Finance Business Partner

Morson Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 89,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is recruiting a Finance Business Partner to support the HS2 programme on an initial 5-month contract in a hybrid role based in Birmingham. The role involves delivering management accounting services, financial reporting, and governance across the project, with active stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in senior finance partnering, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, and can translate complex data into clear business insights while

Qualifications

• Experience working in project-based environments.
• Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience partnering with Commercial, Controls or Project teams.
• Experience of multi-year financial planning.
• Significant experience in a senior finance business partnering role.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver management accounting services for a programme or projects within a programme.
• Produce accurate financial reporting and provision of management information.
• Production of the finance case in business cases and spending proposals.
• Support project governance by managing risks and opportunities against the latest plan and forecasts.
• Oversee budget delegations and track performance against control totals.

Skills

Project-based work

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Budgeting & forecasting

Senior finance partnering

Financial reporting

Business cases

Risk management

Communication & analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Location: Birmingham, Hybrid
Contract: 5 months
Pay Rate: £560 per day (Inside IR35)
Working Pattern: Hybrid, up to 3 days per week in the office

Morson are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to support the HS2 project on an initial 5 month contract.

Key Accountabilities of the Finance Business Partner

• Deliver management accounting services for a programme or projects within a programme.


• Continually improve the performance of the management accounting service. Take responsibility for specific contracts.


• Ensure delivery of contractual financial obligations, forecast and support the effective utilisation of contract funds. Provide financial oversight including implementation of the corporate system of financial control and ensure workstream financial controls are efficient and effective.


• Produce accurate financial reporting and provision of appropriate management information.


• Production of the finance case in business cases and spending proposals.


• Supporting project governance actively managing risks and opportunities against the latest plan, financial forecasts and change control.


• Overseeing budget delegations and tracking performance against control totals.


• Manage and build relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Essential Experience

• Experience working in project-based environments.


• Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills.


• Experience partnering with Commercial, Controls or Project teams.


• Experience of multi-year financial planning.


• Significant experience in a senior finance business partnering role.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders and budget holders.


• Extensive experience across budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and variance analysis.


• Experience reviewing and challenging business cases, including affordability, risk and value for money.


• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate financial data into clear business insight.


• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex organisation and manage competing priorities.

Security Clearance Requirements

Candidates must:

• Be a British citizen.


• Have resided in the UK for the past five years.


• Be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

Additional Information

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to support a major organisation, influence strategic and operational decisions, and lead the delivery of high-quality financial insight within a complex environment.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview. If selected from the shortlist, a formal interview process will then begin.