Band 3 Senior Finance Business Partner

Job Purpose

As part of its 2025 strategy ONR is committed to being a modern and transparent regulator, delivering trusted outcomes and value. We are making substantial investments in new digital technologies and skills to enhance our regulatory processes and management of information.

As a key member of ONR's Finance Directorate, you will work closely with ONR's budget holders to set, monitor and manage ONR's budget. You will provide appropriate challenge to assumptions made to ensure robust in-year forecasting. As a Business Partner, you will develop meaningful management, providing valuable insight to support decision making.

About The Role Principal Responsibilities

• To act as Finance Business Partner to internal and external customers, ensuring decisions are made based on accurate and up to date information
• Production and development of month end management and financial information reporting packs to deadlines, showing information that is meaningful to inform business decision making. This includes writing insightful commentaries and the clear articulation of variances
• Provide meaningful and insightful ad hoc management information to key stakeholders to inform decision making across the organisation
• Maintain and develop robust financial models to support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Maintenance of the Hyperion reporting system and Power BI reports to ensure management and financial information is reported in a timely and accurate fashion
• Build working relationships with both internal stakeholders e.g. Finance and non-Finance managers and external stakeholders e.g. National Audit Office and Regulatory Authorities
• Ability to articulate clearly and concisely financial and management information to stakeholders and support project business cases and key decision making across ONR
• Ensure the continuous improvement of financial procedures and processes.
• Work as part of a team to ensure that ONR's month-end procedures are undertaken to produce our accounts.
• Collate and provide evidence, with appropriate analysis, to NAO to support interim and year-end audits.
• Provide financial information to support Board and SLT reports.

Line Management responsibilities

• None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

Location / Travel

This post may be undertaken from a base at any one of ONR's office locations (Bootle, Cheltenham or London).

ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and or at home) as part of our flexible working policy. There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

Work with Us

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals' contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief. Our values 'supportive, open-minded, fair and accountable' are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.

Security Clearance

BPSS is required for this role.

Person Specification Inclusion

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free. Please contact or to discuss further.

We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme.

We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Please see eligibility criteria below.

• served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve).
• be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty's Armed Forces.
• not already be employed by ONR.

Essential Qualifications

• Accountancy Qualification (CCAB) or working towards a CCAB Qualification

Skills/Job Related Expertise

• Must have experience of using and developing financial and management reporting systems
• Excellent financial modelling skills
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Budgeting and management accounting experience
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and externally
• Developed ability in analysing and interpreting complex financial information and 'translating' this into clear management information using a variety of presentation techniques.

For Further Information

For more information about this vacancy please contact

Alex Goddard

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How To apply

Your application should include:

• CV to include a full record of your education and professional qualifications and a full employment history.
• A suitability statement (maximum of 800 words) highlighting how you meet the 'essential skills and experience' required for the role, which will be used at shortlisting in conjunction with your CV.

Throughout our shortlisting process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria.

AI Tools & Platforms

During the application process applicants are allowed to utilise AI (artificial intelligence) platforms and tools to support them in writing their CVs, suitability statements, essential skills and experience. Please ensure that all information submitted is truthful and verifiable. This includes avoiding plagiarism and accurately attributing the work of others, including artificial intelligence generated content, as your own. All presented information will be assessed at the Interview Stage.

Closing date

Tuesday 6th January 2026 at 23:45

Your ability and skills will be assessed at an in-depth interview if you are invited to the next stage of the recruitment process. An initial sift of applications is made against the above criteria and failure to address any or all will affect your application. We will offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.