At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial management for a major transformation programme and advise senior stakeholders.
- Company: Join NS&I, a leading UK savings organisation with a rich history.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and a strong pension scheme.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while shaping the future of a key government agency.
- Qualifications: Must be fully qualified CCAB/CIMA with experience in financial forecasting.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
Location: London (SE1 9HA), Durham (DH1 1SL), Lytham (FY8 4TS) or Glasgow (G2 8JX). In late summer 2026 our Lytham office will be moving to Preston (PR4 1TE). We are currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work at their chosen office location for 40% of their working month.
NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with more than 24 million customers and over £240 billion invested. We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back more than 150 years to 1861.
A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a 9-day fortnight scheme, a performance-related variable pay bonus, a generous pension scheme and great opportunities for development. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.
NS&I is undergoing a complex Business Transformation Programme (BTP) the role of Senior Finance Business Partner is key to ensuring a strong financial management culture within the programme. The post holder will be responsible for advising the BTP Senior Responsible Officer and Programme Director on the current and future BTP financial position, its underpinning forecast assumptions and associated financial risks and opportunities. They will scrutinise and challenge financial forecasts through analysis of assumptions, historic data and risks and opportunities and provide insightful commentary to explain variances from budget and prior month's forecasts.
This role will be the finance first point of contact for Programme finance queries, and will work alongside the Programme Accountant, Commercial Finance team and PMO Forecasting Lead to ensure robust financial and cost controls are in place and a consistent forecasting approach taken.
Essential Experience
- Experience of programme financial forecasting and reporting
- Evidence of providing financial support to organisations undergoing complex change
- Development of financial reporting, including interpretation of data to highlight trends and anomalies
- Experience of advising, and working with, a wide range of stakeholders, including senior management, to ensure Departmental outcomes are met
Essential Qualifications
- Fully Qualified CCAB/CIMA
Essential Skills
- A strong communicator who utilises a range of communication styles to convey complex and challenging information to stakeholders.
- Demonstration of building effective relationships and networks across functional boundaries internal and externally to ensure effective and efficient delivery of agreed, priority outcomes.
- Ability to respond proactively and positively to rapidly changing priorities and urgent requirements, leading change within their own team.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and position the impact of financial risks and opportunities to governance bodies.
Essential Technical Skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Familiarity with data analytics tools
We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture
Alongside your salary of £54,000, National Savings and Investments contributes £15,643 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Some benefits of working at NS&I include:
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- 9-day fortnight scheme
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Generous annual leave - starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
- Performance-related variable pay bonus
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
As part of our recruitment process NS&I will ask about your right to work status. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and meet eligibility requirements to work within the UK Civil Service. If applying for a role on a fixed-term contract, you must hold a valid visa that covers the full duration of the contract, or at a minimum, the majority of the term. Please note we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship, as a result candidates requiring sponsorship are not eligible to apply.
This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks. A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
The closing date for applications is 31/08/2026 - 11.55pm.
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