Senior Finance Business Partner

Do you have excellent attention to detail, strong analytical capabilities and experience of working in a finance team? If the answers to the above are yes, then this exciting opportunity could be for you.

This post is embedded in the National Records of Scotland (NRS) Finance Team, part of the Corporate Services Directorate. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including NRS Senior Management and Budget Managers, to ensure the delivery of value for money outcomes.

This post is important in providing the necessary support and advice, building strong relationships with customers to support the Scottish Government's and NRS overall purpose. The post holder will need a proactive and flexible approach to ensure that key strategic priorities are met.

The post holder will work directly to the Programme Finance Lead (C1).

• Support initiatives to ensure NRS recovers costs for services through fees and charges in a compliant and cost-effective manner, and, where appropriate, supporting commercial ventures.
• Lead on our financial management, initially specifically income management: revenue budget and forecast, production of the monthly management accounts and investigate and report on significant variances, recommend remedial actions required to deliver a balanced financial position and monitor the implementation of these actions.
• Support effective financial management by providing finance and business support to the Corporate Finance Lead and Programme Finance Lead, as well as providing specialist advice to senior managers and budget holders by on key financial information, including on costing / pricing NRS services.
• Supporting the production and publication of the NRS Annual Report and Accounts, ensuring compliance with the relevant accounting policies and engagement with the external auditors.
• Proactively identify efficiencies in systems and processes, ensuring that financial controls are adequate and continually improving in order to contribute to the delivery of value for money outcomes.
• Line management and mentoring of staff ensuring they have the support, knowledge and skills to carry out their roles effectively.
• Ensure guidance, regulation and legislation is adhered to, including the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and the UK Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM). Reviewing procedures, implementing auditors' recommendations and providing effective support and delegation of responsibilities and tasks to staff in this area.
• Work flexibly across the Finance Team, taking on a range of other work as required to ensure that priorities are met.