE FUNCTIONS ARE:

HR
Finance
Governance
Commercial
Corporate Portfolio Office
Equality & Diversity
Learning & Development.
To find out more and to understand the full duties of the role, please refer to the job description attached.
In submitting your application with us, please note the following:
We currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.
Where applicants fail to demonstrate how they meet any one of the essential criteria of the person specification, the application will not be shortlisted. You will be considered based only on the information in your application form. CVs will not be considered.
The HRA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should it receive a sufficient number of applications

Please refer the Job description for details