Finance Business Partner

Role type   Police Staff Contract duration   Fixed Term Contract, Permanent Contract duration (months)   18 Contract type   Full Time Number of posts   5 Division   CSD - CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION Department   Business Partnering Section   Business Partners Location   Flexible  

Currently Police Scotland have guidance in place that allows appropriate roles to be operated on an agile basis, should you have an interest in working more flexibly then we would encourage your application.

Grade   8 Salary   £51,239 Salary band   £51,239 to £58,226  

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.

Hours per week   35 Competency and value framework (CVF) level   2 Closing date  

22/01/2025, 12:00

Job advert  

Police Scotland is responsible for policing across the country with a workforce of over 20,000 officers and staff. Our dedicated finance team play an important role in supporting funding, which is crucial to ensuring we protect the safety of people, places and communities across Scotland.

We are currently recruiting for a wide range of job roles in our finance department. We’re looking for professionals who can support stakeholders, provide financial insight and challenge, and deliver the best value to support operational policing.

The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for the provision of high quality financial information and analysis, expert advice and support to their portfolios, supporting service leads to effectively manage service delivery within available financial resources, and deliver optimal value for public money from their business area.

As the portfolio’s primary interface for the Finance function, the role will facilitate the required support from all Finance communities of expertise to deliver our customers’ strategic requirements in a timely and efficient manner.

The jobholder will facilitate and direct other Finance functional areas and their resources, such as the Business Intelligence Team, through active contribution to the work planning process, and, as necessary, through direct engagement with staff in different Finance functions involved in delivering outcomes to their portfolio.

As part of our employment package we offer:

• Competitive salaries and annual salary increments
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave and six public holidays on appointment
• Access to a wide range of quality training and development opportunities.
• Access to flexitime.
• Excellent wellbeing support and employee assistance and discounts and savings through our rewards and benefits network.

Starting salary for role is £51,239

PLEASE NOTE - Recruiting for 2 vacancies only

Role profile   Role Profile.pdf – 171KB Opens in a new window CVF guidance   Competency Values Framework PS.pdf – 216KB Opens in a new window  

You should  have been resident in the UK for a minimum of five years immediately prior to application for this role