Finance Business Partner - Central Government

Spinwell Global; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Finance Business Partner for a 10-month contract. This role involves ensuring data quality, supporting budget control, and fostering stakeholder relationships in a hybrid working environment at Green Park, Reading. Ideal candidates have 2-3 years in finance, effective communication skills, and public sector experience. If you meet these criteria, apply now to join a progressive team committed to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in finance, aiming for progression.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience in the public sector is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Comply with procedures to ensure data quality.
• Support preparation and control of forecasts and budgets.
• Build stakeholder engagement and maintain relationships.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strong communication skills

Financial background

Public sector experience

Familiar with Oracle

Job description

About The Role

Role: Finance Business Partner REF 96077
Contract Length: 10 months
Location: Hybrid/Green Park, Reading - 2-3 days/week on site
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

• Stakeholder engagement and strong communication skills
• Financial background, 2-3 years' experience. Someone looking to progress in finance sector
• Public sector experience
• Familiar with Oracle

If you are a Finance Business Partner, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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

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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.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us and quote the role you are applying for.

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

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let us know.