Senior Finance Business Partner - Corporate Services in Glasgow

Your role with us

In this role, you’ll provide visible and inclusive leadership for the finance team, setting a clear direction and building a strong sense of identity and community. You’ll position finance as a trusted enabler to the business, supporting Directors General, Directors and budget holders to deliver Cabinet Office priorities in a way that is both effective and efficient. Working closely with colleagues across finance, commercial and corporate services, you’ll engage early in policy development and pipeline reviews, providing clear investment appraisal and shaping decisions from the outset. You’ll represent Finance on boards and work alongside senior commercial leaders to support decision-making across the programme delivery cycle, identifying risks and opportunities and helping leaders make informed choices around investment and continuous improvement.

You’ll develop a deep understanding of the business areas within scope, considering short, medium and long-term priorities and how they align with wider departmental and cross-government objectives. Acting as a core part of budget holders’ management teams, you’ll provide independent, robust financial advice, support effective resource prioritisation, and help manage risks and opportunities. Alongside this, you’ll play an active role in developing people – supporting professional growth, qualifications and talent management across the finance function, and helping to build capability for the future.

Who we’re looking for

You bring a strong background in finance business partnering, or a clear passion for it, and you understand the value of finance as a trusted advisor rather than a gatekeeper. You’re confident working with senior leaders, able to influence decisions through clear, credible advice, and comfortable explaining complex financial information in a way that lands. You’re a people-focused leader who cares deeply about building high-performing, diverse and inclusive teams. You’ve led in matrix environments, foster trust through openness and reliability, and know how to bring people with you – even when priorities compete. Building strong relationships comes naturally to you, and you take the time to understand how the organisation works and the challenges it faces.

You combine strong analytical thinking with sound judgement. Use data and insight to inform decisions rather than overwhelm them. You’re experienced in financial control and governance, bring solid technical accounting skills, and are comfortable applying them across a broad range of disciplines. Working closely with commercial colleagues, you offer constructive challenge and commercial insight that improves outcomes. You’re also confident working with Excel and data, using analysis in a practical way to support the organisation’s goals. With a good understanding of government finance and fiscal events such as spending reviews, you stay calm under pressure, think strategically, and continue to develop yourself and others – helping teams perform at their best.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. With this in mind, we run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Also, please note that successful candidates must meet our security requirements before they can be appointed, and will also undergo a criminal record check.