Senior Finance Business Partner
| Job Type | Contract |
| Location | Reading/ Hybrid |
| Area | South East, UK |
| Sector | Defence & Nuclear |
| Salary | £73 Per Hour |
| Start Date | June 5th, 2026 |
| Advertiser | Jack Ingram |
| Job Ref | 7511-PSR1JP00102757 |
| IR35 | Inside |
| Security Clearance | SC |
- Description
- The Client:
A government department client is looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join them on a 12 month contract. This position will be based in Reading/ Hybrid.
Job Summary:
Key Accountabilities:
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to become the trusted partner of the accountable leads.
- Effectively representing business partners in a wide range of stakeholder forums within the operating units.
- Ensuring that the services for business partners are delivered to the business rhythm in accordance with appropriate processes and systems.
- Line and task manage capacity and deployment of business partner managers and their teams in support of Lead Business Partners.
- Ensuring the teams deliverables are:
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- Produced to acceptable time, cost & quality, including but not limited to forecasts, budgets, procurement plans, reports and variance analysis.
- Produced to the required Business Rhythm.
- Ensure resource demand and supply issues are reported and communicated and the supported to drive an appropriate resourced position.
- Support, contribute, review and approve business cases.
- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
- Building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships with accountable leads, customer budget holders and wider stakeholders, Steering and influencing senior leadership to make informed decisions that balance short term priorities.
- Developing confidence and trust in the ability of finance to support business needs.
- Working collaboratively with the business and other functions to enable the delivery of business plans and objectives.
- Communicating with impact and providing insight including financial and wider business implications.
- Flexibility in undertaking duties unique to the needs of the business area and supporting the business to resolve complex problems.
- Providing constructive challenge, scrutiny, insight and analysis to the Business/Budget Holders on their financial plans and programmes to ensure ambitions are sustainable, affordable, aligned to strategy, maximise value for money and are linked to benefits.
- Undertake scrutiny of business cases to ensure that cases provide value for money, consider the wider corporate impact (e.g. legal, commercial) and through-life implications ensuring a robust risk assessment is undertaken.
- Engaging with the business and drawing on the required support from the finance function or other functions related to finance.
- Working collaboratively with Finance teams and other functions to ensure that senior leadership have the right information and advice.
- Continuously improve quality of service proactively identifying opportunities through engaging with the local teams, prioritising changes that will add the most value.
- Delivering improvements in financial awareness and acumen across their business areas.
- Setting the direction, empowering, inspiring, motivating, and coaching team members to enable effective delivery of objectives and supporting individual’s personal development and careers.
An active SC clearance is required for this role. At a minimum, candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo security clearance. Due to the short-term nature of the contract and the urgency of the requirement, the client may prioritise applicants who already hold active SC clearance and meet all essential criteria.
Our Company:
Malikshaw Interim & Executive is a specialist provider of talent management solutions helping our clients transform the delivery of our public services. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we combine providing the best talent with delivering diverse, inclusive workforces and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
How to Apply:
Please apply through the link provided to send your application directly to the Recruiter managing this assignment.
Disability Confident:
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant:
As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Client guarantees to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for any of the above, please notify us on your covering letter and your recruiter will confirm if the client is a member. We will then be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to become the trusted partner of the accountable leads.
