Our Finance Business Partners possess a deep understanding of the business and excel at communicating financial data and other information clearly. They provide valuable financial advice, support, strategic insight, challenge, and business solutions.

To succeed in this role, you will need to build strong stakeholder relationships to enable effective strategic financial management. These relationships will be crucial for influencing decision-making and facilitating constructive challenges.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing a thorough understanding of the business and its deliverables while building stakeholder relationships.

Translating, owning, and adding insight to financial data to provide clear information and evidence that supports business activities and requirements.

Reviewing and contributing to business cases and strategic documentation.

Providing ad-hoc analysis and presentations to drive and support business decisions, such as efficiency and cost reduction options, utilizing all available data and analytics tools.

For further information about the role and responsibilities please see the candidate pack – Civil Services Jobs ref 400329.

Person specification

To excel in this role, you should demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Cultivating a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration among business, finance, and other corporate services.

Adapting communication styles to suit various audiences, including both internal and external stakeholders.

Utilising facts and evidence to support negotiation and influence.

Assisting others in understanding the interdependencies between business and finance.

Being proactive and passionate, inspiring continuous improvement in others.

Bridging the gap between business and finance by effectively "speaking the language" of both, serving as a crucial translator.

Additional Information

This role can be based in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham or Swansea, your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVSA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the person named in this advert in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. Please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.

There will be occasional travel required with this role to other DVSA locations, including overnight stays.

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

make roads safer

improve services for our customers

make road transport greener and healthier

harness the potential of technology and data

grow and level up the economy

Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA certified).

The advertised salary is inclusive of a base salary of £42,848 and an allowance of £4,000.

Alongside your salary, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes 28.97% towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Supportive Work Environment: Benefit from flexible working options that promote a healthy work-life balance.

25 days holiday, with an additional day added each year, up to a maximum of 30 days (pro rata). Plus, benefit from 8 bank holidays and an extra privilege day to celebrate the King's birthday.

Flexible Hybrid Working Model: Enjoy a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement, where staff can spend 40% of their time home working. This model offers flexibility, balancing both business and individual needs.

Inclusive and Diverse Culture: Thrive in an environment that encourages inclusion and diversity, supported by a variety of staff communities dedicated to assisting all colleagues.
Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
Access to the staff discounts portal
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff
Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers

Things you need to know

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

The sift is due to take place 01 - 06 May 2025. Interviews are likely to be held 14 - 16 May 2025.

This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We’ll try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. We’ll give you plenty of notice of any important dates.

How to Apply

For this role you will need to submit a CV which must include your employment history, relevant experience to date, and professional qualifications and memberships.

For your CV, please provide detailed evidence of your experience against the following essential criteria:

Experience of fostering a culture of knowledge and collaboration between business, finance and other corporate services.

Experience in using facts and evidence to aid negotiation and influencing.

Please note, for this vacancy, we are working with our recruitment partner Hays. Upon submission, please send your CV to Jackie Taylor - Jackie.Taylor@hays.com

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include - an interview and a presentation

Further Information- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security - Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the
European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020, Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion - The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the
Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.