Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Posted 4 days ago by Pro-Recruitment Group

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£77 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Accounting Accounting Systems Budgeting Business Partnering Business Planning Corporate Finance Corporate Services Finance Forecasting International Financial Reporting Standards Investments Management Microsoft Excel Month-End Closing Scheduling

Summary: The Finance Business Partner role involves providing financial support and analytical challenge to the Corporate Services Directorate, specifically partnering with the CIO and IT Directorate for a major infrastructure project in Birmingham. The position requires oversight of a portfolio of directorates and entails responsibilities such as month-end reporting, business planning, and financial endorsement of changes and investments. The role is critical in ensuring financial targets are met and value for money is achieved within budget constraints. This interim position reports to the Senior Finance Business Partner and requires CCAB qualification and relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for looking after a portfolio of directorates (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Facilities) and the corporate expenditure in the monthly financial accounts.
  • Drive consistent month-end reporting and review of all Corporate Directorate (c£200M).
  • Lead business planning and forecasting processes, providing guidance on planning principles and expectations.
  • Provide Workforce Actual costs and forecast information to inform programme estimates.
  • Challenge budget holders to achieve workforce objectives.
  • Support Corporate Directors in determining the appropriate disaggregation and delegations to Contracts.
  • Review financial endorsement of Change and Investments, providing assurance to Finance Director that reporting expenditure and contract payments are appropriate.
  • Work to NAO Audits as required; liaise regularly with Corporate Directors, Procurement and Supply Chain, Business Managers, Finance Teams and Corporate Finance Teams.

Key Skills:

  • CCAB qualified.
  • Experience in business planning, forecasting, business partnering and corporate finance.
  • Knowledge of Oracle accounting systems or other similar ERP systems.
  • Experience in working with Corporate Directors, budget holders, Business Managers, Head of HR, and wider Finance teams.
  • Ability to interpret financial information and determine IFRS treatment.
  • Ability to use Excel to analyse large and complex data sets and provide useful management information.
  • Experience in providing financial information to inform project decisions and cost, schedule, and quality consequences.

Salary (Rate): £77.00/hr

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Finance Business Partner: £500 – £534 per day (Umbrella) | Hybrid | Birmingham

For Europe’s largest infrastructure project, based in Birmingham, we are recruiting an interim Finance Business Partner for the Corporate Services Directorate, and specially to partner with the CIO and the IT Directorate. Working within central finance, this role reports to the Senior Finance Business Partner, and provides financial support and critical analytical challenge to directorate business managers and executives to ensure the organisation achieves financial targets and delivers value for money within the budgets set by the comprehensive spending review.

Main Duties:

  • Responsible for looking after a portfolio of directorates (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Facilities) and the corporate expenditure in the monthly financial accounts
  • Drive consistent month-end reporting and review of all Corporate Directorate (c£200M)
  • Lead business planning and forecasting processes, providing guidance on planning principles and expectations
  • Provide Workforce Actual costs and forecast information to inform programme estimates
  • Challenge budget holders to achieve workforce objectives
  • Supporting Corporate Directors in determining the appropriate disaggregation and delegations to Contracts
  • Review financial endorsement of Change and Investments, provide assurance to Finance Director that reporting expenditure and contract payments are appropriate
  • Work to NAO Audits as required; Liaise regularly with Corporate Directors, Procurement and Supply Chain, Business Managers, Finance Teams and Corporate Finance Teams

Person Specification:

  • CCAB qualified
  • Experience in business planning, forecasting, business partnering and corporate finance
  • Knowledge of Oracle accounting systems or other similar ERP systems
  • Experience in working with Corporate Directors, budget holders, Business Managers, Head of HR, and wider Finance teams
  • Ability to interpret financial information and determine IFRS treatment
  • Ability to use Excel to analyse large and complex data sets and provide useful management information
  • Experience in providing financial information to inform project decisions and cost, schedule, and quality consequences
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