Finance Business Partner – Finance Directorate, Grade – SEO, New Delhi

View Vacancy – Finance Business Partner – Finance Directorate, Grade – SEO, New Delhi The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require. Job Category Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services) Job Subcategory RCSH (Regional Corporate Service Hubs) Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage. Main purpose of job: Finance Business Partners (FBPs) support the effective delivery of business plans, providing clear advice and being able to identify and outline technical finance solutions as required. You will help ensure alignment between finance and business strategies. You will build strong relationships influencing and facilitating constructive challenge of the business. You will use your financial qualifications and expertise to provide financial information, detailed analysis, and business insight to Heads of UK Overseas Missions, and finance colleagues to support effective planning, decision making, and capacity building. You will focus on areas of high risk and materiality, i.e. multi-million-pound business cases, building expertise on fraud identification across budgets of c£1bn and identifying areas for business improvement. FBPs support a wide variety of business areas across FCDO. You will be help support large Embassies or High Commissions in effectively delivering their business plans within their annual budgets (over £1m), through sound advice and challenge. We reserve the right to review, revise or amend the roles and responsibilities from time to time reflecting the changing needs of business. Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve: In this role you will also be responsible for: • Supporting large Embassies/High Commissions to effectively deliver their business plans by providing a high-quality finance business partnering service, as set out above, alongside others in your team. • Providing advice on high value business cases to ensure cases meet the 4 Accounting Officer tests. • Use Management Information, data analytics and digital tools to provide quality, timely and accurate performance analysis, reporting and recommendations where required to support effective decision making. • Building relationships with senior stakeholders to promote accountability, ensure VFM, and supporting the business to effectively manage their resources. • Support the Senior Finance Business Partner, in the UK, to ensure that the business completes all finance returns and other corporate initiatives and policies. • Supporting strategic finance exercises including business planning, resource allocation, and strategic workforce planning; and • Improving standards of financial management in the FCDO by applying professional judgement in interpreting management information, partner evidence, and accounting standards. You will also be expected to carry out a corporate goal to support the work in your location. Resources managed (staff and expenditure): No direct line management Language requirements: • Language: English • Level of language required: Fluent written and spoken. Learning and development opportunities (if any) The FCDO is committed to developing all staff to their full potential – both through on the job experience, formal L&D and bespoke training, where appropriate. If you are working towards a professional finance qualification, financial support will be available to successful candidates in line with policy. If part qualified, support will be given to gain full qualification. Essential qualifications, skills and experience Essential on arrival: Candidate needs to be Qualified, Part Qualified or willing to study towards qualification with CCAB, CGMA or a local equivalent. Candidates need to have financial experience built up over an extended period of time of at least 5 years. Desirable qualifications, skills and experience • Candidate should be able to analyse, manage and present complex financial information clearly both verbally and in writing to support senior decision makers. You must understand different financial planning and budgeting techniques and their application in different contexts. • Candidate needs to have advanced practical skills in one or more area of management accounting and cost analysis, investment finance, treasury management, planning and budgeting and financial accounting, and can set and interpret financial policy in these areas and combining this with sound business knowledge and is able to provide advice, guidance and leadership to others. • Candidate needs to have a proactive and solutions-based approach and a focus on continuous improvement of self and service, with an appetite to work with others to simplify processes and improve efficiency. Required behaviours Communicating and Influencing, Making Effective Decisions, Seeing the Big Picture Application deadline 12 March 2026 Grade Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Type of Position Full-time, Fixed Term Working hours per week 40 Duration of Post 24 months Region South Asia & Afghanistan Country/Territory India Location (City) New Delhi Type of Post British High Commission Number of vacancies 1 Salary Currency INR Salary INR 178,720 per month plus 12% Provident Fund and 6% Special Allowance Type of Salary monthly Start Date 1 April 2026 Other benefits and conditions of employment For British High Commission candidates, the Country Based Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply. For other than BHC Candidates, salary will be all-inclusive of INR 178,720 per month plus 12% Provident Fund and 6% Special Allowance. Additionally, the BHC offers a great benefits package that includes annual domiciliary medical cover, plus a Group Hospitalisation Scheme with INR 500,000 floater cover for your immediate family which includes self, spouse/partner and children up to an age of 23 years and irrespective of age, only if with, physical or mental disability. No relocation or any other related costs or assistance will be provided. FCDO does not pay for any travelling, accommodation & relocation expenses incurred and/or accept any financial risk, including cancellation or reschedule costs Please note – BHC does not deduct tax at source and employees are required to ensure that any requirements of local income-tax law are complied with in full. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, e.g., some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount. FCDO operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance. Around half of our work forces are women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment. This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCDO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best. Additional information Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders will need have, or be able to obtain, a valid special work permit issued from Government of India (GOI) to work in the British High Commission (BHC). BHC will not be able to sponsor work visas or obtain/ assist with the special work permit from GOI. Offers of employment made to OCI card holders will be conditional upon candidates obtaining a special work permit. Note: For requisite special permission to take up employment in any foreign Diplomatic Missions in India, OCI Cardholder must visit https://ociservices.gov.in Please note – successful applicants will be offered employment on Country Based Staff (CBS) terms and conditions. This is not a permanent UK Civil Service position and does not attract diplomatic immunities and privileges (other than what an individual may already hold if they are a recognised partner/family member of a serving diplomat). To Apply: Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered. a) Complete the Online Application Form b) Complete the Experience, Professional Skills and Behaviour based Segments in the Online Application Form Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification. To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate behaviours and technical / professional skills, basis your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework, which provides a detailed guidance on how these behaviours are defined for each position. Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) technique to prepare specific examples of when and how you have demonstrated these behaviours in your application, by evidencing a structured response, including your skills and experiences. You briefly describe the situation in which you demonstrated the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this. Internal staff applying for this position must have prior approval from their current line manager and should not be on an active formal written warning, else the application will not be considered. We will accept only online applications by 12 March 2026 (latest by 23:55 hours IST). Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British High Commission. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount. Please note – “Provident Fund Transfer in and out from EPFO is not possible as BHC PF is managed by a private PF trust governed by Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. The staff still has the option to transfer out and in from a privately held PF trust which are not governed by EPFO. Any tax deduction on EPF will be in compliance with local income-tax law and must be complied with in full.” Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Basis the scores, the candidate/s who did not score as highly as the successful candidate, might be placed on the reserve list. If during the reserve period of 12 months, the same or largely similar role becomes available, the role may be offered to the second or subsequent appointable candidates. ” The start date mentioned in the job advert is tentative and the appointment will be subject to successful clearances including police verification, references, medical, educational, and professional checks. “ We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, caste, or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly. Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.