Finance Business Partner

Are you ready to help drive financial excellence in a dynamic regulatory environment? Join us as a Finance Business Partner and make a significant impact at the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) whilst collaborating with key stakeholders.

The Role

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be pivotal in delivering effective financial services to our Executive team and other budget holders to help drive informed decision-making, partnering with key stakeholders and undertaking various ad-hoc tasks to further the GPhC's mission.
This role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our pre-employment due diligence

The successful applicant will:

  • Lead the production of accurate and timely financial information, including monthly management accounts with relevant variance analysis and commentary.
  • Provide business partnering support, helping budget holders understand their performance against budgets and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Develop and enhance financial reporting to ensure relevance and aid decision-making. 
  • Develop training for non-financial employees in financial systems operation and proactively manage the administration of the Prophix system
  • Possess excellent communication skills with a high level of technical experience across all financial disciplines.
  • Have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits when joining our team

In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, employees can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:

  • 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days. 
  • A choice between two pension providers: NHS England pension scheme or Standard Life. 
  •  Flexible working arrangements
  • Career breaks and sabbaticals.
  • Private medical insurance, life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.

About the GPhC

We are a respected regulatory body that regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.
Our organisation has a long-term vision and a desire for highly skilled and specialist staff. We are committed to providing workforce learning and development opportunities.

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have adopted a hybrid working approach which combines office and home working. Staff are predominantly home-based and office attendance depends on the nature of the role and the requirements of the team.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.

Applying for this role

If you feel you have the required experience and skills and would like to join us, please apply using our online jobs application portal, complete our application form including the supporting statement section explaining how you meet each of the criteria for the role, and where you found out about this vacancy.
Please note that applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Please consult the knowledge and skills section of the job description document to help you prepare your application.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community

We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator. As part of your application for this role, please complete our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring section. This is optional and you don't have to complete it; however it provides us with useful information for monitoring and reporting purposes and is strictly confidential. The information you provide on this form will not form part of any selection process and will not be shared with the selection panel.

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