Lead Finance Partner - Postmaster Business Development

Summary

Salary: Competitive Salary & Benefits

Reporting Line: Head of Finance Business Partnering - Mails & Channels

Contact Type: Permanent

Location: Wood Street, London

Closing Date: 12th September 2025

What to expect

As a Lead Finance Partner, you will join us on our journey and undertake a truly valuable role, this position is a key member of the Finance Business Partnering team responsible for the delivery of functional strategies, always modelling the Post Office behaviours and demonstrating a Postmaster first mindset.

The Lead Finance Partner will partner their respective business area for all aspects of Commercial Finance activities including cost modelling, business case financials, management accounts and forecasting. The role will be the point of contact for the Business units they support, providing honest challenge and support to deliver the Annual Business Plan and Transformation Plan.

The Lead Finance Partner will drive a culture of inclusion, continuous improvement, and high performance across their teams, delivery and decision-making.

What we can do for you

Now, more than ever, we understand that attracting the right talent is pivotal in driving the positive change needed throughout our organisation. Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes

• 27.5 days annual leave that increases with tenure
• Up to 18% individual performance based incentive scheme
• Car allowance
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Income protection after 12 months service
• Full support from our employee assistance programme and access to our employee benefits platform
• Ever-evolving learning and development opportunities

Our commitment to embracing diversity extends beyond just words. We actively foster an inclusive workplace that values the unique perspectives and contributions from all colleagues. We hold the belief that Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are not just vital but fundamental to our success and growth. Our priority lies in shaping a business that mirrors the diverse communities we reach, truly making Post Office 'Everybody's Business'. As an equal opportunity employer, we value and celebrate the differences among our people, ensuring that our practices reflect our dedication to inclusivity and equal representation for all.

What you’ll need to succeed

You will be an experienced Lead Finance Partner who can demonstrate your finance business partnering skills with the ability to make strong data driven business decisions.

Qualifications.

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA/Equivalent Finance Qualification Experience
• Experienced People Manager with proven experience collaborating with peers and senior managers, to contribute to the development of, and deliver, a functional strategy to achieve business objectives.
• Substantial experience in establishing successful, cross-functional, stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering projects to achieve key objectives.
• Experience in working with accounting, reporting and forecasting systems (or equivalent) and in a business model that includes ‘Shared Services’ support.
• Experience in building robust business partnering relationships with key stakeholders.
• Clear experience of owning and managing workload and deadlines, with clear communication skills to manage and prioritise workloads and deadlines.
• Experience of balancing using financial analysis to shape decisions and provide assurance.

Skills and Capabilities

• An enabler who can speak with knowledge and confidence in their subject matter, guiding their team to success.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills with the ability to utilise a range of techniques to deliver messages effectively, make an impact, and drive a successful outcome.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders and leaders to build support for functional plans and activity.
• Acts as an expert advisor, applying advanced knowledge of their own specialism as well as broad knowledge of related areas.
• Strong commercial business acumen and ability to make data-driven business decisions.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to upholding the values and principles of Post Office.
• A track record of actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within all areas of responsibility and in particularly in the Finance function.
• Strong Excel modelling skills, ideally with Power BI capability
• Strong sense of urgency to get things done.
• Holding others accountable and challenging with diplomacy.
• High level of ‘can do’ energy, able to manage within an environment of complexity, ambiguity and change.
• Ability to inspire cross functional working.