Finance Business Partner

Network Rail; Crawley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail seeks a finance professional to lead and provide expert financial advice for 12 months. The role involves managing budgets, ensuring corporate governance, and improving business performance through detailed planning and analysis. Candidates should have a strong finance background, with necessary qualifications and extensive experience in accounting practices.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of business needs and application of accounting standards.
• Significant experience within finance disciplines.
• Ability to interpret accounting regulations into everyday language.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and guidance to senior budget holders.
• Manage corporate governance and ensure compliance with financial regulations.
• Identify and manage commercial risks affecting the business.

Skills

Excel skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Financial control understanding

Data manipulation

Education

Degree in finance, accounting, or business management

Membership (or working towards) of CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Oracle systems

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To work with the supported business leadership team, under the direction of the Financial Controller/Senior Finance Business Partner, to deliver professional finance and accounting advice.

Provides proactive, value add finance support to the business leaders across the function/route.

This is an opportunity for 12 months and the role can be based at Three Bridges, London Clapham or London Blackfriars.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities –

1.Lead and provide financial advice and guidance to senior budget holders in understanding the impact of the period results and forecasts against budges so they can understand their business better.

2.Be the expert in the function on accounting practices and advise on financial results and forecasts for budget holders, including preparing period accruals, transfers and adjustments to validate that accounts are reflective and relevant.

3.Manage corporate governance throughout the cost centres they manage, conducting deep dives and reviewing compliance with financial regulations to protect the business from legal or negative consequences.

4.Deliver expert and accurate business review information and reporting and highlight any significant issues with financial and other business results to enable informed decision making by the business area.

5.Engage and influence senior members of the team to help them understand their financial position and use professional expertise to guide in initiatives to improve business performance

6.Build bottom up, detailed plans to manage and develop the production of business plans and budgets to enable good corporate governance and value add analysis for senior leaders

7.Identify and proactively manage commercial risks, including the financial suitability of new customers or suppliers reducing the potential risk impact on the business area and influencing decision makers.

8.Manage the performance of central accounting functions to deliver for the cost centre area to enable an efficiently and effective accounting service.

9.Collate, investigate and make recommendations for investment appraisals and business case analysis to aid business decisions.

10.Model and analyse cost base and identify and drive opportunities and efficiencies to achieve area targets.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

·Demonstrate strong understanding of business needs and relevant application of accounting standards

·Membership (Or working towards a membership) of a relevant accounting body (CIMA/ACCA)

·Expert knowledge and experience of creating and maintaining accounts and annual budget

·Significant experience within relevant finance disciplines

·Strong excel skills and use of data manipulation

·Strong interpersonal and communication skills

·Ability to interpret technical accounting regulations into everyday language

·Demonstrable effective influencing skills at a senior level

·Significant understanding of financial control and risk

·Excellent technical finance and accounting knowledge

·Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects

·Membership of a relevant accounting body

·Extensive experience of Oracle based systems

·Degree or equivalent qualification in finance and accounting or business management or experience