UK Atomic Energy Authority
Senior Finance Business Partner
Job Location
Abingdon, United Kingdom
Job Description
Senior Finance Business Partner
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £48,376 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Finance, Systems & Pensions
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: Finance & Pensions
Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the worlds energy? If so, read on.
Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.
As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:
- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
- Wide range of career development opportunities.
- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
The salary for this role is £48,376, and onsite working is expected for 2-3 days each week.
Job Description
This role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of major programme and/or Business Unit (BU) objectives. As a valued member of the Senior Management Teams (SMT) for the UKAEAs major programme areas, the SFP provides financial support in a range of activities covering strategy, planning & analysis, accounting, reporting, bids and costing support, and ad hoc project work. Depending on the programme area, the Senior Finance Partner may directly manage direct reports with the associated line management responsibilities. Whether managing a small finance team, providing financial input into the 5 Year planning process, a new business case, or closing the monthly accounts, a strategic outlook, accuracy, timeliness, collaboration and understanding of performance is essential in this important & high-profile role.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the programme or Division to ensure that objectives are delivered and to provide challenge around financial performance. You'll also deliver the business strategic planning, budgeting and forecast processes for your area.
- Review and analyse performance, producing reports and commentary for the monthly management accounts, individual project managers and business unit management to enable monitoring of profitability against budget, reasons for major variances, and risks and opportunities.
- To ensure provision of consistent, high quality financial information, reinforced by high quality insight and financial advice, supporting the programme / BU to deliver the right financial outcomes and to help drive sustainable performance improvement.
- Provide financial leadership and coaching to wider project team members as required, particularly those that are supporting the management of financial performance through forecasting or monitoring and control activities such as for timesheets and procurement.
- Build effective working relationships with your key PMs and other relevant senior managers and stakeholders to enable the creation of robust programme or BU budgets and periodic forecasts at project and at a consolidated business unit level.
- Support the overall capability within finance by leading on initiatives and procedures which improve processes to support and manage programmes and/or enhance the technical capability of junior team members through training and coaching.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
- A qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience
- Experience of working closely with senior business managers & teams in a business partner capacity
- Balance sheet review / reconciliation experience
- Ability to manage a multi-funding environment and associated financial reporting
- Highly proficient in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, sumif formulas etc)
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
Location: Abingdon, GB
Posted Date: 9/28/2024
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £48,376 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Finance, Systems & Pensions
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: Finance & Pensions
Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the worlds energy? If so, read on.
Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.
As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:
- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
- Wide range of career development opportunities.
- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
The salary for this role is £48,376, and onsite working is expected for 2-3 days each week.
Job Description
This role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of major programme and/or Business Unit (BU) objectives. As a valued member of the Senior Management Teams (SMT) for the UKAEAs major programme areas, the SFP provides financial support in a range of activities covering strategy, planning & analysis, accounting, reporting, bids and costing support, and ad hoc project work. Depending on the programme area, the Senior Finance Partner may directly manage direct reports with the associated line management responsibilities. Whether managing a small finance team, providing financial input into the 5 Year planning process, a new business case, or closing the monthly accounts, a strategic outlook, accuracy, timeliness, collaboration and understanding of performance is essential in this important & high-profile role.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the programme or Division to ensure that objectives are delivered and to provide challenge around financial performance. You'll also deliver the business strategic planning, budgeting and forecast processes for your area.
- Review and analyse performance, producing reports and commentary for the monthly management accounts, individual project managers and business unit management to enable monitoring of profitability against budget, reasons for major variances, and risks and opportunities.
- To ensure provision of consistent, high quality financial information, reinforced by high quality insight and financial advice, supporting the programme / BU to deliver the right financial outcomes and to help drive sustainable performance improvement.
- Provide financial leadership and coaching to wider project team members as required, particularly those that are supporting the management of financial performance through forecasting or monitoring and control activities such as for timesheets and procurement.
- Build effective working relationships with your key PMs and other relevant senior managers and stakeholders to enable the creation of robust programme or BU budgets and periodic forecasts at project and at a consolidated business unit level.
- Support the overall capability within finance by leading on initiatives and procedures which improve processes to support and manage programmes and/or enhance the technical capability of junior team members through training and coaching.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
- A qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience
- Experience of working closely with senior business managers & teams in a business partner capacity
- Balance sheet review / reconciliation experience
- Ability to manage a multi-funding environment and associated financial reporting
- Highly proficient in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, sumif formulas etc)
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
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Location: Abingdon, GB
Posted Date: 9/28/2024
Contact Information
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