PSRJP- FBP

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