Assistant Finance Business Partner

An exciting role as a Finance Assistant Business Partner working in the city of London.

Client Details

My client is a global construction services company.

Description

The key responsibilities for the role of Assistant Financial Business Partner will be:

• Operate as a business partner to the Enabling teams providing financial analysis.

• Make Informed decisions by providing analysis of costs.

• Develop annual budgets and maintain forecasts of cost recovery ensuring appropriate charge out rates are set and communicated to Commercial teams.

• Work with Finance Shared Service team and Enabling teams to ensure complete and accurate monthly recharges of costs to projects and overhead.

• Working with Finance Shared Service team to review recharges of overhead costs prior to posting.

• Monitor and take appropriate action to ensure full recovery of Enabling teams' costs.

• Monthly review of group recharge costs and manage correct allocation within Business Unit.

• Accruals and prepayments and balance sheet reconciliation preparation.

• Assist with review and clearance of inter-company transactions.

• Assist in the production of month end Management Reporting packs.

• Assist with monthly forecasts and Annual Budgets.

• Assist with the appropriate allocation of staff costs to projects

• Assist with production of monthly cash forecasts.

• Assist with the production of long term cash forecasts.

• Work with Finance Shared Service team to ensure that both internal and external accounting policies and standards are adhered.

• Support the Finance Business Partner and Finance Shared Service team in setting up new projects.

• Assist Finance Business partner in preparation of financial information to enable Commercial teams to best manage the project spend / Cost Value Reconciliation position.

• Provide ad hoc analysis to support commercial driven projects

Profile

The successful candidate will ideally have/be:

• Part Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

• Solid management and financial accounting knowledge.

• Good communication skills - experience of liaising with financial and non-financial staff members

• Experience of using Financial Systems and strong Excel skills

• Relevant construction industry or project/contract management industry experience.

• Confident in making decisions within policy guidelines.

• Able to manage competing objectives through organisation and prioritisation of own work to deliver on time.

• Use facts and data to influence an outcome.

• Must be able to participate, share knowledge and contribute to decision process.

• Willingness to question to develop own and others understanding.

Job Offer

A competitive salary of £36,000 - £41,000 dependant on experience and an extensive benefits package.