Senior Finance Business Partner

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Planning:

• The Senior Finance Business Partner serves as the primary finance point of contact for teams across SSE, working closely with the Collaboration Manager to provide financial insight, support decision-making, and ensure effective planning, reporting, and performance management.
• Work closely with programme managers to develop and execute financial strategies aligned with the SSE’s objectives
• Provide insights into key financial drivers, risks, and opportunities to drive informed decision making.

Budget & Forecasting:

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes for programmes, ensuring financial plans are accurate, robust, and aligned with organisational priorities and strategic objectives.
• Partner with Programme Managers, the Collaboration Manager, and budget holders to develop, monitor, and review programme budgets, providing challenge, support, and financial insight to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Monitor programme expenditure and performance against approved budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommending appropriate corrective actions.
• Prepare, update, and upload programme forecasts into Business Central, ensuring financial information is accurate, complete, and submitted in line with reporting deadlines.

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Conduct detailed financial analysis of programme budgets, forecasts, expenditure, and benefits to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities, supporting effective programme delivery, value for money, and benefits realisation.
• Present financial insights, risks, and recommendations to Programme Boards and senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making, effective financial governance, and timely corrective action where required.
  Support the Head of Finance in the annual audit process, ensuring the timely preparation of financial information, audit evidence, and responses to internal and external audit queries.