Finance Business Partner

The role is a business partner role based in London and requires the candidate to li

Client Details

Our client is a large university based in Central London.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Business Partner role include:

• Regular meetings with Budget holders, acting as the first point of contact for financial support and training

• Support local decision making with the production of reports as required

• Additional support to departmental budget holders, Finance Manager, Professional Services and Head of Department as required

• Coordination and consolidation of the annual budget, including appropriate communication to relevant stakeholders

• Coordination and consolidation of regular forecast updates, variance compared to budget analysis and written commentary

• Coordination and provision of appropriate monthly management information on key financial metrics and performance indicators along with accompanying analysis for a range of stakeholders

• Produce an analysis on projects financial processes to ensure alignment between project governance, divisional budgets and project budgets

• Work with Project Management Office to ensure localised project reporting is fit for purpose and accurately reflects the financial position, risk and opportunity within budgets

• Align processes between project governance and budgets, to ensure that decisions are made in accordance with the budgets, and that financial impacts are reflected accurately and in a timely manner

• Reconcile and track the project financial's throughout the month, investigating differences as appropriate and instigate follow up actions as required

• Provide review and critical challenge to Project financial projections and decisions, and ensure assumptions are consistent across the Programme

• Ensure that spend to date, projected spend and commitments are transparent to relevant stakeholders, escalating as necessary

• Confirmation of financial approval for staff appointments to posts in line with budgets

• Liaison representative with Internal and External Audit as required

Profile

The successful candidate must have the following experience:

• Business Partnering - liaising with IT partners, service managers and stakeholders to formally discuss budget and budgetary constrictions
• Forecasting and Management Accounts
• Reconciling Balance sheets and variance analysis

• Delivery of the Month End process

• Leading meetings with budget holders of different levels of seniority
  
• Working collaboratively with Team members and other Teams
  
• Working in a management accounting or auditing environment, within a large and complex organisation

Job Offer

An exciting career opportunity with a well paid salary. The client are offering a 6 month contract with real potential to move into an permanent role. The excellent benefits include 33 days holiday and an immediate start opportunity.