Base pay range

Base pay range

Senior Finance Business Partner - 12months FTC (Part-time, Job share or fulltime) - Salary £79,605 - £85,000 (dependent on experience) - Hybrid working

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Enterprise Services Leadership team. Reporting into the Head of Finance, this is a pivotal leadership role that will develop our team of Finance Business Partners (~5) and work closely with cross‑functional groups to sustainably deliver against our strategic ambitions.

Ordnance Survey is proud to be an accredited CIMA Development Quality Partner, demonstrating our commitment to supporting finance professionals in furthering their development and careers.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a strategic thinker and confident influencer who can lead and inspire a team, build strong relationships across the organisation, and provide robust financial insight and challenge. You’ll be a trusted partner to Executive leaders, helping to translate business performance into financial outcomes, and shape decisions that enable performance, efficiency, and value creation. This role is a 12‑month Fixed Term Contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Finance Business Partners. Inspire and motivate our team and coach around partnering skills of influence and strategic storytelling.
• Influence and partner with Executive Leadership and Portfolio Sponsors to deliver financial, sales, and efficiency targets.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders on the creation of Board papers to maintain high professional standard and rigour.
• Drive accountability, transparency, and insight into business performance, identifying trends and corrective actions to risks & opportunities.
• Manage financial planning and forecasting across business areas, ensuring robustness, and clarity of assumptions / performance drivers.
• Enable and steer capital prioritisation in investment business cases to ensure optimal financial outcomes and accountability for benefits management.
• Provide support and financial leadership in contract negotiations for major contracts (e.g., PSGA).
• Support major sales tenders with bid and pricing expertise.
• Identify and deliver growth opportunities and cost optimisation programmes that focus on driving value improvement and implement performance tracking tools to measure success.
• Ensure strong financial control and governance frameworks are in place to enable effective data‑driven decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA / ACA / ACCA) or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in business partnering with senior executives (C-level).
• Demonstrable experience in collaborative process improvement.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate strategic challenges and opportunities at senior levels.
• Confident influencer, comfortable challenging the status quo with sound logic and data.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., D365, PowerBI, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Ideally, experience in people leadership and coaching others.

The Rewards

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Location

We embrace a hybrid working model at OS and understand there is no one‑size‑fits‑all in relation to how we work. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be based and required to spend 2–3 days a week.

Security

OS conducts pre‑employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS)).

Some of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role.

Interviews are scheduled to take place in person at Ordnance Survey Head office.

Sponsorship

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role, therefore you must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for employer sponsorship.

Adjustments

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during the application process.

Diversity

Research indicates that women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community members, neurodiverse individuals, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ordnance Survey, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’re enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other roles within Ordnance Survey.