Finance Business Partner - Central Government

Spinwell Global Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell Ltd is seeking a Finance Business Partner for a 12-month contract based in Reading with hybrid working (2 days on site). The role requires SC clearance and sits within the public sector team.

You will support forecasts, budgets and financial performance, ensuring data quality while engaging with stakeholders and contributing to cost analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Finance/Accounting discipline.
• Experience with forecasting and budgeting.
• Knowledge of data interrogation and reporting would be beneficial.
• Understanding of Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Complying with procedures, processes, and systems to ensure data quality and consistency.
• Supporting preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas.
• Support system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditure.
• Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary.
• Maintain high standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality; be a great team player.
• Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against financial measures and expense categories.
• Build stakeholder engagement with budget holders and wider stakeholders.
• Provide information and reports at budget holder meetings and for decision making.
• Provide cost information for financial business cases and support change requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Job description

Role: Finance Business Partner REF 105677

Contract Length: 12 months

Location: Hybrid/Reading - 2 days per week onsite

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate

Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Finance Business Partner for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER

• Complying with appropriate procedures, processes, and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.
• Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas, including change control
• Support system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditure
• Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.

• Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against a range of financial measures and expense categories and provide input to narrative for impact and recovery statements.
• Building effective stakeholder engagement maintaining relationships with customer budget holders and wider stakeholders.
• Providing information and reports at appropriate level budget holder meetings.
• Providing information to financial data to provide clear information and evidence to support business activities and requirements.
• Provide cost information for of the financial case on business cases
• Continuously improve quality of service proactively identifying opportunities through engaging with the local teams, prioritising changes that will add the most value.
• Being open to challenge and new ideas, sharing of knowledge and experience, encouraging others through building a supportive team environment.
• Support the development of a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and other change requirements
• Assist and support the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data. Providing data for benchmarking information to meet specific needs.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER

Business and Finance Qualifications

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Applying to this or any other vacancy advertised by Spinwell Ltd constitutes an agreement for Spinwell Ltd to hold your details for 24 months for the purpose of assessing suitability for the advertised position and to make you aware of any other positions deemed suitable of which You will make you aware by means of either email, text or phone. In line with GDPR regulations you are able to request your details be removed from the company data at any time by emailing us

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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