Finance Business Partner - Income in London

The Finance Business Partner is accountable for providing high-quality financial insight, challenge and decision support to the corporation, enabling senior management to make informed choices that align with our corporate strategy and objectives whilst providing value for our members.

The role owns the quality, relevance and timeliness of financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis and commentary for income across the organisation. They are expected to translate financial and operational information into clear, actionable insight, identify risks and opportunities and support corrective action where performance deviates from plan.

The role is also accountable for providing robust commercial and financial challenge to the business and ensuring financial implications are understood and decisions are consistent with approved budgets, governance requirements and Managing Public Money principles.

As a trusted partner to senior management, the role is expected to influence behaviour, strengthen financial ownership across the business and promote continuous improvement in financial management, reporting and decision-making.

Flexible and agile working: Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work from home (or a different location)
• work compressed hours
• job share

The Finance and Strategic Sourcing (FSS) Directorate, led by the Chief Financial Officer and their leadership team, is made up of three distinct teams: Finance, Commercial Management, Procurement.

Within the Finance team there are multiple disciplines including the core financial control activities for which this role would be responsible. It is an exciting time to join the Finance function as the CFO is looking to make a significant amount of change and enhancement in each of the areas but also looking for synergies and alignment across the Directorate.

Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation. We are a level 2 Disability Confident Leader under the Disability Confident Scheme. As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme.

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact.