Finance Business Partner

FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER

Rate: £600 per day
Location: London

Keywords: Finance, Business Partnering, Management Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Contract Management

Overview

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and qualified Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional with significant post-qualified experience in business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, management accounting and third-party contract management. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within the Finance division, supporting the organisation's Operations and Legal Division as well as the Payments System Regulator (PSR).

* Opportunity to work within a leading organisation's Finance division
* Significant scope for strategic decision making and forward planning
* Chance to engage with a variety of stakeholders at senior levels

What you'll do:
As a Finance Business Partner, you will be instrumental in shaping the financial landscape of our client's organisation. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive financial business partnering to various divisions, ensuring optimal financial performance. Your role will involve preparing insightful financial management information to aid strategic decision making and forward planning. You will also be tasked with highlighting potential risks and opportunities, enabling senior stakeholders to effectively manage their respective areas within budget constraints. As part of your remit, you will lead on providing detailed financial and data analysis, acting as the control point for the Division's spend and recruitment. Your ability to train and coach colleagues on financial management processes will be crucial in this role.

* Provide Finance Business Partnering to the Divisions at Director and HoD level, covering financial performance of business areas
* Prepare and provide financial management information for strategic decision making and forward planning
* Highlight risks and opportunities to support ED, Directors and HoDs manage financial positions within budget envelopes
* Handle ad hoc requests to support financial management for each area as a Senior finance analyst
* Lead on providing financial and data analysis and insight
* Act as control point for Division's spend and recruitment in line with delegated budget
* Lead improvements in resource management practices across Division and provide expertise to senior level stakeholders
* Train and coach colleagues in the Division on financial management processes
* Proactively follow up and resolve ad-hoc financial management issues

What you bring:
The ideal candidate for the Finance Business Partner role is a qualified accountant with minimum 3-5 years post-qualification experience. You will bring strong business partnering skills to the table, with a proven track record of presenting financial MI regularly to senior stakeholders. Your proficiency with Workday for budgeting, financial reporting and Adaptive Planning (MI Dashboards) will be crucial in this role. Additionally, your strong excel and financial modelling skills (Scenario Analysis) will enable you to work effectively with large volumes of data. Your ability to form effective working relationships with peers, management, and stakeholders across the organisation will be key to your success in this role.

* Qualified accountant with 3-5 years post-qualification experience
* Strong business partnering skills with ability to present financial MI regularly to senior stakeholders
* Proficiency with Workday for budgeting, financial reporting and Adaptive Planning (MI Dashboards)
* Strong excel and financial modelling skills (Scenario Analysis) with ability to work with large volumes of data
* Experience forming effective working relationships with peers, management, stakeholders across organisation
* Excellent communication skills; capable of presenting analysis clearly orally and in writing
* Ability to assess and analyse voluminous data-heavy bodies of information, scenario, financial modelling

What sets this company apart:
Our client is a leading organisation within the Financial Services Industry that prides itself on its commitment to excellence and innovation. They offer an inclusive and supportive work environment where every individual's contribution is valued. The company is committed to providing opportunities for professional growth and development, ensuring that their employees are always at the forefront of their respective fields. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team within a thriving organisation.

What's next:
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