Job Title Senior Business Partner
Grade I £55,944 Min - £63,522 Max
Contract Type Permanent - Full Time
Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
For more information about Staffordshire Police please click the below link:
About the Opportunity
Staffordshire Police is looking for an influential Senior Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping the running of the Financial Management team.
You will work collaboratively with another Senior Finance Business Partner and be responsible for providing strategic finance support to the organisation, influencing business decisions and shaping the business partnering service.
Each Senior Finance Business Partner is aligned to a number of commands in line with Executive portfolios.
Key responsibilities of the role are:
- Overseeing the financial monitoring processes for the identified commands including consolidating and reviewing the group financial position; culminating in the writing of the monthly group finance report.
- Leading the development of the budget setting process, including supporting with financial modelling as required.
- Providing outstanding leadership and support to the roles aligned to you (Finance Business Partners, Finance Officers, Partnership & Income Manager) and be a member of the Finance department Senior Leadership Team.
- Contributing to the development of business cases, service costings and cost-benefit analysis for revenue and capital projects.
- Completion of a number of statutory financial returns.
About you
You build strong, credible relationships with both finance and non-finance colleagues, and are confident providing constructive challenge where needed.
You bring a calm, structured approach in a fast-paced environment; you are able to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs to tight deadlines without losing sight of the bigger picture.
As a leader, you take pride in developing and supporting others. You lead by example, bringing clarity, direction, and a collaborative approach to your work.
About us
Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best service for Staffordshire, ensuring that we keep people safe and protect our communities. As a Senior Finance Business Partner, your role will be instrumental in enabling the delivery of these plans.
The role is based at Staffordshire Police Headquarters, with the opportunity for agile working. Our agile policy requires colleagues to attend their contractual place of work a minimum of 2 days per week, with additional days subject to business need.
Further details relating to the role and responsibilities can be found within the role profile and for more information please contact: Emma.Cranidge@staffordshire.police.uk.
To apply, please upload your CV and also provide a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the experience and skills requirements of the role.
Closing date: Friday 15th May 2026 at Midday
Interviews will be held during w/c 1st and 8th June and will include an assessment and presentation which will be provided on the day
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
Closing date: Friday 15th May 2026 at Midday
Interview date: Various dates available during w/c 1st and 8th June
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Pension Scheme - a generous, secure, defined benefit scheme. More information can be found at: Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
- Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
- Flexible / Agile Working
- Sick pay scheme
- Fostering friendly policy
- Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
- Access to health and wellbeing support
- Eye care vouchers
- On site Gyms
- Staff associations
- Reward and Recognition
- Blue light Card
- Flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking at selected sites
- Onsite catering facilities
- Access to Staff Networks
- Union support
- Financial products and services
Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk
For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk
Residency Eligibility
Please note you will need to have been a resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively for RV Level roles and five years for MV Level roles (see below link around Vetting for more information)
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)
