Finance - Finance Business Partner - Band M - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Job Title: Finance - Finance Business Partner - Band M - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £60,893, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £57,965 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £63,230. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
The post holder will be responsible for working with the Senior Finance Business Partner to deliver and embed a co-ordinated finance business partnering function for CT Policing, aligning counter terrorism financial activity extended across four board areas in support of the Government’s National CONTEST strategy.
These are:
- Counter Terrorism (CT) Policing (including Protective Security (PS) and Domestic Extremism)
- CT Policing within the Metropolitan Police Service
- Specialist Operations Business Group within the MPS; and
- Individual Operational Command Units within Specialist Operations.
Main areas of delegated responsibility will fall across the following strategic and functional areas:
- Finance Business Partnering;
- Finance management, audit and assurance;
- Financial Planning and support of the CT Capabilities;
- Finance project support;
- Commercial finance and third party contract support;
- CT Policing Grant management and allocation; and
- Protective Security Grant management and allocation.
Key Tasks and Key Responsibilities
The Finance Business Partner will support the Senior Finance Business Partner (working alongside operational and non-operational colleagues throughout the MPS and the distributed National CT Policing network) to ensure that CT Policing achieves value for money and maximises value from the services it delivers whilst meeting the needs of the Business. By providing appropriate support, insight, challenge and direction at an operational level, including modelling options, to identify and deliver the optimum solutions to maximise value for money (VfM).
This will include:
- Building relationships with business areas, service delivery leads and external partners, ensuring that the CTP HQ Finance function works effectively and efficiently within CTP HQ, the MPS, the Specialist Operations Business Group and across the CT network.
- Supporting capability leads, influencing managers and leaders and providing robust financial analysis to support decision-making and deliver value for money for the MPS and CT Policing as a whole.
- Identifying key risks and opportunities affecting CT/PS objectives through timely analysis regarding actual results and forecasts, proposing options to ensure the organisation achieves its operational goals, whilst continually reducing costs and improving performance.
- Supporting the Senior Finance Business Partner with the design, build and maintenance of costing models that address structure and service issues. The analysis should address the commercial needs of the business and focus on identifying areas of improvements, controlling spend and continually analysing critical categories of expenditure in order to help implement the financial strategy.
- Supporting producing the national budget and strategic planning process for both the Counter Terrorism (CT) Policing Grant and Protective Security Grants. This will include maintaining and updating the Medium Term Financial Plan and reviewing the financial implications of funding bids submitted to the Home Office for new initiatives/unplanned operations, that arise in year. Working with MPS Corporate Finance as necessary;
- Partnering existing and emerging change projects and programmes, including supporting the production of business cases, financial assurance and advice;
- Monitoring expenditure and income, ensuring the production of quality management accounts and reporting for both internal stakeholders across the network and external third parties. Liaising with FBPs throughout the MPS and Shared Service Centre colleagues as necessary;
- Ensure value for money by seeking commercial opportunities including income generation and cost recovery where appropriate.
- Supporting the production of regular financial management information on CT Policing and Protective Security Grant, including Efficiency and Change Projects, to key stakeholders.
- Working collaboratively with all CTP HQ Pillars, including the Human Resources function (in support of workforce planning), Strategy Planning and Performance, Change, ICT, Commercial and National Business Managers;
- Attending meetings as appropriate with OCUs, CTPHQ Pillars, MPS Support Services, MPS Corporate Finance, CT Network etc.
- Monitoring SSCL transactional services and interrogating MPS systems as necessary.
- Providing support for ad hoc projects including support for business planning, assessing investment business cases and reviewing contract bids
Key Skills
The post holder must have:
Communication and relationship skills:
- effective communication skills. Ability to explain things clearly either verbally or in writing in the most appropriate style, tone and format;
- ability to influence senior stakeholders within a business, achieving an appropriate balance between customer care / responsiveness and delivery of professional advice;
- good interpersonal skills and team working skills with the willingness to support others and share ideas;
- business focused and flexible when meeting operational needs and expectations;
- takes responsibility to meet business requirements and ownership of work and maintains a strong work ethic; and
- ability to deputise for the Senior Finance Business Partners.
Analytical and judgment skills:
- to analyse diverse sets of information in order to draw out appropriate correlations between data sets in order to generate solutions to complex operational and strategic problems;
- to operate at a detailed level to help solve strategic problems; and
- to support and / or carry out options appraisal.
Planning and organisational skills:
- creative approach to problem solving and delivery in demanding circumstances and with competing priorities;
- highly motivated, taking a proactive approach to work including a strong desire to meet deadlines and deliver quality products;
- highly organised and forward thinking; and
- ability to work autonomously.
Additional Information
Please note that whilst there are 3 positions available, 2 will be vetted to MV/SC and 1 will be vetted to MV/DV.
When prompted in your application, please state which vetting level you’re applying for.
Vetting
For the MV/SC roles: This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
For the MV/DV role: This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/Developed Vetting (DV)] clearance.
As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 9th June 2025.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 2 weeks after the closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 2 weeks after hiring manager review.