Finance Business Partner – 14696

Contracting Authority: Government Client
PERM ROLE
Clearance: BPSS

Essential
• Experience of driving output focussed, activity-based budgets and forecasts.
• Supporting the process for development of the annual business plan and budget setting processes within funding caps set by the Spending Review.
• Qualified Accountant with experience of operating in a complex environment which may include infrastructure projects.
• Part of a team delivering finance business support to the programme teams
• Qualified Accountant with experience of operating at in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of Government accounting requirements (DEL/AME funding) to ensure compliance of business plans within delegated authority.
• Knowledge of accounting systems and the ability to develop and manage off system analyses and records.
• Ability to use ERP systems, utilising data analytics software and complex Excel models.
• Communication skills: ability to interpret and communicate complex financial issues to non-financial colleagues and to secure compliance with Managing Public Money.
• Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, communicate and develop consensus with both internal and external stakeholders up to Executive level.
• Influencing skills: ability to influence key decisions.
• Ability to critically review and challenge forecasts, assessing them for their affordability, value for money, timing and impact on programme delivery.
• Ability to ensure effective financial controls within a major project.

PERM ROLE

Clearance: BPSS

Essential

• Experience of driving output focussed, activity-based budgets and forecasts.

• Supporting the process for development of the annual business plan and budget setting processes within funding caps set by the Spending Review.

• Qualified Accountant with experience of operating in a complex environment which may include infrastructure projects.

• Part of a team delivering finance business support to the programme teams

• Qualified Accountant with experience of operating at in a complex environment.

• Knowledge of Government accounting requirements (DEL/AME funding) to ensure compliance of business plans within delegated authority.

• Knowledge of accounting systems and the ability to develop and manage off system analyses and records.

• Ability to use ERP systems, utilising data analytics software and complex Excel models.

• Communication skills: ability to interpret and communicate complex financial issues to non-financial colleagues and to secure compliance with Managing Public Money.

• Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, communicate and develop consensus with both internal and external stakeholders up to Executive level.

• Influencing skills: ability to influence key decisions.

• Ability to critically review and challenge forecasts, assessing them for their affordability, value for money, timing and impact on programme delivery.

• Ability to ensure effective financial controls within a major project.