Finance Business Partner

This Finance Business Partner will provide a high-quality forecast, period end reporting, analysis and partnering service within a defined area of the business ensuring that directors and managers have timely, accurate and appropriate financial information to deliver financial objectives and support business decision-making. This is a pivotal role to support business leaders to drive financial accountability.

Client Details

Our client is a well recognised rail franchise hubbed in London

Description

This Finance Business Partner will be responsible for key activities including:

• Completion of high-quality forecasts, budgets & corporate plans to required deadlines
• Production of periodic analytical reporting to meet business area requirements to required deadlines and use technology to automate and drive standard and efficiency where possible
• Provide financial guidance and dedicated partnering to deliver insights to support the business in their decision making
• Provision of insight driven modelling and analysis of business activities to improve business performance and build budgets and forecasts that take into account the business performance and strategy

Profile

• Degree or equivalent
• Qualified Accountant
• A strong working knowledge of financial systems (Oracle is the present financial system)

• Ability to influence at all levels of the business
• Ability to be intuitive and proactive in troubleshooting problems
• Ability to forge successful & challenging relationships across the business
• Excellent presentation skills and an ability to explain complex financial issues to a non-financial audience
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Excellent quantitative, analytical and financial modelling skills

• Significant experience in a commercial financial, analysis and planning environment
• Evidence of commercial acumen and able to demonstrate a broad based view of issues, events and activities and a perception of their longer term impact or wider implications
• Demonstrable ability to assess situations and appropriately prioritise key information and issues.

• Experience of rail or similar transport industry
• Experience of change management
• Experience of project accounting

Job Offer

• Finance Business Partner
• Salary - £65,000
• Recognises pension scheme
• Heavily subsidised travel benefits acrossnational rail and tube networks
• This employer supports flexible working and abides by current guidance.
• Flexible and remote working will continue to be available for all employees

APPLICATION PROCESS:

• Application deadline: 21 January 12pm
• Interviews: Commencing w.c 25/01
• In order to be considered, applications must be accompanied by a short statement outlining your suitability and fit for this role.

• Offices are based in Central London
• This client operates in the Transport and Rail sector