Business Intelligence Pay Partner

Job Title: Business Intelligence Pay Partner 
Contract: **Fixed Term / Secondment  
Working Hours: 30* 
Salary: £33,366 – £36,124 (pro rata) 
Location: Service Headquarters at Kelvedon Park 
Closing Date: Sunday 11th May 2025 
 
*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location, however the expectation is that, as a hybrid role your work will be balanced between home and Services facilities, and you will be expected to attend the Service premises for at least 3 days of a 5-day working week.      
 
** This role is a fixed-term opportunity, providing maternity cover for an existing member of staff, initially for a 9-month period. If the role is extended, the extension may be offered to the successful applicant ahead of any further recruitment process. 
 
The Role 
 
We are seeking to employ a friendly, dependable, and efficient person to join our office team as a Business Intelligence Pay Partner with responsibility for financial monitoring and control of pay related information. 
 
What You Will Be Working On

 
Provide high quality, responsive, customer-focused, and timely advice to all Pay analysis related queries, including engagement with stakeholders in resourcing discussions, such as cost management and restructuring. 
Support the Finance team to analyse pay and staffing FTE on a monthly basis and report in a clear and concise manner. 
Review trends, investigate and report on unusual activities within pay elements. This will involve collaborating with key stakeholders within the organisation to gain an understanding of these variances. 
To provide financial analysis in respect of pay budget setting, including financial modelling of various scenarios in respect of pay and allowances in connection with financial settlement and government funding. 
Conduct in depth analysis of On-Call Pay in line with the detailed budget breakdown to provide commentary on variances to be presented in the monthly finance pack. 
 
What Are We Looking For?

 
Experience of collaborating with stakeholders including budget holders 
Knowledge and experience of Budgeting and Forecasting     
Experience of using information to develop solutions and solve problems 
Attention to detail and able to detail with large volumes of information   
Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
Confident in using ICT systems such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint 
Excellent time management and planning and organisation skills 
Able to work independently and to own initiative without constant supervision 
 
Eligibility

   
Higher Education i.e. 2 standards of education (e.g. GCSE, A-level or equivalent) 
Experience of complex payroll systems and proven success in analysing the data in a clear and comprehensive way 
 
If you are an internal candidate, you must have discussed your application with your line manager and confirmed with them there are no outstanding issues of conduct or performance. This will be verified prior to shortlisting. 
 
How to apply  
 
You will be required to submit a CV detailing a minimum of five years employment and / or education history, along with a supporting statement of no more than 750 words that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria detailed in the Person Specification.  
 
You may submit this either as a word document, pdf, or an mp3 (voice note) or mp4 (video), however the word count of your supporting statement should not exceed 750 words no matter which format you choose to present your application.  
 
You may attach separate documents (such as qualifications) should you wish. Your CV and additional documents will be referred to in shortlisting to confirm eligibility (e.g., your current role and any existing qualifications). 
 
Assessment and selection:  
  
The assessment and selection approach will be:  
 
Stage 1 
  
Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria) in the w/c 12th May. 
  
Stage 2 
  
Role specific panel interview and presentation (details of this will be supplied after shortlisting) in the w/c 26th May. 
 
Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk 
    
Our Culture and Benefits 
 
Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.  
 
You can find out more about our benefits at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits 
 
Safeguarding 
 
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. 
 
It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service. 
 
You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults. 
 
The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying. 
 
This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  
 
Disability Confident 
We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit. 
As part of our offer to support all our candidates to perform to the best of their abilities during our recruitment and selection processes and we would like to let you know about a couple of support options you can access, should you wish to, including our employee forums, who are keen and willing to support all of our potential colleagues.  
Our employee forums and partners include:  
Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men’s Forum, and our Women’s Forum. In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.  
Further to the above, the Service has a Digital Accessibility Inclusion Group (DAIG) that supports all colleagues to improve their digital skills and provides additional support and guidance to colleagues with neurodivergent strengths and struggles as a result of dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc. We want everyone to thrive at work, and so we encourage and enable people to access digital tools to help them perform at your best. The DAIG is a group of colleagues from across the Service that unite to support others as a result of their lived experience and desire to make a difference. They support people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities to identify and access digital workplace adjustments and solutions and may be able to assist with your application too.  
Should you wish to discuss support, or access further information, from one of these groups, please contact Equality.Diversity@essex-fire.gov.uk  
You are also able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process by email to recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk 
You can find out more about Essex County Fire & Rescue Service via www.essex-fire.gov.uk and about our vacancies and application processes via www.essex-fire.gov.uk/join-essex-fire